The Green Party has warned that electricity bills will have to go up if the government builds a new generation of nuclear power stations. This shouldn’t surprise many people, and Tony Blair is bound to ignore any such evidence now that he’s decided to go ahead no matter what.

Green Party principal speaker Caroline Lucas MEP said: “Tony Blair is determined to push this country down the nuclear route, based on two arguments: guaranteeing affordable energy supply, and reducing carbon emissions.

“The Alternative Energy Review proves what anti-nuclear campaigners have long suspected – that, even using these criteria, nuclear power is the inferior choice.

“It shows that a twin-pronged investment in renewable alternatives and energy efficiency and conservation measures will not only deliver greater emissions reductions than nuclear power, it will deliver them more cheaply, and all without the huge safety risks inherent in the nuclear option.”

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A word cloud of Spinneyhead, get your own here.

via Eine Kleine Nichtmusik

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This video was put together by a bunch of students wanting to protest the US’ 55mph speed limit. All it does is reinforce my feeling that far too many drivers are arrogant idiots who believe it’s their right to break the law. They got a car into each lane of a four lane highway and drove at the speed limit, watching as traffic backed up behind them. Some of them even had to pretend to be on their mobile phones(!!!????) to avoid confronations with other drivers.

They want the speed limit raised to 70. Someone should tell them they could do the same thing over here at that (legal) speed and get the same effect.

via Jaloponik

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How would an optical mouse cope if you tried to use it on a mirror?

Just bookmarking indiesurfer.blogspot.com as somewhere to check for free music.

via Ebench

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