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+Nuclear Power Plants currently generate power, and many countries rely on them. |
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+By Contrast, 55 Countries Operate about 245 Civil Research Reactors, over One-third of These in Developing Countries. Now 31 Countries Host Some 447 Commercial Nuclear Power Reactors with a Total Installed Capacity of over 390,000 MWe (see Linked Table Fo. "Nuclear Power in the World Today." Nuclear Power Today. N.p., Aug. 2016. Web. 08 Sept. 2016. |
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+In the 1950s ... on nuclear-generated power. |
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+Prohibition of nuclear power leads to the turn to methane use. |
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+Sovacool and Valentine 12 |
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+Sovacool, and Valentine. "The National Politics of Nuclear Power." Google Books. N.p., 2012. Web. 08 Sept. 2016. |
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+Commentators have notes ... over the same period. |
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+The burning of natural gases accelerates global warming |
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+Hoffman 14 |
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+Hoffman. "Potential Health and Environmental Effects of Hydrofracking in the Williston Basin, Montana." Case Studies. N.p., 2014. Web. 08 Sept. 2016. |
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+Methane is a main ... emissions of 1-3 million cars. |
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+And methan is worse than carbon dioxide release. |
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+Thomasson 15 |
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+Thomasson, MD By Catherine. "About." Natural Gas: The Newest Danger for Global Warming. N.p., 2015. Web. 08 Sept. 2016. |
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+Methane or natural gas, ...times that of carbon dioxide. |
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+Methane Burning Disproportionately targets low-income communities. |
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+Rakia, By Raven. "Fracking Waste More Likely to Be Located in Poor Communities and Neighborhoods of Color." Grist. N.p., 03 Feb. 2016. Web. 08 Sept. 2016. |
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+They found that ... located in low-income communities. |
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+Natural gas is harmful to their health. |
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+Vuong 16 |
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+Vuong. "USC Researchers Look at Long-term Health Effects of Porter Ranch Gas Leak." USC News. N.p., Jan. 2016. Web. 08 Sept. 2016. |
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+Methane makes about ... physical biological responses. |