Guardian Columnist: Nuclear Energy, "Will Have To Be Accepted"

Here's Max Hastings from today's edition of the Guardian:

I respect much that Greenpeace does, in particular its crusade against global despoliation of fisheries, but Brent Spar was not an isolated example of the abuse of campaigning sentiment. Likewise, the arguments about nuclear power and GM crops are much more complex than many greens allow. Only a lunatic could embrace either technology with enthusiasm. Yet, as usual, there are important arguments about choices. Some of us believe that both will have to be accepted, because the alternatives are unconvincing.

It's nice to know that some folks are willing to give the nuclear energy industry a hearing.

Maybe one day, Hastings will admit that only a lunatic could argue that you could curb greenhouse gas emissions and keep the lights on without using nuclear energy. I can dream.

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