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> do you know why there is no article how bad coal is? because everybody knows but unfortunatly most people do not understand how fucking bad fukushima even is
by bsder 5y ago
> do you know why there is no article how bad coal is? because everybody knows but unfortunatly most people do not understand how fucking bad fukushima even is
And most people have zero idea how bad coal is.
How many lakes and streams has nuclear destroyed? Nowhere near the number that coal has between both acid rain and mine runoff. The Monongahela river and its tributaries still have enormous sulfate loads.
How many people have died of nuclear radioactivity? Nowhere near the amount that have died of black lung.
And this is before we start talking about just how bad the pollution in Pittsburgh, Cleveland, etc. used to be and how many people died from that.
People don't understand even the tiniest fraction of how bad coal is. Nuclear power, even with accidents, is a saint compared to coal.
- ineedasername 5y agoDon't forget about decades-long fires burning underground due to mining accidents. Not small ones either, miles long: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centralia_mine_fire https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centralia_mine_fire
- CruelJohn 5y ago