http://www.triplepundit.com/2008/05/environmental-groups-lead-effort-to-remove-nuclear-power-subsidies-from-lieberman-warner/ Business, Better. Since 2005 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:18:23 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://www.triplepundit.com/2008/05/environmental-groups-lead-effort-to-remove-nuclear-power-subsidies-from-lieberman-warner/comment-page-1/#comment-10770 Anonymous Wed, 18 Jun 2008 06:35:00 +0000 http://www.triplepundit.com/wordpress/2008/05/environmental-groups-lead-effort-to-remove-nuclear-power-subsidies-from-lieberman-warner/#comment-10770 screw you screw you

]]> http://www.triplepundit.com/2008/05/environmental-groups-lead-effort-to-remove-nuclear-power-subsidies-from-lieberman-warner/comment-page-1/#comment-10769 John Freeland Sun, 18 May 2008 11:41:18 +0000 http://www.triplepundit.com/wordpress/2008/05/environmental-groups-lead-effort-to-remove-nuclear-power-subsidies-from-lieberman-warner/#comment-10769 Though it is touted as emission-free, nuclear power has a big carbon footprint as discussed here: http://blog.sustainablemiddleclass.com/?p=113. This carbon cost, like the subsidy in the Leiberman-Warner bill, is hidden by ignoring the entire nuclear process starting with mining and ending with permanent disposal (vitrification and burial). A good summary on this issue is found in a powerpoint presentation prepared by PeakOil, here: http://www.peakoil.org.au/does_nuclear_energy_produce_no_co2.ppt Though it is touted as emission-free, nuclear power has a big carbon footprint as discussed here:
http://blog.sustainablemiddleclass.com/?p=113.
This carbon cost, like the subsidy in the Leiberman-Warner bill, is hidden by ignoring the entire nuclear process starting with mining and ending with permanent disposal (vitrification and burial).
A good summary on this issue is found in a powerpoint presentation prepared by PeakOil, here:
http://www.peakoil.org.au/does_nuclear_energy_produce_no_co2.ppt

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