March 2006

Nuclear power: boom or bust?

Posted by bex — 7 March 2006 at 9:00am - Comments

A giant KAPOW is projected onto the dome at Sizewell

Over the past fortnight an enormous projection reading "KAPOW!" has materialised on several of the UK's nuclear power stations, highlighting the risk of terrorist attack to nuclear sites.

Greenpeace volunteers drove up to the perimeter fences of Dungeness, Sizewell, Wylfa, Oldbury, Heysham and Torness nuclear power stations and projected the cartoon-style image onto the walls.

Article tagged as: energy review, nuclear power, reactor safety, terrorism

Carbon dating the decision makers

Posted by bex — 2 March 2006 at 9:00am - Comments

David Cameron talks to Stop Climate Chaos supporters

Hundreds of Stop Climate Chaos supporters came together on March 1st to 'carbon date' some of the UK's leading MPs.

They weren't trying to guess the ages of these venerable decision makers; they were borrowing the 'speed dating' format to tell MPs what they thought the government should do about climate change.

Article tagged as: chris huhne, climate change, david cameron, greg barker, margaret beckett, michael meacher, sir menzies campbell, stop climate chaos

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