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2016 Postmortem

deathrind

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3. Nuclear is not clean energy.

Reply to amborin (Original post)

Thu Mar 24, 2016, 01:24 AM

Mar 2016

It may not put CO2 into the atmosphere but when the byproduct is lethal for hundreds if not thousands of years or when something goes wrong like a melt down and it renders large swaths of real estate inhabitable for life for hundreds of years that can hardly be called clean energy.

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Bernie rejects Nuclear as Clean Energy, and: Nuclear Plant Leak Threatens Drinking Water Wells in Fl [View all] amborin Mar 2016 OP

Reason #148 why i don't want to vote for Hillary. nt Viva_La_Revolution Mar 2016 #1

I disagree with Bernie here. There are smart, safe ways forward with nuclear technology. JonLeibowitz Mar 2016 #2

Nuclear is not clean energy. deathrind Mar 2016 #3

Recycle nuclear fuel. Asteroid Miner Mar 2016 #11

Nuclear energy is wonderful, completely safe. HassleCat Mar 2016 #4

Yep, you got it! "What could go wrong?" Peace Patriot Mar 2016 #5

Nuclear power is not the answer to our energy needs All in it together Mar 2016 #6

Nuclear is the only possible answer. Wind and solar break the grid Asteroid Miner Mar 2016 #10

What? Leaking radioactive water? WTF?? RobertEarl Mar 2016 #7

CO2 makes Global Warming Asteroid Miner Mar 2016 #9

right RobertEarl Mar 2016 #18

Bernie is an old fuddy-duddy Asteroid Miner Mar 2016 #8

Nuclear is not where we should go first hellofromreddit Mar 2016 #12

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Mar 2016 #13

Well Bernie should know. Two word: Sierra Blanca Jitter65 Mar 2016 #14

Yup that not good Gwhittey Mar 2016 #16

Nuclear is safe. Gwhittey Mar 2016 #15

gee, look at the 4-post newbies saying that the evacuation's deadlier than 200 Grays MisterP Mar 2016 #17