Category: The Dirty Truth About Clean Nuclear
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Nuclear in New York
New York State is home to a number of nuclear power plants and waste sites. See this resource to learn more about their locations, costs, and safety issues as well as an overview of nuclear policy in the state. Topics in this section include:
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Politics and Misinformation
The nuclear lobby, backed by millions of corporate dollars, has worked tirelessly to cover up the environmental and health impacts of nuclear energy and to frame it as a climate solution instead. The high costs of generating nuclear power give the industry even more reason to spread misinformation about the cost, reliability, and feasibility of…
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The True Costs of Nuclear
Nuclear energy has been marketed as a “clean” energy source given that it emits less CO2 than power plants that run on coal and natural gas, however, the harmful impacts of nuclear are often overlooked. Nuclear energy has serious impacts on our health, environment, and marginalized communities. It also comes with financial costs and is…
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The Dirty Truth about “Clean” Nuclear
The following interactive guide contains in-depth information and resources on nuclear energy and its dangers, consisting of everything from academic papers to newspaper articles to informational videos and other multimedia. The guide is hosted on Prezi, a visual communications tool which acts as a “choose-your-own-adventure” slide deck. We recommend hitting the “diagonal arrows” button to make the Prezi…