tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-985080357558043054.post8122098584437816208..comments2024-03-27T18:54:46.951+00:00Comments on Syniadau :: The Blog: Italy, Murakami and Rifkin say No to nuclearSyniadauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13876017048168055247noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-985080357558043054.post-58789995782218398662011-06-15T16:05:36.231+01:002011-06-15T16:05:36.231+01:00Lyndon, In so far as genetics is concerned, Rifkin...Lyndon, In so far as genetics is concerned, Rifkin warned of the risks involved in genetically modified material either cross-pollinating or cross-breeding with existing wildlife in unexpected and uncontrollable ways. I, Plaid Cymru and many others share that concern, and want to keep Wales GM free.<br /><br />The argument against GM is exactly the same as the argument against nuclear power in Wales. We can produce the food we need without GM, so why take the risk? We can produce the energy we need without nuclear, so why take the risk?<br /><br />That's not to say that there aren't appropriate fields for nuclear or genetic scientists to be involved in, only to say that the commercial-scale use of either of these technologies is unnecessary and inappropriate in Wales.MHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09329059309196746446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-985080357558043054.post-82173449287650735402011-06-15T09:44:34.922+01:002011-06-15T09:44:34.922+01:00@Lyndon
It's easy to dismiss someone with ins...@Lyndon<br /><br />It's easy to dismiss someone with insults. Much harder to listen to the arguments and make the rational case.Dafyddnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-985080357558043054.post-48980304403711843342011-06-14T21:31:03.208+01:002011-06-14T21:31:03.208+01:00Rifkin has always been an anti-science, rabble-rou...Rifkin has always been an anti-science, rabble-rousing charlatan. His campaign against genetic engineering was particularly grotesque, making him genetics's number one hate figure when I was in university.Lyndonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02225999704347903995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-985080357558043054.post-32410682755446648512011-06-14T20:43:50.509+01:002011-06-14T20:43:50.509+01:00Thorium fuelled reactors could well be the future ...Thorium fuelled reactors could well be the future - they are safer than uranium, and thorium is abundant - especially in Wales. China is sinking billions into research which will produce scalable, pre-fab units which are fail-safe, and produce far less waste, which has a much shorter half life than the current nuclear generators. <br /><br />It even appears that the UK media - even the Daily Mail, are starting to take this seriously, and that some of the enabling technology is being developed in the UK <br /><br />A rather superficial though supportive article from them <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/moslive/article-2001548/Electron-Model-Many-Applications-Technology-save-world.html" rel="nofollow">HERE</a>.SiƓnnynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00021974709953206048noreply@blogger.com