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No One Saw Tesla’s Solar Roof Coming
And if you compare to mining for coal should you not compare the manufacturing/mining that is required for nuclear and solar too?
philipkglass
on Nov 1, 2016
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Yes, though both nuclear and solar require significantly less primary materials extraction than fossil generation. The highest impact from coal is actually air pollution affecting the general population rather than on-the-job deaths of miners.
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