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Originally Posted by IamBatman
yeah I know its dirty, and it emits far more radiation into the atmosphere then nuke plants... I was just surprised at the discrepancy between my perception and actual numbers of coal plants.
CA is not doing too bad according to apk919's chart actually:
Natual gas-good,
Hydroelectric- not bad,
Nuclear-no bad,
GeoThermal-sweet,
Wind-awesome,
Biomass-great! 
the top 5 electric power sources all seemed pretty acceptable to me.  |
You do realize that natural gas creates CO2 when burned, right? If you're worried about greenhouse gases, then it's not so good. If you're not, no worries...
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