Commie Pinko Dirtbag
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Mon Mar-14-11 05:35 PM
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| I wonder why nuclear defenders are saying en masse, "Coal is worse!" |
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When there's a much better example of a credibly "worse than nuclear" thing for them to use -- the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
Thou shalt not diss a megacorp?
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| -I wonder why nuclear defenders are saying en masse, "Coal is worse!" |
Commie Pinko Dirtbag |
Mar-14-11 05:35 PM |
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To be fair...there's been more oil spills than nuclear meltdowns |
NuclearDem |
Mar-14-11 05:36 PM |
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I'm not a nuclear lover but |
Drale |
Mar-14-11 05:37 PM |
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If coal is worse, both need to go! |
JuniperLea |
Mar-14-11 05:38 PM |
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Amen! |
Cleita |
Mar-14-11 05:39 PM |
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+ 1,000 |
suffragette |
Mar-14-11 05:51 PM |
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I believe they are speaking in terms of electric power production |
IDemo |
Mar-14-11 05:40 PM |
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Syphilis is worse than gonorrhea, doesn't make gonorrhea 'okay'. nt |
gateley |
Mar-14-11 05:46 PM |
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Couple reasons, I guess... |
phantom power |
Mar-14-11 05:48 PM |
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Indeed it is true but the inference is that we only have 2 choices. |
Luminous Animal |
Mar-15-11 09:29 PM |
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Because nobody is stupid enough to suggest that increased dependence on oil is the future for energy |
JVS |
Mar-14-11 05:49 PM |
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Portugal went from 17% to 45% renewable sources to generate electricity in 5 years. |
Luminous Animal |
Mar-15-11 09:25 PM |
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I believe there are several reasons. |
Uncle Joe |
Mar-14-11 05:52 PM |
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Coal is far worse than anything, including nuclear. |
jmowreader |
Mar-14-11 06:03 PM |
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They use to use coal ash as an underbed for railroad tracks as well |
Drale |
Mar-14-11 06:22 PM |
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Today they use pea gravel |
jmowreader |
Mar-15-11 09:18 PM |
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13,200 premature deaths in 2010 |
One_Life_To_Give |
Mar-14-11 06:03 PM |
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Shooting myself in the nuts is worse than shooting myself in the ass |
Kennah |
Mar-14-11 06:04 PM |
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Except with oil and coal disasters, they don't render entire areas uninhabitable for centuries |
Hugabear |
Mar-14-11 06:05 PM |
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Yep |
buddysmellgood |
Mar-14-11 06:30 PM |
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Heh. Yeah, actually, coal fires DO render large areas uninhabitable for decades or centuries. |
Occulus |
Mar-14-11 06:37 PM |
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Seems we've heard that "lesser of two evils" argument before, somewhere ... |
DirkGently |
Mar-14-11 06:13 PM |
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I can think of only one reason to say "coal is worse!" |
FBaggins |
Mar-14-11 06:14 PM |
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I'll stand by the administration |
Zax2me |
Mar-14-11 06:53 PM |
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Oh, because things need opposing, I guess... |
sibelian |
Mar-15-11 09:23 PM |
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Coal is far far far worse than the Gulf spill. |
Statistical |
Mar-15-11 09:26 PM |
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because there standing here naked, and desperate for you to look at something else |
meow mix |
Mar-15-11 09:28 PM |
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"Make the lie big, make it simple, keep saying it, and eventually they will believe it" |
Zorra |
Mar-15-11 09:35 PM |
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Well oil is much better than nuclear for powering my car... |
SidDithers |
Mar-15-11 09:39 PM |
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