What Will Work: Fighting Climate Change with Renewable Energy, Not Nuclear PowerWhat Will Work makes a rigorous and compelling case that energy efficiencies and renewable energy-and not nuclear fission or "clean coal"-are the most effective, cheapest, and equitable solutions to the pressing problem of climate change. |
Contents
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CHAPTER 2 Trimming the Data on Nuclear Greenhouse Emissions | 35 |
CHAPTER 3 Trimming the Data on Nuclear Costs | 69 |
Flawed Science and Accident CoverUp | 110 |
CHAPTER 5 Nuclear Energy and Environmental Justice | 161 |
Using Renewable Energy Efficiency and Conservation to Address Climate Change | 188 |
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