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Ksradrik t1_j7jrg00 wrote

Another fun fact: A Nuclear power plant mishap is also substantially more likely to kill anyone near it than a coal power plant mishap.

Its still a worthy risk, but pretending this is the issue most people are concerned about is just disingenuous, and therefore unlikely to actually reach a solution, its just venting.

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ChildrensMilkFund t1_j7jpz72 wrote

Given the culture and beliefs a thousand years ago in the Holy Roman Empire it is not inconceivable that a specific enclave of people that come to be known to be resistant to sickness that infect medieval towns could take on the cultural characteristics of having a kind mystical influence or power.

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AlphaSquad1 t1_j7jp5z6 wrote

*was shipped to China. They stopped taking all but the highest value recycling in 2018. Many cities have had to switch to either burning their recycling for power or just throwing it in their landfills now.

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