Environment

Aftershock

There’s [plenty of information](http://www.nei.org/newsandevents/information-on-the-japanese-earthquake-and-reactors-in-that-region/) and commentary on the ongoing crisis in Japan, so I won’t go into that. What I will delve into is what will happen after all this is over. [Disclaimer: I am not a scientist, and hope that my [terminology](http://www.nuclearglossary.com/suites/nuclearglossary_reactors.html) is accurate for the purposes of this post] Re-assessment of nuclear technology …

Greener solutions for the long term

Lately, there has been lots of interest in ‘green’, sustainable energy. However, many of us are going green for less than altruistic reasons. As Barack Obama put it during Al Gore’s [endorsement](http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/17/us/politics/17campaign.html) of him, the former Vice President had done much to raise awareness of climate change, but “there’s nothing like US$4 a gallon gas …