 British Prime Minister Tony Blair has giving his strongest signal yet that he backs the building of a new generation of nuclear power stations.
| That will cause the reflexive lefties to squeal like piggies. They'll dismiss the fact that nuclear production frees the nation somewhat from dependence on an increasingly greedy and adversarial Arab world. Once the idea's safely dead, the same people will turn around and bitch about being dependent on the Arabs for energy. |
Mr Blair says the nation faces the prospect of being largely reliant on foreign gas imports.
"These facts put the replacement of nuclear power stations, a big push on renewables and a step change on energy efficiency, engaging both business and consumers, back on the agenda with a vengeance," Mr Blair told the Confederation of British Industry. His remarks have been made in the middle of a wide-ranging speech covering globalisation, education, pensions and public sector reform. They follow a private briefing by the Energy Minister on the progress of a review into the use of the power, which is due to be concluded by July. Mr Blair implies that without nuclear power, Britain cannot meet its targets for greenhouse gas emissions and answer questions over energy security. |