Pontefract Windfarm Action Group

The case for nuclear energy

Bruno Comby

Bruno Comby is a graduate of the Ecole Polytechnique, with a postgraduate degree in nuclear physics. He is a well known European environmentalist, the author of eight books on health, energy and the environment, including the best seller 'Environmentalists For Nuclear Energy'. In his book he puts the case for nuclear energy "Fossil fuels such as coal oil, and gas, massively pollute the Earth's atmosphere (CO, CO2, SOX, NOX...), provoking acid rains and changing the global climate by increasing the greenhouse effect" says Bruno. He continues "while nuclear energy does not participate in these pollutions and presents well-founded environmental benefits."

The green solution

James Lovelock

Regarded by many 'greens' as one of the founding fathers of the environment movement, you might expect James Lovelock to be a big supporter of developments such as the huge wind farm planned for Lewis. So it comes as a surprise when the scientist and inventor describes them bluntly as “a waste of time.”

“It’s absolutely stupid”. he continues “We would need a phenomenal amount to meet our needs. They’re not a good idea for somewhere like Britain. Perhaps they’d be of benefit in parts of the Middle East, on the edge of a desert providing power for desalination, but we don’t need them."