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Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Coal Power is 100 Times MORE Radioactive than Nuclear

Yep. Shocker.
Turns out the ash from coal plants has more radioactive isotopes per unit of energy than nuclear plants. oops.

Source.

Map of Countries That Use the Metric System

Colour me disappointed.

Radiation Chart

Because radiation levels are confusing.
Compare what you hear about Fukushima to this.

Monday, March 21, 2011

If Everyone Knew

5 fantastic facts that you have no excuse not to read. Click on them for more information/sources.

Deaths by TWH for Various Energy Sources

Very informative, lots of sources. Turns out nuclear is the safest, even with Chernobyl and the one confirmed death in Japan at this time. And it really shouldn't change much because of Japan due to the sheer volume of power generated.

Pretty much, Coal and Oil suck all the balls.