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Originally Posted by Arragonis
At the same time, how many workers are confirmed as dead in accidents in coal mines, oil extraction, open cast mining, oil refining etc. ?
Worth comparing. |
As things stand right now, this is the alternative to nuclear. Renewables aren't ready for the scale needed... yet. I'm eager for that day to come, but it's not here yet.
And then there's this. Coal affects millions of people every day. Nuclear has a few dramatic events, but those are dwarfed by coal's daily operations.
chart from this source data:
http://nextbigfuture.com/2011/03/dea...gy-source.html