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Dave
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Join Date: May 2004
Location: Bay Area, CA
 
2006-07-11, 13:45

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Originally Posted by shatteringglass
Furthermore, nuclear energy is very inefficient, even compared to coal. By the time the power reaches your house from the nuclear plant, much of the original potential energy has been wasted during production and transmission.
You'll waste energy in transmission with any power source. How do you figure that coal is more efficient than nuclear? Even if it is, coal puts out astounding amounts of CO2.
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