Nuclear Power is not going away.......or is it?

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Originally Posted by Rollo

http://www.sunsmart.com.au/about_us/...ts_at_a_glance
Skin cancers account for about 80% of all new cancers diagnosed each year in Australia. Each year, Australians are 4 times more likely to develop a common skin cancer than any other form of cancer

http://www.health.gov.au/internet/sk...ntent/fact-2#5
Non-melanoma skin cancers are the most common cancers diagnosed in Australia, with approximately 430,000 new cases estimated to have been diagnosed in 2008

Those rates according to the ABS Book of Statistics have been steadily on the rise on a per 100,000 basis since 1965.

I note that Jeremy Beck is a Political Analyst and as such, has probably been commissioned to write this piece by a lobby group.
I also note this "Another rarely publicised point is that global ozone data exists back as far as the 1930s". Really? When did the first satellites go up? The truth is that there were zero satellites above the atmosphere montoring anything until at least 1957, and specifically the Nimbus satellites were the first to go up in 1964.

Halogens do destroy ozone. You can prove it in a lab. The article you've linked to is so worthless as to be laughable.

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Yes, they have stuffed rats with sugar till it was linked to cancer also, such laboratory results are as worthless as you the article is.
The Chicken-Little types have been exposed as the self-righteous scam artists they are.
One can only hope the general populace finds this information as today's educators are part of the Chicken-Little society.

There is no proof, just opinions based on egos.
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As for the skin cancer; autism is increasing at a rate never seen before, that must be caused by too much sunlight also.

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Originally Posted by Bob Riebe

As for the skin cancer; autism is increasing at a rate never seen before, that must be caused by too much sunlight also.

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Care to provide a link to this?

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Originally Posted by Rollo

Care to provide a link to this?

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From Time magazine:


One in a hundred American children has an autism spectrum disorder (ASD). That stunning new statistic was released on Monday by the Federal Government, officially revising the 2007 federal estimate of 1 in 150 children. The new number puts U.S. prevalence on par with reported rates in England, Japan, Sweden and Canada. It is based on two separate and very different government-funded research studies: a telephone survey of 78,037 parents by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), and a rigorous national surveillance study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In an unusual show of attention and concern, top officials from the Department of Health and Human Services, the National Institutes of Health and the CDC held a press conference on Oct. 2 in which they attempted to explain the new numbers, allay concerns and assure the public that substantial government resources are being devoted to understanding autism

Read more: http://www.time.com/time/health/arti...#ixzz1JwQfQT6o

Of course if you do not like the source you ignore it.

I don't doubt either the claim that Autism is on the rise, or the source.

I do doubt this claim:

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Originally Posted by Bob Riebe

autism is increasing at a rate never seen before, that must be caused by too much sunlight also.

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Autism related to "too much sunlight"? That's patently absurd and a non-sequitur.

There is a great deal of evidence that causally links increased UV to incidence of skin-cancer though.

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Originally Posted by Bob Riebe

Of course if you do not like the source you ignore it.

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Priceless.

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Originally Posted by schmenke

Fact:
Western nations, i.e. North American and Europe are by far the largest per-capita consumers of natural resources, including energy.

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Nuclear fission is the only viable energy source capable of sustaining the world’s continually growing demand for electricity. Fossil fuels are a non-renewable source that are being quickly depleted, and as has been mentioned, solar and wind simply are woefully inadequate and unreliable.

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When all is considered, the long-term cost of electricity produced from nuclear fission on a $ per kilowatt-hour basis, is comparable with coal-fired production.

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Over the last ~50 years there have been far more human deaths and long-term health issues due to exploiting fossil fuels than nuclear energy production.

I can’t be bothered to post links. Google it for yourselves.

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We as well as Canada probably have enough rivers to sustain electric power. So battery technology will take us from the fossil fuels to the reality.

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Originally Posted by Bob Riebe

As for the skin cancer; autism is increasing at a rate never seen before, that must be caused by too much sunlight also.

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Hilarious!

Why is it then that autism rates are higher the further you go from the equator then, in North America, Europe, Japan and Australia and is practically non-existent in the sunniest countries? Also explain why autism is highest in the offspring of those who spend the least time outdoors, specifically those who work in technical fields such as computing and lowest in those who expose themselves to the most sunlight like manual workers and farmers?

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Originally Posted by Dylan H

Hilarious!

Why is it then that autism rates are higher the further you go from the equator then, in North America, Europe, Japan and Australia and is practically non-existent in the sunniest countries? Also explain why autism is highest in the offspring of those who spend the least time outdoors, specifically those who work in technical fields such as computing and lowest in those who expose themselves to the most sunlight like manual workers and farmers?

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You thought that was a serious statement-- well liberals often miss the boat--bada BOOm !

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Originally Posted by Bob Riebe

You thought that was a serious statement-- well liberals often miss the boat--bada BOOm !

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It made as much sense as the rest of the 'scientific' stuff you posted.

You're clearly in the wrong trade Bob, you've got a natural talent for comedy.

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Originally Posted by Dylan H

You're clearly in the wrong trade Bob, you've got a natural talent for comedy.

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Much in the same way as Geoffrey Howe did I suppose...