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The U.S. should start constructing many more nuclear power plants.

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The top point in support right now is, "Switching to nuclear power will help combat global climate change."
The top counterargument is, "nuclear power plants are dangerous. We should remember our lesson from Chernobyl."
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May 19 2008

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May 20

2008

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Switching to nuclear power will help combat global climate change.

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If it was a only a question of technology, then reducing carbon emission today appears preferrable to worrying about issues of nuclear waste tomorrow.

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May 19

2008

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we need to reduce our reliance on foreign oil and nuclear power will help

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May 20

2008

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There are safer, better ways of reducing reliance on foreign oil, such as solar, wind or conservation

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Nuclear power does not cause the pollution of coal plants, etc... it is clean!

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2008

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but it does create a lot of dangerous waste that stays dangerous basically forever

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2008

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coal plants have become cleaner over the years and "clean coal" technology is getting more attention

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