Urban Sustainability Forum: The Nuclear Option

Posted by on November 07, 2010

Urban Sustainability Forum:  The Nuclear Option: What role should nuclear energy play in addressing air pollution and climate change?

When:  Thursday, November 18, 2010:  6PM – 8:30PM
Where:  Academy of Natural Sciences, 19th St and the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, PA

Register to reserve your seat: http://nuclearoption.eventbrite.com/

Nuclear power offers an opportunity to maintain our energy consumption with virtually no air pollution or greenhouse gases, unlike coal, oil, or natural gas.  Yet, the technology is expensive and brings up another environmental issue: long-lasting radioactive waste.  Is nuclear power an environmentally acceptable answer to air pollution and global warming?  Let the debate begin!


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