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Nuclear Energy Is Helping Make Sure that Greenhouse-Gas Emissions Don't Increase Even Faster
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RECENT STUDIES SHOW THAT GLOBAL GREENHOUSE-GAS EMISSIONS CONTINUE TO INCREASE AT AN ALARMING RATE. AND, THE INCREASE IN GREENHOUSE GASES IS A RESULT OF OUR CONTINUED DEPENDENCE ON THE BURNING OF FOSSIL FUELS, BOTH TO GENERATE ELECTRICITY AND FOR TRANSPORTATION. ACCORDING TO THE NUCLEAR ENERGY INSTITUTE, WITHOUT TODAY'S NUCLEAR-ENERGY PRODUCTION, GLOBAL GREENHOUSE-GAS EMISSION LEVELS WILL INCREASE DRAMATICALLY. NUCLEAR ENERGY PRODUCES THREE-QUARTERS OF THE EMISSION-FREE ELECTRICITY USED BY AMERICANS. AND, NUCLEAR-POWER PLANTS PRODUCE NO AIR POLLUTANTS OR GREENHOUSE GASES--WHICH HELPS TO AVOID GROUND-LEVEL OZONE AND PREVENT ACID RAIN. BESIDES HAVING THE LOWEST IMPACT ON OUR ENVIRONMENT--INCLUDING AIR, LAND, WATER, AND WILDLIFE--OF ANY ENERGY SOURCE, NUCLEAR PLANTS REQUIRE LESS LAND AREA, TO PRODUCE THE SAME AMOUNT OF ELECTRICITY, AS SOURCES SUCH AS SOLAR AND WIND POWER. BECAUSE OF THIS, NUCLEAR ENERGY'S ROLE AS A SECURE, DOMESTIC SOURCE OF ENERGY IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER. FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT W-W-W-DOT-"N-E-I"-DOT-ORG.
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