claim: When you account for all of the costs associated with burning coal and other fossil fuels, like air pollution and health effects, in reality they are significantly more expensive than most renewable energy sources.
evidences.evidence_id: Air pollution:237
evidences.article: Air pollution
evidences.evidence: Even in the areas with relatively low levels of air pollution, public health effects can be significant and costly, since a large number of people breathe in such pollutants.
evidences.votes: SUPPORTS NOT_ENOUGH_INFO
evidences.evidence_id: Fossil fuel:107
evidences.article: Fossil fuel
evidences.evidence: Fossil fuel prices generally are below their actual costs, or their "efficient prices," when economic externalities, such as the costs of air pollution and global climate destruction, are taken into account.
evidences.votes: SUPPORTS SUPPORTS
evidences.evidence_id: Fossil fuel:54
evidences.article: Fossil fuel
evidences.evidence: Artificial gasolines and other renewable energy sources currently require more expensive production and processing technologies than conventional petroleum reserves, but may become economically viable in the near future.
evidences.votes: REFUTES REFUTES
evidences.evidence_id: Nuclear power:975
evidences.article: Nuclear power
evidences.evidence: Today's primary sources of energy are mainly non-renewable: natural gas, oil, coal, peat, and conventional nuclear power.
evidences.votes: NOT_ENOUGH_INFO NOT_ENOUGH_INFO
evidences.evidence_id: Renewable energy:25
evidences.article: Renewable energy
evidences.evidence: It would also reduce environmental pollution such as air pollution caused by burning of fossil fuels and improve public health, reduce premature mortalities due to pollution and save associated health costs that amount to several hundred billion dollars annually only in the United States.
evidences.votes: NOT_ENOUGH_INFO NOT_ENOUGH_INFO