Making sense of the UK's muddled energy policy - is it all about nuclear weapons?

The Ecologist
Oct 14, 2015, 5:53 am277 pts
On the face of it, the UK's policy to pursue nuclear power at all costs, while destroying the renewable energy sector, is totally illogical, write Philip Johnstone & Andy Stirling. But then it may make perfect sense - if only you accept that it's really all about maintaining the country's role as a nuclear…

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