Comments on: Uranium mining as the only way to limit global warming–still it is pretty cold in British Columbia http://ithinkmining.com/2008/04/25/uranium-mining-as-the-only-way-to-limit-global-warming-still-it-is-pretty-cold-in-british-columbia/ Sharp opinions about mines and mining from Jack Caldwell Thu, 31 May 2012 02:57:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: The future is vegan http://ithinkmining.com/2008/04/25/uranium-mining-as-the-only-way-to-limit-global-warming-still-it-is-pretty-cold-in-british-columbia/#comment-1140 Mon, 21 Sep 2009 05:30:29 +0000 http://ithinkmining.blog.infomine.com/2008/04/25/uranium-mining-as-the-only-way-to-limit-global-warming-still-it-is-pretty-cold-in-british-columbia/#comment-1140 You’ve got your facts wrong. But why am I not surprised that someone who favours mining over the biosphere might accidentally, or otherwise, get their facts wrong.

Here’s some facts for you on Canada’s nuclear industry:
Total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with uranium mining, milling, refining, conversion and fuel fabrication in Canada are estimated at between 240,000 and 366,000 tonnes of CO2 per year.

Total emissions associated with the sector, including the emissions associated with power plant construction, are in the range of 468,000 and 594,000 tonnes of CO2 per year, equivalent to the emissions of between 134,000 and 170,000 cars per year.

Kind of puts the lie to the “green technology” furfie that you lot love to banter on about.

]]> By: JOHN VERMAAK http://ithinkmining.com/2008/04/25/uranium-mining-as-the-only-way-to-limit-global-warming-still-it-is-pretty-cold-in-british-columbia/#comment-709 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 17:21:29 +0000 http://ithinkmining.blog.infomine.com/2008/04/25/uranium-mining-as-the-only-way-to-limit-global-warming-still-it-is-pretty-cold-in-british-columbia/#comment-709 The last paragraph says it all . U power is the way to go. We have been sleeping in South Africa and we should have built many more Koeberg power plants.

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