• woelkchen@lemmy.world
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    6 hours ago

    “coal ash is worse” doesn’t make nuclear waste clean and non toxic. Both are dirty, just different kinds of dirt. Geothermal is an excellent “boil water” technology independent of weather and without toxic waste.

    • chaogomu@lemmy.world
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      31 minutes ago

      Coal ash is dumped into a retaining pond by the ton.

      Nuclear waster is highly controlled and produced by the pound and sealed into giant casks that can be struck by a full speed train without beaching.

    • fullsquare@awful.systems
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      6 hours ago

      there are still coal powerplants around and any replacement is better. geothermal doesn’t work everywhere