George Monbiot is on quite a tear. His latest riposte begins:
Over the last fortnight I've made a deeply troubling discovery. The anti-nuclear movement to which I once belonged has misled the world about the impacts of radiation on human health. The claims we have made are ungrounded in science, unsupportable when challenged, and wildly wrong. We have done other people, and ourselves, a terrible disservice.
Today's unambiguous rebuke to the anti-nuclear wing of the environmental movement (coming on the heels of Monbiot's recent string of pro-nuclear columns) represents a serious challenge to climate advocates who don't support nuclear power as a bridge fuel until renewables can be scaled up to help meet the meet the world's energy needs. Monbiot is also going off the reservation in a way that is reminiscent of this column and this one from two years ago. I agree with Barry Woods that Monbiot has ...
