Tag Archives: Dr. Helen Caldicott

Plutonium is good for you: or, happy astroturfing

This week the Guardian published an article (in CIF America) about Fukushima. The article, by Richard Schiffman, went over much the same ground as my recent post about Fukushima (see here). Of course in no time at all the astroturf … Continue reading

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Surprise, surprise, Fukushima is much worse than they first admitted

Fukushima: It’s much worse than you think Without doubt, Fukushima is the worst nuclear incident in history. God knows how many millions worldwide will die as a result of it. They won’t drop dead now, but in ten, twenty or … Continue reading

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How global warming has completely changed the nuclear power debate

In the past, George Monbiot (a UK lefty and environmentalist) would have been most definitly anti-nuclear, as would many others of a similar ilk. Over the last decade, though, there’s been a fundamental shift, due to the perceived effect of … Continue reading

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