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Nuclear energy
Publisher
Greenhaven Press
Publication Date
c2010
Language
English
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Do the benefits of nuclear power outweigh the risks? Nuclear power has many advantages and few risks / Bernard L. Cohen
Nuclear energy gains bipartisan support as global warming worsens / Patrick Moore
Nuclear energy is an integral part of a practical climate change solution / David Kalson
Nuclear energy disasters are inevitable / Rose Kivi
Nuclear energy is costly, dangerous, and ineffective / Physicians for Social Responsibility
The threat of nuclear accidents persists / Rebecca Harms
Is nuclear energy safe for humans and the environment? Nuclear power reactors are one of the safest ways to produce electricity / World Nuclear Association
Nuclear energy has been used safely for decades / American Energy Independence
Nuclear energy risks are inconsequential / Bernard L. Cohen
Nuclear power plants greatly increase cancer rates / Samuel S. Epstein
Human fallibility results in nuclear accidents / Robert Kyriakides
Nuclear energy has many fatal flaws / Public Citizen
Nuclear energy wastes resources and threatens health and safety / Sherwood Ross
Is nuclear energy a good solution to climate change? Only nuclear can provide all the green energy we need / Max Schulz
Nuclear is America's best hope for affordable green energy / Lamar Alexander
We must consider nuclear energy as part of our climate change solution / Eileen Claussen
Nuclear power cannot solve climate change / Sharon Squassoni
Nuclear energy costs could hinder climate change solutions / Union of Concerned Scientists
Nuclear energy is not green energy / Energy Justice Network
Nuclear energy creates hazards and fails to address climate change / Greenpeace International
What is the future of nuclear energy? A nuclear energy comeback faces challenges in America / Paul Davidson
Nuclear energy use must be increased to reduce carbon emissions / MIT Energy Initiative
Nuclear energy expansion is unrealistic / Charles D. Ferguson
Nuclear power's multiple limitations will constrain its future growth / Joseph Romm
The future viability of nuclear energy is unclear / Lisbeth Gronlund, David Lochbaum, and Edwin Lyman
National nuclear energy oversight and international safety standards are essential for its expansion / Allison Macfarlane, James Asseltine, and John Ahearne.
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9780737749182
9780737749175
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