Controversy has been raging for decades over the link between nuclear power stations and childhood leukemia. But as with tobacco and lung cancer, it's all about hiding the truth, writes Ian Fairlie. Combining data from four countries shows, with high statistical significance, that radioactive releases from nuclear plants are the cause of the excess leukemia cases.
… 2014 News Nuclear Power Health UK Switzerland Germany France … in most other European countries, especially Germany. The core issue is that, world-wide, … 5 km of NPPs. O E SIR=O/E 90% CI p-value Germany 34 24.1 1.41 1.04-1.88 0.0328 Great …
Greta Thunberg's 'stand with Gaza' is a historic moment for the global climate movement.
… also criticism from some climate activists in Germany, Austria and Israel. Beyond that, … numbers of trade unionists did strike in Germany and Australia, but nowhere else. …
The rich want to end the lockdown. But before any government does this we need mass testing, proper equipment for essential workers and real protections for the most vulnerable.
… see the examples of the countries like China, Germany and South Korea, where governments at … have now. Italy has twice as many as the UK. Germany has ten times as many. This is key …
If we're serious about cutting CO2 emissions, there's no place for nuclear power, writes Ian Fairlie - because it's the least cost-effective way to do it. By far the best way is to improve energy efficiency. But tell the Government the truth, and it'll close you down.
… have been published - by the Öko Institut in Germany, and by Dr Storm van Leeuwen and his …
The GMB trade union has called on the UK government to press ahead with the Hinkley Point C power station despite legal challenges and serious technical failures. In this Open Letter, David Elliott, Ian Fairlie, Jonathon Porritt and colleagues tell the union that its members' interests lie in our renewable future, not the nuclear past.
… renewables . Your union should also look at Germany whose non-nuclear energy policies have …
Four of Britain's major unions are big supporters of nuclear power, writes Ian Fairlie - all because of the jobs. Now Labour's shadow energy minister has joined them in backing Hinkley C - even though renewable energy is a far better job-creator than nuclear, and already employs three times more people.
… with 650,000 in Europe, including 370,000 in Germany and 160,000 in France. The IRENA …
Bill Gates has made billions and understands capitalist markets - from the perspective of an investor. To confront climate breakdown we need to see things as human beings.
… already works for short stretches of road in Germany. There are dozens more examples of …