Posted by twenty6 Jun - 30 - 2013 Comments Off on Turned out nice again, hasn’t it?
Re-engineering the Earth’s climate may now be a possibility. But no one knows what man-made technical fixes might bring. Jon Herbert looks at massive ambitions. Global geo-engineering could be the ultimate Plan B. It won’t work for ever and carries huge risks. But it might also be our last practical option to maintain a habitable Read More …
Posted by twenty6 Jun - 30 - 2013 Comments Off on Nuclear decisions that risk a major fallout
With the real prospect of power cuts blacking out UK industry and homes in the foreseeable future, new nuclear is not an assured low-carbon energy policy saviour while key decisions hang in the balance. Jon Herbert looks at the long negotiations. In March, the Government granted planning consent for the construction of Hinkley Point Read More …
