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The Skeptics Guide #727 - Jun 15 2019 (Ad Free)

News Items: Theory of Everything, FBI Bigfoot Files, Starlink, Evaluating Chernobyl; Who's That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: Closest Planet, Married Bliss; Science or Fiction 

The Skeptics Guide #727 - Jun 15 2019 (Ad Free)

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Just saying life in the exclusion zone probably isn't that great for people. And probably won't be anytime soon.

Anders Nilsson

The wild boar population in the region with the most fallout in Sweden is still unsuitable for human consumption. This has led to a situation where hunters don't want to bother and the wild boars growing unchecked which cost real money for farmers who get their crops ruined.

Anders Nilsson

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3YMlzK8d0o

Wayne Precht

Where is the link for the Jenkins presentation?

Michael Foley

A very interesting discussion about nuclear energy.

James Joyce

https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2011/03/deaths-per-twh-by-energy-source.html

Ted Apelt

Energy Source Death Rate (deaths per TWh) CORRECTED Coal (elect, heat,cook –world avg) 100 (26% of world energy, 50% of electricity) Coal electricity – world avg 60 (26% of world energy, 50% of electricity) Coal (elect,heat,cook)– China 170 Coal electricity- China 90 Coal – USA 15 Oil 36 (36% of world energy) Natural Gas 4 (21% of world energy) Biofuel/Biomass 12 Peat 12 Solar (rooftop) 0.44 (0.2% of world energy for all solar) Wind 0.15 (1.6% of world energy) Hydro 0.10 (europe death rate, 2.2% of world energy) Hydro - world including Banqiao) 1.4 (about 2500 TWh/yr and 171,000 Banqiao dead) Nuclear 0.04 (5.9% of world energy)

Ted Apelt

Steve is correct.

Ted Apelt

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