How nasty is producing Solar Panels? Have you looked at the etchants used?
I don't think we have a full account of the cost of the chemicals involved in semi-conductor construction.
I know its an inconvenient fact....
We all want to hate nuclear power but have no good storage plans for these new variable green power sources.
Nuclear may take a long time to spin up but it is constant and reliable.
Electrify the economy they say....
They forget wind and solar are part time producers.