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<center>'''Welcome to the Nuclearspin website'''</center> | <center>'''Welcome to the Nuclearspin website'''</center> | ||
| − | On 23 January 2006, the British government officially launched a 12 week consultation exercise on | + | On 23 January 2006, the British government officially launched a 12 week consultation exercise on Britain's energy needs entitled: "Our Energy Challenge: securing clean, affordable energy for the long term". |
| − | Two months before, in November 2005, Tony Blair was said to be already | + | Two months before, in November 2005, Tony Blair was said to be already 'convinced' of the pro-nuclear argument. Because of Blair's conversion to the nuclear cause as well the pro-nuclear bias of the Cabinet, the Energy Review is seen by some as a cynical PR exercise by the government that gives the appearance of a public debate, whilst the decision is already made up. To others the public consultation exercise is a genuine public debate. |
Whatever the case, the pro-nuclear lobby is working vehemently behind the scenes to secure a new generation of nuclear power stations. This year is the twentieth anniversary of the accident at Chernobyl, which effectively killed off nuclear power in Europe for a generation. Now the twin concerns of energy security and climate change have given nuclear a new political lease of life, undreamed of only a few years ago by its most ardent supporters. | Whatever the case, the pro-nuclear lobby is working vehemently behind the scenes to secure a new generation of nuclear power stations. This year is the twentieth anniversary of the accident at Chernobyl, which effectively killed off nuclear power in Europe for a generation. Now the twin concerns of energy security and climate change have given nuclear a new political lease of life, undreamed of only a few years ago by its most ardent supporters. | ||
| − | The Nuclear Spin website is designed to help people find out more about the key pro-nuclear advocates in the UK who are pushing for a resumption of nuclear power. It documents some of the public relations tactics being used by the industry to fool the public into believing that | + | The Nuclear Spin website is designed to help people find out more about the key pro-nuclear advocates in the UK who are pushing for a resumption of nuclear power. It documents some of the public relations tactics being used by the industry to fool the public into believing that Britain's future is nuclear. |
We hope you enjoy it. If you want to get involved please see the menus on the left hand column. | We hope you enjoy it. If you want to get involved please see the menus on the left hand column. | ||
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[http://www.nuclearspin.org/index.php/Category:Civil_nuclear_industry '''Companies'''] | [http://www.nuclearspin.org/index.php/Category:Civil_nuclear_industry '''Companies'''] | ||
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[http://www.nuclearspin.org/index.php/Category:Nuclear_PR%2C_lobbying_and_consultancy_firms '''PR, Lobbying and Consultancy firms'''] | [http://www.nuclearspin.org/index.php/Category:Nuclear_PR%2C_lobbying_and_consultancy_firms '''PR, Lobbying and Consultancy firms'''] | ||
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[http://www.nuclearspin.org/index.php/Category:Web_companies_working_for_the_nuclear_lobby '''Web Companies'''] | [http://www.nuclearspin.org/index.php/Category:Web_companies_working_for_the_nuclear_lobby '''Web Companies'''] | ||
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Revision as of 14:42, 15 March 2006
On 23 January 2006, the British government officially launched a 12 week consultation exercise on Britain's energy needs entitled: "Our Energy Challenge: securing clean, affordable energy for the long term".
Two months before, in November 2005, Tony Blair was said to be already 'convinced' of the pro-nuclear argument. Because of Blair's conversion to the nuclear cause as well the pro-nuclear bias of the Cabinet, the Energy Review is seen by some as a cynical PR exercise by the government that gives the appearance of a public debate, whilst the decision is already made up. To others the public consultation exercise is a genuine public debate.
Whatever the case, the pro-nuclear lobby is working vehemently behind the scenes to secure a new generation of nuclear power stations. This year is the twentieth anniversary of the accident at Chernobyl, which effectively killed off nuclear power in Europe for a generation. Now the twin concerns of energy security and climate change have given nuclear a new political lease of life, undreamed of only a few years ago by its most ardent supporters.
The Nuclear Spin website is designed to help people find out more about the key pro-nuclear advocates in the UK who are pushing for a resumption of nuclear power. It documents some of the public relations tactics being used by the industry to fool the public into believing that Britain's future is nuclear.
We hope you enjoy it. If you want to get involved please see the menus on the left hand column.
