The Fukushima plant in Japan was aging, lacking in safety features, hit by a gigantic earthquake and tsunami and still didn’t kill anyone with radiation poisoning. Rather than discouraging George Monbiot from nuclear power, it’s suddenly a far more attractive option.
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Monbiot: Oh, the joyful vindication!
When the Climategate scandal broke out, George Monbiot called for the main scientist involved, Phil Jones, to resign. Now following the Russell review, Monbiot admits he was wrong.
The day I attempted to arrest Tony Blair for war crimes
David Cronin explains that fateful day when he attempted a citizen’s arrest on former UK PM Tony Blair for war crimes in the Iraq War as part of George Monbiot’s “Arrest Blair”campaign.
George Monbiot puts a price on Tony Blair’s head
British writer and activist George Monbiot reckons Tony Blair should be tried for war crimes. So he’s launched an online campaign and is willing to pony up £100 to anyone who attempts a citizen’s arrest.
In climate denial: this is not scepticism
We’re losing the battle against climate denialism. Much of the skepticism is fuelled by ideology, but the real driver of denialism is an emotional inability to accept that we’re in serious trouble.
Guy Rundle: Spectator editor flushed out by the green left
Recent events at UK magazine The Spectator tell us a lot about the cynical way in which climate change scepticism is used to sell to the right.
