British public say NO to new nukes

[Norman Cohen <ncohen12@HOME.COM>]

> Hi all,



   Please note that the paid consultant for British Nukes has been

waging an

anti-wind power campaign.



  Norm







> By Geoffrey Lean, Environment Editor

> 09 December 2001

>

> Fewer than one in 10 Britons support the Government's plan to build more

> nuclear power stations, according to a new opinion poll. And only three per

> cent oppose the construction of wind farms, despite a vigorous public

> campaign against them.

> A poll carried out by BRMB International will shock the Government as it

> puts the finishing touches to its new energy policy, due to be revealed

> next month.

>

> It will also strengthen the case for a reordering of priorities. It shows

> that only eight per cent of Britons support the building of new nuclear

> power stations, and 60 per cent oppose them.

>

> By contrast, three per cent of the public oppose wind farms on land.

> Offshore wind farms are even more popular, with only one per cent against.

> A second poll, commissioned by the Royal Society for the Protection of

> Birds (RSPB), also shows that 19 out of 20 Britons have heard of global

> warming and that three-quarters are concerned about it.

>

> Yesterday Sir Bernard Ingham, a paid consultant to British Nuclear Fuels,

> called the poll "valueless''. He said that his campaigns had succeeded in

> stopping two-thirds of applications to build wind farms in Britain.

>

> But Mark Avery, of the RSPB, said: "The poll demonstrates that the public

> has a sophisticated appreciation of the advantages and disadvantages of

> different ways of generating power. Let's hope the Government takes more

> notice of the views of British people than of Sir Bernard's opinions.''

> http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/environment/story.jsp?story=109136

>



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