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Power Failure
Yes, we are pro-nuclear, but the proposed Hinkley C plant should be scrapped.
Danger Mice
Beware of politicians making themselves look big by inflating security threats
A Hole in the System
The outrageous, untold story of how big business dumps its costs on us.
A State Licence to Rob the Public
The government has torpedoed its promised community energy revolution – to the benefit of big business.
Produce More, Consume Less
How our governments’ crashing contradictions destroy their climate policies.
A Gunpowder Plot Against Democracy
This bill of rights for corporations will blow up the sovereignty of parliaments
Someone Else’s Story
Scots voting no to independence would be an astonishing act of self-harm
Power Crazed
Why do we transfer the real health risks inflicted by coal onto nuclear energy?
“Managing Transparency”
Politicians and officials are desperately seeking to justify their transatlantic assault on democracy.
Fiscal Meltdown
The government is betting the farm on a nuclear technology that might soon look as hip as the traction engine.
Climate Breakdown
How governments bemoan the problem but keep stoking the fires.
Obama’s Rogue State
The US calls on other nations to abide by the treaties it violates.
Obstinate Questionings
The Lake District’s bid for World Heritage status shows just what a mess conservation is in.
Backwards Reasoning
Could fracking prevent climate change denial?
DDT 2.0
We’re just beginning to understand the wider impacts of neonicotinoids.
The Naturalists Who Are Terrified of Nature
A radical challenge to British conservation and its bizarre priorities.
Pistols at Dawn
A three-year, £100 bet on solar power has matured. Who won?
Out of Steam
Nuclear power seems to have stalled. So what happens now?
The Heart of the Matter
This is by far the most interesting and challenging debate about nuclear power I have had to date.