The Guardian reports that Mikhail Gorbachev, former Soviet president, has written to Tony Blair in an attempt to stop him pursuing nuclear power in the United Kingdom, telling him that it is not viable solution either socially, environmentally or economically, and that it certainly won’t help the climate change problem. “There is too much at …
In my opinion, Tony Blair is not doing a very good job at securing safe energy for future generations. There is still a possibility that he will be backing the pro-nuclear set and that Britain will end up dotted with lots of new toxic-waste producing nuclear power stations. I’m almost certain that you could do …
The Sustainable Development Commission, a UK government advisory, have reported that the benefits of nuclear power are outweighed by its serious disadvantages. This comes as good news to those who have been campaigning against a new nuclear power programme in the UK. The five main disadvantages that the report identifies are the long-term waste problem …
One of the unfortunate by-products of our reliance on coal for power generation is the toxic release of cadmium. Power plants spew the toxin into nearby land, where it gets into the soil. If that land happens to be a farm, cadmium poisoning of the food supply is a serious risk. Leafy plants such as …