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by antattack 1700 days ago
Safer does not mean safe however.
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If it isn't perfect, it isn't good enough?

Every technology has costs. Fossil fuels are killing hundreds of thousands and blighting the lives of tens of millions of asthma sufferers every year.

Wind turbines aren’t "safe"[1]. Relative safety matters.

[1]: https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesconca/2013/09/29/forget-ea...

No wind turbine can produce long-term 'hot' waste, nor trigger a disaster threatening millions.