I meant "there is no greater tragedy in human history, in pursuit of energy, as coal".
Em 2 de abril de 2012 11:26, Bruno Santos <[email protected]> escreveu: > I am not saying that Fukushima was not a big and horrible disaster, but > things must be seen in perspective. > > There is no greater tragedy in human history as coal. > > Fukushima is a footnote in history of disasters compared to coal. And yet, > people go making much more fuss about nuclear powerplants than they do > about coal. > > Coal mining kills a lot of people. That is an issue even in developed > countries. Coal mining killed 48 people in USA in 2010 ( > http://www.msha.gov/stats/charts/coalbystates.pdf). In least developed > countries, it's a horrific disaster. Many goods made with energy prompted > by coal-based powerplants are in our houses. China is powered by coal-based > powerplants. See details on this tragedy here : > http://www.clb.org.hk/en/node/17013. > > And those figures do not consider what coal does to public health > considering air pollution. Many more die everyday from lung diseases as air > gets fulfilled with toxic gases expelled by coal-based plants. > > Coal mining also destroys landscapes and pollute water, not to mention > greenhouse effects. > > As if it is not enough, coal ash is radioactive. As a matter of a fact, > it pollutes the environment with much more radiation than nuclear plants > waste does. > http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=coal-ash-is-more-radioactive-than-nuclear-waste > > > > > Em 1 de abril de 2012 19:10, Michele Comitini > <[email protected]>escreveu: > > A terrible dam disaster: Vajont 1963. >> >> http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vajont_Dam&useformat=desktop >> >> mic >> Il giorno 01/apr/2012 23:12, "Alan Fletcher" <[email protected]> ha scritto: >> >> > I believe dams are the safest and cheapest way to generate >>> > electricity. (Safety is measured in accidents per kilowatt-hour.) >>> > - Jed >>> >>> You might look at the Hydro Quebec James Bay project(s). >>> >>> Wiki is a start -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Bay_Project -- >>> but it's largely from a Quebecoi point of view. >>> >>> An ecological disaster -- covers an area the size of NY state, induced >>> earthquakes, completely disrupted (good? bad?) the native Cree/Inuit >>> population, extensive mercury contamination (alleged forced abortions). >>> 10,000 caribou drowned during one storm (or, alleged, a planned test >>> release). >>> >>> > While highly motivated, the Cree's opposition to the Great Whale River >>> Project was mainly ineffective until 1992 when the State of New York >>> withdrew from a multi-billion dollar power purchasing agreement due to >>> public outcry and a decrease in energy requirements. >>> >>> I was in Albany at the time, and peripherally involved with the "public >>> outcry". >>> >>> >
