Not too long ago, we reviewed a report that looked at nuclear energy (and other energy sources) as biodiversity agents. This had to do, in part, with the amount of land a facility needs to function. Nuclear energy and fossil fuel plants use relatively little, wind farms and solar arrays quite a lot of land . Based on an objective and transparent analysis of our sustainable energy choices, we have come to the evidence-based conclusion that nuclear energy is a good option for biodiversity conservation (and society in general) and that other alternatives to fossil fuels should be subjected to the same cost–benefit analyses (in terms of biodiversity and climate outcomes, as well as sociopolitical imperatives) before accepting or dismissing them. Writer Barry Brook, who collected 75 scientists to endorse his paper, is interested in land use as it impacts flora and fauna. Biodiversity concerns do not get as much play as they might – and, when they do, it annoys many when land is withdraw...
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A. If he/she keeps saying that a reactor is "spewing" out radioactivity.
B. Fukushima is a "nuclear accident" instead of a "tsunami accident" (since people are killed in disasters).
C. Keeps showing crying little kids being swept by Geiger counters.
D. Gives a pro-nuker a five second bite in a three minute nuclear report.
E. Has deep ominous music playing in the background while showing clips of nuke plants under dark cloudy skies.
F. Keeps filming huge looming cooling towers like they ARE the reactors.
Etc...
James Greenidge
Queens NY
Correction for "B" is:
B. Fukushima is a "nuclear disaster" instead of a "tsunami disaster" (since people are killed in disasters).
James Greenidge
Queens NY
* First, such polls are definitely not scientific, and so are likely to be innaccurate - as an example, you have NEI calling on members to vote, and no doubt you probably have anti-nuclear organizations call upon their supporters to vote, and so the results could just reflect what organizations noticed the poll, and which are best organized to get member response quickly to such things.
* Even if you had a formal, official "voted" during an election, the question of whether to shutdown an individual nuclear plant should not be up for majority opinion. The majority can vote on overall policy - I suppose if a majority of Americans wanted to shutdown all nuclear power plants, that would be a legitimate exercise of democracy, but when it comes to individual plants, it should be owners, and regulators (e.g. NRC) who decide on technical and legal grounds whether the plant qualifies to be licensed and operate, not MOB RULE.