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Anon questions our energy sector (slrpnk.net)
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[–] [email protected] 13 points 12 hours ago (2 children)

Yeah, the environmental issues that are orders of magnitude less problematic than literally pumping the toxic chemicals into the atmosphere like with fossil fuels, vs comparatively miniscule amount of solid waste to store inert.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 hours ago

The comparison is dumb. The subject was the comparaison, and not what type of energy is better for the environment.

You're interpreting.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 hours ago

Coal smoke is more radioactive than the outside of a fission reactor anyhow.