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Mad Science: The Nuclear Power Experiment

17 May, 2013

Some environmentalists champion nuclear power as an answer to global warming. But a new book by anti-nuclear campaigner Joseph Mangano argues that the dangers far outweigh any benefits. Elaine Graham-Leigh has reviewed Mad Science: The Nuclear Power Experiment by Joseph … Continue reading

A wind farm from Xinjiang in China. Photo by randomix.

Wind surpasses nuclear in China, and the potential for more is huge

19 February, 2013

Wind has overtaken nuclear as an electricity source in China. In 2012, wind farms generated 2 percent more electricity than nuclear power plants did, a gap that will likely widen dramatically over the next few years as wind surges ahead. … Continue reading

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While renewables grow: world nuclear electricity generation is on the decline

13 December, 2012

World nuclear electricity-generating capacity has been essentially flat since 2007 and is likely to fall as plants retire faster than new ones are built. In fact, the actual electricity generated at nuclear power plants fell 5 percent between 2006 and … Continue reading

Greenpeace activists can here be seen climbing over the fence at Forsmark nuclear power plant.

Greenpeace action exposes shockingly weak security at Swedish nuclear plants

11 October, 2012

On Tuesday this week more than 70 Greenpeace activists took action in what they said was “a peaceful stress test” of two Swedish nuclear power plants. The stress test took place shortly a week after a safety report was released … Continue reading

Seen here is the Forsmark nuclear power plant. Forsmark is situated on the Swedish east coast and has three boling water reactors.

Safety Report: Swedish nuclear reactors have major security issues, needs to be shut down immediately

10 October, 2012

Last week Greenpeace released an alarming report about the state of Swedish nuclear power plants. According to the report, the security problems at the aging nuclear reactors in Sweden are so urgent that they should be shut down immediately to … Continue reading

Seen here is Ringhals, the Swedish nuclear power plant where explosives were found yesterday.

Explosives found at nuclear power plant in Sweden – security levels increased

21 June, 2012

Yesterday explosives were found at the Ringhals nuclear power plant in Sweden. In response to this, the Swedish Radiation Safety Authority increased security levels to “yellow”, which is the second level of a three-point scale, at all Swedish nuclear power … Continue reading

Pictured here is Areva chief executive Anne Lauvergeon, also known as ‘Atomic Anne’ in France.

Nuclear Piranhas Eat Their Own

23 January, 2012

We already know that the nuclear industry is quite comfortable colluding with governments to deceive the public or spying on environmental groups so that senior executives are sent to jail or lying to regulators to cover up radioactive leaks that … Continue reading

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Greenpeace activists penetrates French nuclear plant, everyone relieved they weren’t terrorists

7 December, 2011

The other day nine activists from Greenpeace managed to breach the security, infiltrate and hang a banner on one of the reactor buildings at a French nuclear site. According to media reports the police took “several hours” to respond to … Continue reading

Is tar sands really ethical oil?

The greatest Astroturf of all time – Ethical oil

21 November, 2011

If there’s one thing that makes any environmentalists blood boil, its got to be the practice of “greenwashing” where companies try to sell themselves as “green” when they are anything but. Then there’s “astroturfing” where a PR firm in the … Continue reading

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French energy giant EDF fined for spying on Greenpeace

10 November, 2011

Today a French court fined the largely state-owned energy giant EDF for €1,5 million for spying on Greenpeace campaigners. The French court found that EDF, which is hoping to build four nuclear reactors in the UK, had hired the security … Continue reading

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