[Peakoil] 78% favour renewables (in UK)

[Keith Thomas]

It would be nice to think that democracy in mass society would come up 
with the best solution. That works OK for traditional politics, but not 
for peak oil and climate change. It matters not a whit what the 
majority - or even ALL - the people say or favour. Planetary 
constraints and systems know nothing of human conceits. What was it 
Ingersoll wrote: "In nature there are neither rewards nor punishments; 
there are consequences."?
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Keith Thomas
www.evfit.com
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On 17/01/2006, at 2:23 PM, Antony Barry wrote:

>
> On 17 Jan 2006, at 2:14 PM, Alex P wrote:
>
>> Has a similar survey been done in Australia?
>
> Public supports nuclear power
>
> By Tony Vermeer
> January 15, 2006
>
> ALMOST half the population supports the introduction of nuclear power 
> in Australia, a new poll reveals.
>
> Forty-seven per cent of those surveyed said they favoured establishing 
> a nuclear power industry because of growing concerns about climate 
> change.
> The Sunday Telegraph-Galaxy poll showed they outnumbered opponents, 
> with 38 per cent of people against and 15 per cent undecided.
>
> http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,17828388-421,00.html
>
> Tony
>
> phone : 02 6241 7659 | mailto:me at Tony-Barry.emu.id.au
> mobile: 04 1242 0397 | http://tony-barry.emu.id.au
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