Perhaps those NIMBY guys were on to something after all...

http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/alternative_energy_revolution.jpg

Coal and radioactivity

I was poking around for information for one of my other classes and happened across this article about exposure to nuclear radiation from coal combustion. I haven't read the whole thing, but since it was a new idea to me about the overall impact of coal, I thought I'd share.

http://www.ornl.gov/info/ornlreview/rev26-34/text/colmain.html

See you all this evening!

So here's another link for you guys. Nothing new in the video, but it's cool to see that it was published on BBC in December.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7770979.stm