Nuclear power critic is clutching at straws

PAUL LYNCH (Letters, April 21) is clutching at straws in his attempt to attack nuclear power.

He is, of course, technically correct in asserting that nuclear power makes a contribution to global warming, though it’s very small in comparison with power produced by fossil fuels.

The mining of uranium and its transport across the globe undoubtedly produces some small amount of greenhouse gases — but very little in comparison with what is produced by the mining of coal and the drilling of oil and gas, and the burning of it to produce electricity.