Yep, fly ash contains radioactive trace elements, but that's a different thing to releasing radioactivity by burning coal ... not better or worse, just different. The vast majority of fly ash is trapped at the power plant using scrubbers and other filtering devices before it actually reaches the atmosphere.
Agreed. How will a CT/ETS solve that one? Remember that birth rates are higher in poorer nations, so if we tax ourselves poor our birthrate will likely climb as well!
I did. Here is a link to the most current statistics and predictions on fuel usage to 2030. Yes it comes from an oil company but they have a vested interest in how long they can continue to sell oil, don't they?
http://www.bp.com/sectiongenericarti...tentId=7066648.
Predictions are downloadable for free in PDF format and stats in an Excel spreadsheet and are used by energy authorities world wide. In particular their Statistical Review of World Energy 2010 is about as comprehensive a document on the subject as can be obtained for free, and also comes with Excel workbooks that can be used to chart comparative figures for all energy sources including nuclear, solar and others.