Monthly Archives: July 2011

The precautionary principle

Posted on July 31, 2011 by daryan12

The precautionary principle is something that often lies at the heart of the environmental debate. It basically works on the principle that if a particular activity or policy carries a suspected risk of some sorts, even if that risk is … Continue reading →

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Understanding the Limits to Growth

Posted on July 31, 2011 by daryan12

The club of Rome’s 1973 the limits to Growth, warned of serious possible dangers of constraints to continued growth (economic, population, prosperity, industrial output, etc.) brought on by a depletion of resources and severe damage being ultimately inflicted on the … Continue reading →

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Part 11 – Summary and Conclusions

Posted on July 2, 2011 by daryan12

Following through the analysis I’ve undertaken you can see that the alternative designs proposed to the LWR do offer some advantages, notably in the area of safety, but many of these designs come with other problems attached. It is also … Continue reading →

Posted in clean energy, climate change, economics, energy, LFTR, nuclear, peak oil, politics, renewables, sustainability, thorium, Uncategorized | 10 Comments