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Good to know: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/coal-ash-is-more- https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/coal-ash-is-more- radioactive-than-nuclear
by pgt 7y ago
Good to know: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/coal-ash-is-more- https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/coal-ash-is-more- radioactive-than-nuclear-waste/
To be clear, I was not defending coal. But I do have to ask over what time period radioactive coal wastes "kills a lot more people than nuclear," because being alive is fatal. I think the variance matters even if the mean is lower.
- saagarjha 7y agoRadiation isn’t the only way coal kills people.
- patio11 7y agoCoal kills more people than nuclear over all time periods, including nuclear accidents. The numbers are not close. The death toll attributed to coal is down to a historical low of (low-end estimate!) 7,500 people per year in the US.