By Lachlan Markay
March 17, 2011
Do the benefits of nuclear energy outweigh its potential dangers to human life?
The dangers of nuclear power, while serious, need to be put in perspective.
To that end, here's an interesting fact you won't be hearing from the mainstream press: wind energy has killed more Americans than nuclear energy. You read that right.
According to the Caithness Windfarm Information Forum, there were 35 fatalities associated with wind turbines in the United States from 1970 through 2010.
Nuclear energy, by contrast, did not kill a single American in that time.
The meltdown at Three Mile Island in 1979 did not kill or injure anyone, since the power plant's cement containment apparatus did its job - the safety measures put in place were effective.
Apparently the safety measures associated with wind energy are not adequate to prevent loss of life. more here
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Building offshore wind plants can be as deadly an occupation as land based wind construction.
It was reported by the online edition of Focus Magazine Sunday that a total of three men, including a Polish worker and a Swedish diver have already lost their lives whilst working on offshore wind farms 120 kilometres off the East Frisian coast near Emden.
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