The dangers of....

Best comment of the day, at Instapundit:

Reader Andrew Medina says we’re lucky to face nuclear-plant problems, because if the tsunami had hit a solar farm instead, “10,000’s of Lbs of lead and cadmium telluride would have been swept into the Sea of Japan poisoning just about everything.”

The risks of nuclear power can't be underestimated, but this comment highlights that even the greenest source of energy is a potential toxic disaster. We shouldn't fear the risks of nuclear power, which is a lot safer than coal.