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Sustainable Growth
Because of the growing human population, and thus our impact on the natural world, the idea of sustainable growth is important.
What is it? -Sustainable Growth is the idea of continued growth that is supportable without affecting the quality of life of both people and the environment
Floridas Electricity Generation Nuclear Coal Oil Gas Hydro Renewable and other
9.8% of electricity comes from nuclear power These power plants avoided 6000 tons of nitrous oxides, which is the same as removing 324,000 passenger cars
Each of the countries average energy output is color-coded based upon the percentage produced by a given energy source
CNN news report of the state of recovery six weeks after the Fukushima 1 disaster; http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/04/22/japan.fukushima.future/index.html
References
Buzz, Presidio. Nuclear Energy: Pros and Cons. 23 February 2009. 6 April 2013. <http://www.triplepundit.com/2009/02/nuclear-energypros-and-cons/>. Nuclear Energy Institute. Nuclear Energy in Florida. July 2012. 6 April 2013. <http://www.nei.org/filefolder/Florida_Fact_Sheet.pdf>. Oracle ThinkQuest. Alternative Energy Resources. n.d. 6 April 2013. <http://library.thinkquest.org/06aug/01335/nuclear.htm>. World Nuclear Association. Nuclear Basics. n.d. 6 April 2013. <http://www.world-nuclear.org/>.