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by fleitz 4306 days ago
Those technologies all have unknown unknowns.

If we generate power some people are going to get hurt no matter which technology you pick. If we don't generate power some people are going to get hurt because we don't have access to the power necessary extend their lives.

Nuclear, hydroelectricity and wind have pretty much the best deaths per MWH, solar happens to be worse than nuclear.

http://nextbigfuture.com/2008/03/deaths-per-twh-for-all-ener...