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Let's blame wind for energy disruptions! | 195 comments (194 topical, 1 editorial, 0 hidden)

It doesn't look like that the mortality of eg. miners involved in extracting the necessary minerals are included in the health tally...

by Nomad on Thu Jan 14th, 2010 at 10:34:50 AM EST
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Re: Mmm (none / 1)

It is, it just doesnt come to much, in the final reckoning. The present global uranium industry just doesnt kill a lot of people per annum. The wwII/50s era "Get Uranium now to defeat nazism/communism" wildcatting had casualties, but modern in-situ leaching and canadian mining operations just are not very dangerous.

by Thomas on Thu Jan 14th, 2010 at 10:45:21 AM EST
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Thanks (4.00 / 4)

Still would like to see mining stats on mortality/injuries per energy category one day...

My focus lies not with uranium mining per se, but with the coal industry.

by Nomad on Thu Jan 14th, 2010 at 12:48:40 PM EST
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