Nuclear Power debate: Why greens must learn to love nuclear power 19 September 08- from Mark Lynas Blog (http://www.marklynas.org/2008/9/19/why-greens-must-learn-to-love-nuclear-power) Explore the debate by question General Debate: Going Nuclear? Summarize the main arguments for nuclear power: Explore conections between issues How about nuclear power s potential contribution to mitigating global warming? How are we going to provide for our energy needs in a way that does not destroy, via global warming, the capacity of our planet to support life? How long high-level waste from reactors remains dangerous? What about the waste that nuclear reactors produce? What if a new generation of nuclear plants could be designed that, instead of producing more waste to leave as a toxic legacy for our grandchildren, actually generated energy by burning up existing waste stockpiles? Why does the nuclear issue evoke very strong reactions? Why not ditch nuclear and focus only on renewables, as the greens suggest? Why, given the purported advantages in safety and fuel use, have fast-breeders not been developed commercially? Are those who care about global warming prepared to reconsider their opposition to nuclear power in this new era? Mappa ridotta

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