Articles from Sustainability #3
A selection of articles from the last issue of Sustainability journal
Canal building would create tens of thousands of jobs and would help provide Ireland with a viable post-oil transport infrastructure. A detailed historical analysis of Ireland's inland waterways, and an examination of the options for the future.
The case for re-opening Ireland's railways
Nuclear energy is no solution to fossil fuel depletion - as global uranium stocks become more depleted it will take more fossil fuel energy to dig raw uranium ore out of the ground and refine it into useable material than can be recouped during the operating life of a nuclear power station. And then there is the troublesome issue of toxic waste...
Exposes the myth, knowingly perpetuated by the Irish government, that Ireland has a responsible strategy for dealing with waste. Unfortunately, it doesn't.
Slightly sardonic look at the problem of car-addiction, and the possible alternatives.
Critical examination of Irish energy strategy and in particular of proposals to massively ramp up installed wind capacity.
