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Nuclear Power Takes Up Less Space Than Solar or Wind
One way for climate activists to address public concerns about the land needed for large-scale green energy is to reconsider nuclear plants.
A good start, but it won’t be enough.
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Climate change is a global issue, with its most severe impacts falling on people living in low-income countries and its most serious harms happening in the future. In contrast, nature preservation is an issue that is more immediate, more local — and often more compelling. So environmentalists have long sought to link climate objectives to more parochial concerns about habitat conservation or the protection of scenic areas.
A new poll, published by the new climate-focused news site Heatmap, illustrates the limits of this strategy.