In the wake of the devastating quake in Japan, and the subsequent problems with th enuclear reactor, the tree huggers (I assume) are back out in full force condemning nuclear power.
I for one think they're nuts. I'm a big environment fan, you know that, but I also follow the facts. Nuclear energy is safe, creates far less pollution than coal or oil, and produces more.
THe bad side is in the event of a problem the effects can be catastrophic. Doesn't happen often, but when it does it's news.
What about other energy sources?
Here is one, how trustworthy the data is I'm not sure, but interesting nonetheless:
