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Is nuclear power a ticking time bomb? – France24 Debate – 8 Mar 16

On March 10, 2016 By admin

I think that you really want to consider much more than just the body count of deaths when you look to evaluate a complicated problem like this. This has been a social catastrophe, the people who used to live near Fukushima […]

CHINA NIGHTMARE

On July 3, 2014 By admin

This piece first appeared in Business Green The prospect of the Chinese becoming owners, managers and even constructors of nuclear power stations in Britain has caused anxiety in some unexpected places. Both the right and the left, united in their […]

Viewpoint: Can we risk another Fukushima?

On November 21, 2013December 6, 2013 By admin

This article first appeared as a guest post for Greenpeace Energydesk By Tom Burke, Founding director of E3G 21ST NOV 2013 This article also appeared in The Ecologist One of the more opportunistic responses to the meltdown at Fukushima was that of nuclear advocates claiming that since there were […]