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Fukushima: the social impact of a nuclear disaster
Hiroki & Ngaire Takano
15th February, 2012
The earthquake and nuclear meltdown in Japan last year compounded pre-existing issues like falling birth rates, fragmented families and shrinking communities. What does the future hold? more...
Links between childhood leukaemia and nuclear power plant radiation
Matilda Lee
15th February, 2012
The UK government's scientific advisory group found no link between childhood leukaemia and proximity to nuclear power plants, but German and French research has found an alarming doubling of risk more...
Kazakhstan’s nuclear legacy offers lessons for Fukushima
Matilda Lee
30th August, 2011
The Semipalatinsk region suffered under four decades of Soviet nuclear testing. Now, the country wants to become an international research hub for the effects of radiation on future generations. Matilda Lee reports from Kazakhstan more...
The big divide: is ideology holding back greens from embracing nuclear power?
Matilda Lee
20th July, 2011
Once united in opposition, the environmental movement is now divided on nuclear power. Matilda Lee reports on why some greens say that anti-nuclear is just sentimentalism more...
Aren't floods, cancer and infant mortality enough to stop Hinkley nuclear proposal?
Rosie Shute
29th June, 2011
Despite claims of a higher incidence of breast cancer and infant mortality in the vicinity of the existing Hinkley nuclear plant, and concerns over flooding in the region, the government has put forward crazy plans for a new facility says Rosie Shute more...
Power: keeping it green
Henry Gass
3rd June, 2011
Angela Merkel’s decision to dispense with nuclear power has left environmentalists around the world exploring alternatives. Henry Gass weighs up the options more...
TAKE ACTION on nuclear power
Matilda Lee
18th March, 2011
With the Japanese nuclear disaster still unfolding, make your voice heard on Britain's sustainable energy future: say no to nuclear... more...
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 Ecologist April 1980: 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...
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...
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...
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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...
Loopholes and scams dog ‘green’ energy
News
1st April, 2008
Green energy is coming under pressure to clean up its act after severe criticism of the Government’s attempts to change the rules on how renewable energy is calculated and further condemnation of the ‘splash and dash’ trading scam in biofuels. more...
Half of the UK's reactors offline
News
25th October, 2007
The nuclear industry continues to show failings in reliability by shutting down nearly half of the UK’s reactor fleet for maintenance this week, even as the Government finalises its consultation on a new generation of British nuclear power. more...
'Stitch-up' nuclear consultation exposed in new video
News
4th October, 2007
Greenpeace has released a video detailing the Government's continued mishandling of the nuclear consultation process. more...
'Sham' consultation records 46 per cent in favour of nuclear power
News
10th September, 2007
The Government’s ongoing consultation on nuclear power, which late last week was described as ‘a sham’ by environmental groups, has recorded preliminary results of 46 per cent in favour of nuclear power. more...
New nuclear consultation a 'sham'
News
7th September, 2007
The Government’s second attempt at a fair and legal public consultation on nuclear power has been declared a ‘sham’ by leading environmental groups. more...
Build four nuclear plants a week, or phase it out, report says
News
28th June, 2007
Four nuclear power stations would have to be built every week from now on if nuclear power is to play a serious role in reducing carbon dioxide emissions, a report by the Oxford Research Group has concluded. more...
Scotland says no to nuclear waste
News
27th June, 2007
The Scottish Executive has firmly refused to have nuclear waste buried north of the border, when asked as part of a new government consultation exercise. more...
Nuclear power station runs without safety device
News
18th June, 2007
A nuclear reactor at Oldbury power station in Gloucestershire was allowed to operate despite the fact it had not been fitted with a crucial internal safety system which would shut down the reactor in the case of a fire. more...
Nuclear power can’t take the heat
News
21st May, 2007
Future nuclear power plants, which are to be given the green light in the Government’s Energy White Paper later this week, will be forced to reduce their output as temperatures rise as a result of climate change, the International Herald Tribune has reported. more...
Greenpeace: nuclear power sums don't add up
News
3rd May, 2007
Greenpeace has published an independent report demonstrating that support for nuclear power as a way of tackling climate change would be an economic disaster. more...
IPCC set to green-light nuclear power and biofuels
News
1st May, 2007
The third report of the year from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is expected to green-light nuclear power and large-scale biofuel production as a way of tackling climate change, to the dismay of environmentalists worldwide.more...
UK government's support for nuclear power is illegal
News
15th February, 2007
Greenpeace have won a landmark high court battle against government support for nuclear power. more...Members
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