In an in-depth essay this weekend, one of the Globe's senior foreign-affairs writers urges us not to shy away from building more nuclear-energy plants just because of that spot of bother in Japan.
Showing posts with label energy consumption. Show all posts
Showing posts with label energy consumption. Show all posts
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Saturday, March 12, 2011
Harper's contribution to the energy debate
The disaster in Japan is, even now, putting a spotlight on the question of nuclear power and whether it's a good idea to emphasize it in the planning of energy policy.
I'd like to say something sensible, perhaps suggesting that if we're going to talk about less expensive ways of producing energy, then we also need to find ways to ensure that the costs of production don't fall disproportionately upon people who are already disadvantaged.
And that's a policy objective for any context – local, provincial, federal or international.
I'd like to say something sensible, perhaps suggesting that if we're going to talk about less expensive ways of producing energy, then we also need to find ways to ensure that the costs of production don't fall disproportionately upon people who are already disadvantaged.
And that's a policy objective for any context – local, provincial, federal or international.
The Japanese earthquake and the nuclear energy question
The Fukushima nuclear plant, about 150 miles north of Tokyo:
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