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From: clewis@mnetor.UUCP
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Subject: Re: The Safest Way
Message-ID: <2228@mnetor.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 19-Sep-85 15:19:26 EDT
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Posted: Thu Sep 19 15:19:26 1985
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Reply-To: clewis@mnetor.UUCP (Chris Lewis)
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Summary: 

In article <9@ubc-cs.UUCP> morrison@ubc-cs.UUCP (Rick Morrison) writes:
>It has been said in this forum that:
>
>>The combustion of Coal (mainly for the generation of power) in the 
>>States kills 30,000 people. 
>	Where on earth did this come from, AECL brochures? 

Nope.  A DHEW report.

>>Rather than stopping one source of power 
>>that we *know* to be safer than what we have now, 
>
>	Of course, we don't *know*, and the unfortunate *fact* is that
>	we may not know until *long lasting* damage is done - something that
>	cannot be said of coal combustion. We can clean up coal combustion
>	now.

But we aren't.  And we can't, because the anti-nuke people leave no alternative.
And it's still killing people.


>>why not find out the *facts* about the situation...
>
>	I couldn't agree more. In the mean time, I find the attitude of
>	pro-nukes, which might uncharitably be characterized as 
>	"if you can't see it, don't worry about it" a bit naive. 

You are making a pretty gross assumption that that is the attitude I hold.
It isn't.

>	Given our current understanding of the effects of introducing
>	highly toxic radioactive wastes into the ecosystem, which
>	in our less than perfect world *is* a certainty, this debate
>	can be little more than an argument of ignorance.

Crap.  Sounds like Ad-hominem again.

>	LONG LIVE DAVID SUZUKI AND THE CBC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I agree here.  Though not necessarily with David's opinions in this area.
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