Devastation

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Submitted by ben (United States), Mar 23, 2011 14:36

I am sure the shrapnel from the one turbine has contaminated the soil and renders the area unlivable for generations? Or perhaps it destroyed the whole fishing industry or the lake nearby?

This is false equivalence. The scale of the problem associated with solar or wind pales in comparison to oil or nuclear. We do not pay the full costs of nuclear or oil in the price of energy, but we do pay in the form of clean up costs, damaged industries and quality of life. We must price the negative externalities of fossil and nuclear fuels into the price so that the market can function as it should.

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the truth [177 words]windyNov 3, 2011 09:54
⇒ Devastation [109 words]benMar 23, 2011 14:36
↔ Or a flood of coal ash. [25 words]LyleMar 23, 2011 15:57
↔ Am sick of those who repeat claims without checking. [31 words]RnBramMar 23, 2011 21:30
↔ Have you followed the news?!? [118 words]benMar 24, 2011 11:05

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