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  • In a new study, James Hansen pushes nuclear power as saving more lives than it has harmed

    04/02/2013 5:43:51 PM PDT · by Ernest_at_the_Beach · 22 replies
    Watts Up With That? ^ | April 2, 2013 | Anthony Watts
    This is sure to get some enviros in a tizzy.Fukushima I nuclear power plant before the 2011 explosion. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) From Chemical and Engineering News of the American Chemical Society:Nuclear Power Prevents More Deaths Than It CausesClimate Change: Study estimates that nuclear energy leads to substantially fewer pollution-related deaths and greenhouse gas emissions compared with fossil-fuel sourcesBy Mark SchropeUsing nuclear power in place of fossil-fuel energy sources, such as coal, has prevented some 1.8 million air pollution-related deaths globally and could save millions of more lives in coming decades, concludes a study. The researchers also find that nuclear energy...