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␈↓ α∧␈↓α␈↓ ¬¬NUCLEAR AND OTHER HAZARDS

␈↓ α∧␈↓Hazards to life from Bernard Cohen, L.A. Times June 4, 1978

␈↓ α∧␈↓Activity                                                days of life expectancy lost
␈↓ α∧␈↓                                                        from pursuing an activity for
␈↓ α∧␈↓                                                        the rest of one's life

␈↓ α∧␈↓Riding in cars (10,000 miles/yr)␈↓ λd200
␈↓ α∧␈↓Not using seat belts␈↓ λd50
␈↓ α∧␈↓Driving small cars␈↓ λd50
␈↓ α∧␈↓Smoking one pack/day␈↓ λd2200
␈↓ α∧␈↓Overeating by 200 calories/day␈↓ λd400
␈↓ α∧␈↓Being one pound overweight␈↓ λd30
␈↓ α∧␈↓One diet drink/day␈↓ λd2.5
␈↓ α∧␈↓Fire␈↓ λd30
␈↓ α∧␈↓Drowning␈↓ λd40
␈↓ α∧␈↓Being poisoned␈↓ λd20
␈↓ α∧␈↓Choking on food␈↓ λd12
␈↓ α∧␈↓Being asphyxiated␈↓ λd7
␈↓ α∧␈↓Struck by falling object␈↓ λd6
␈↓ α∧␈↓Electrocution␈↓ λd6
␈↓ α∧␈↓Lightning␈↓ λd6
␈↓ α∧␈↓Being bitten by an animal or insect␈↓ λd0.3
␈↓ α∧␈↓Being murdered␈↓ λd90
␈↓ α∧␈↓Consuming nuclear electricity (if it were all nuclear)␈↓ λd0.05
␈↓ α∧␈↓Consuming electricity from coal␈↓ λd15
␈↓ α∧␈↓Air pollution (all sources)␈↓ λd25
␈↓ α∧␈↓Being male rather than female␈↓ λd2700
␈↓ α∧␈↓Remaining unmarried␈↓ λd1800
␈↓ α∧␈↓Working as a coal miner␈↓ λd1500


␈↓ α∧␈↓"When there's a will to lose, obstacles can be found" - late 20th century eco-proverb

␈↓ α∧␈↓"If␈α∂you␈α∂ask␈α∂me,␈α∂it'd␈α∂be␈α∂a␈α∂little␈α∂short␈α⊂of␈α∂disastrous␈α∂for␈α∂us␈α∂to␈α∂discover␈α∂a␈α∂source␈α∂of␈α⊂clean,␈α∂cheap,
␈↓ α∧␈↓abundant␈α
energy␈α
because␈α
of␈α
what␈α
we␈α
would␈α
do␈α
with␈α
it.␈α
 We␈α
ought␈α
to␈α
be␈α
looking␈α
for␈α
energy␈α
sources
␈↓ α∧␈↓that␈α
are␈αadequate␈α
for␈αour␈α
needs,␈αbut␈α
that␈α
won't␈αgive␈α
us␈αthe␈α
excesses␈αof␈α
concentrated␈α
energy␈αwith
␈↓ α∧␈↓which␈αwe␈αcould␈αdo␈αmischief␈αto␈αthe␈αearth␈αor␈αto␈αeach␈αother."␈α-␈αAmory␈αLovins␈αin␈α␈↓↓The␈αMother␈αEarth␈↓
␈↓ α∧␈↓- Plowboy Interview, Nov/Dec 1977, p. 22

␈↓ α∧␈↓"...Giving␈α∞society␈α∞cheap,␈α∞abundant␈α∞energy␈α∞...␈α∞would␈α∞be␈α∞the␈α∞equivalent␈α∞of␈α∞giving␈α∞an␈α∞idiot␈α∞child␈α
a
␈↓ α∧␈↓machine␈α
gun."␈α
Paul␈α
Ehrlich,␈α
␈↓↓An␈α
Ecologist's␈αPerspective␈α
on␈α
Nuclear␈α
Power␈↓,␈α
May/June␈α
1975␈αissue␈α
of
␈↓ α∧␈↓Federation of American Scientists Public Issue Report

␈↓ α∧␈↓"We␈α∂can␈α∂and␈α⊂should␈α∂seize␈α∂upon␈α⊂the␈α∂energy␈α∂crisis␈α⊂as␈α∂a␈α∂good␈α⊂excuse␈α∂and␈α∂great␈α⊂opportunity␈α∂for
␈↓ α∧␈↓making␈αsome␈α
very␈αfundamental␈α
changes␈αthat␈α
we␈αshould␈αbe␈α
making␈αanyhow␈α
for␈αother␈α
reasons."␈α-
␈↓ α∧␈↓Russell Train, former EPA Administrator, ␈↓↓Science␈↓ 184 p. 1050, 7 June 1974

␈↓ α∧␈↓Scientists for Enlightenment on Nuclear Sources of Energy - Stanford Chapter