Research Paper on:
In Favor of Nuclear Power Plants

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"The ocean will be dead in seven years!" So prophesied actor Ted Danson nearly 20 years ago in the environmental Chicken Little alarm that encouraged everyone to  "save the earth." Clearly, the ocean is still alive, and even environmental activist groups have come to understand that, while individual small efforts can be beneficial, it is the  larger issues that take precedence in preventing further environmental damage and rectifying that which has already been done. There is still disagreement over  whether the average temperature of the earth is increasing, but most of mainstream science accepts that it is. Recent news has immense potential to end all debate, however.  Recently, residents of Barrow, Alaska complained that houses are sinking into the permafrost as a nearby Arctic ice cap continues to recede (The Issues: Global Warming, 2004). Putting that  argument aside, virtually everyone agrees that dumping pollutants into the atmosphere cannot be a good thing. The use of nuclear power plants avoids much of that result of human  activity. Environmental Implications The issue of global warming has been a matter of speculation for decades. The lack of hard evidence to  back up scientists claims has provided fuel for those in denial, but the denial faction stands on the cusp of being faced with intense evidence that not even the most  environmentally-immune will be able to deny. The sinking of a few houses at the top of the world has no direct effect on anyone outside the local community; the  loss of a significant portion of the polar ice cap affects everyone. A study released on November 8, 2004 states that "the annual average amount of sea ice in