General Discussion
In reply to the discussion: New Leader Of UK's Green Party: Nuclear Power Is The Betamax Of The Energy World [View all]At this level of discussion minor details, such as what belongs in what category and what differences there are between mining various metals are not important.
You mentioned Golden rule, and I assume you support using fission energy to power up grid. The question is, would you accept uranium mine built where you live, so that you would either lose your home or the quality of life would drop significantly where you live? Or where other members of your family live, relatives, friends? Would you just say, hey, in the name of technological progress I will happily give up my home so that others can use fission energy and the economy has better chance of growing?
What about the people you don't have personal relation with? Would it be more acceptable to build uranium mines just in distant places where you don't personally know anyone, even if the locals oppose the mine and prefer to keep their homes?