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Think nuclear is clean energy? Ask the Nigeriens
Carolyn Lebel
1st June, 2010
As the new nuclear renaissance grows, so too does uranium extraction. In Niger, which boasts some of the world's richest deposits, NGOs say that the poor are being exploited for the West's 'clean energy' more...How to campaign: climate change and energy
Zofia Walczak & Matilda Lee
25th May, 2010
From direct action campaigns to eco-village renewable energy systems, there are many ways to learn about and get involved in actions to prevent climate change more...The Government has found a backhanded way to subsidise nuclear power
Dan Box
24th May, 2010
21st century nuclear power needs a 21st century subsidy... no blank cheques this time - just an apparently green tweak to the emissions trading system, and voila! more...Finance, not politics, the main obstacle to nuclear, say campaigners
Ecologist
14th May, 2010
Nuclear industry's need for subsidies rather than political opposition remains main obstacle to building of a new generation of power plants in the UK more...Nuclear power – the grand illusion
Peter Bunyard
April/May 1980
The questions over nuclear power are still the same today as they were 30 years ago... more...Barack Obama gives green light to new wave of nuclear
Suzanne Goldenberg
16th February, 2010
US president announces $8.3bn in loan guarantees for construction of first nuclear reactors in almost 30 years more...UK Government nuclear consultation ‘farcical’, say locals
Ecologist
29th January, 2010
Local residents say they have been ‘insulted’ rather than ‘consulted’ over Government plans for new nuclear power stations more...Nuclear power may still need taxpayer help says watchdog
Ecologist
22nd January, 2010
Government spending watchdog says it is still not convinced new nuclear power stations will be built without public subsidies more...Sustainability watchdog slams Government’s energy plans
Ecologist
15th January, 2010
The Sustainable Development Commission (SDC) has accused the Government of producing energy strategies that are 'carbon blind' more...Designs for new UK nuclear reactors are unsafe
Terry Macalister
27th November, 2009
Major setback for nuclear energy plans as watchdog's report finds flaws in US and French models more...Nuclear power is still dependent on cheap fossil fuels
Peter Bunyard
November, 1979
Thirty years ago Peter Bunyard wrote 'A Question of Oil', looking at the the nuclear industry in 1979. His comments still hold true today... more...Fighting for nuclear disarmament
The Ecologist
1st July, 2003
Ploughshares actions started in 1980 in the US. They have taken place in many different countries, with weapons as diverse as rifles, warships, missiles, submarines and aircraft being dismantled or damaged. more...
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Nuclear gets fast-track, but renewables left with little
Tom Levitt
11th November, 2009
New Government planning rules will shorten the approval process for big power projects like nuclear plants, but do little for the local renewables sector more...Government approves ten new sites for nuclear power
Ecologist
9th November, 2009
Environmental groups say nuclear power will create a legacy of waste and undermine the UK's drive towards an economy based on renewable energy more...Nuclear police run covert network
Rob Evans
21st October, 2009
Industry-funded force uses moles and surveillance to spy on anti-nuclear protesters more...Nuclear issue splits German election
Ecologist
7th September, 2009
German leader's party plans to keep nuclear power stations open beyond 2020 more...UK urged to triple nuclear power
Ecologist
5th August, 2009
Former Minister's call to triple the contribution of nuclear power in UK dismissed as scare tactics more...Sustainability 'undone' by Treasury and BIS, says Porritt
Ecologist
6th July, 2009
The outgoing chief of the Government's independent sustainability watchdog, Jonathon Porritt, has criticised the Treasury and Department for Business for a failure to advance the sustainable development agenda more...Finland's safety fears over next-generation nuclear reactor
Ecologist
19th June, 2009
Safety concerns may halt construction of a new nuclear facility in Finland, posing questions about the viability of the next generation of European Pressurised Reactors destined for the UK more...Environmentalists support nuclear?
Jeremy Leggett
1st April, 2009
Four green travellers have lost their way on the road to Damascus. Only renewables have the answers to our energy predicament.more...
UK’s nuclear arsenal - time to disarm
Joss Garman
10th March, 2009
We can’t tackle today’s threats using Cold War weapons. That’s why what the UK does with its nuclear arsenal has never been more pertinent. more...The future of energy is renewable
Jon Hughes and Mark Anslow
27th February, 2009
The recent U-turn by of some of the UK's leading environmentalists - and one-time nuclear energy opponents - on the issue of nuclear energy, has caused vigourous debate in the media. Their reasoning is that we simply don't have the capacity to produce enough renewable energy to meet our needs. But as this comprehensive Ecologist report from 2007 shows the UK is really a renewable energy powerhouse. more...Coal is over
Joss Garman
22nd June, 2008
Britain lingers near to the bottom of the European league table for renewable energy, so why does it seem that the government are willing to add more coal nails to the coffin? more...Saved by the Atom
Peter Bunyard
12th June, 2008
Well, now we have it; nuclear power is once again going to save the day. In the past it helped save us from coal, now it is going to save us, if the rest of the world follows our example, from global warming. more...Beyond technofix
Richard Heinberg
9th June, 2008
On 12 January, chief scientific adviser Sir David King told the Guardian, ‘any approach that does not focus on technological solutions to climate change – including nuclear power – is one of “utter hopelessness”.’ more...