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nuclear energy and labour trojan tv - 08.05.2004 17:35
nieuws van tour de france > Nuclear energy and labour > > > > Currently there is a large pressure on labour in most European countries. > Unemployment is increasing and the politicians spread their rhetoric about > work, work & work. It doesn't matter what you do as long as it is paid. A > factory that constructs weapons of mass destruction also pays the wages of > those employed. The nuclear industry uses the labour argument by telling the > public that nuclear power plants create many jobs and that switching to > sustainable energy will mean less employment. > > However, this argument is untrue, not only because sustainable energy could > employ more people (for the construction of wind power and nuclear power > installations about the same amount of people are needed (25 per MW), but > for the production of energy 2-3 times as many people are needed for wind > energy compared to nuclear energy) but also because the complete cost of > energy production should be considered, the cost of labour but also that of > the installation itself (and especially in case of nuclear power plants, not > to forget the dismantling!) The cost of the installation itself is enormous > compared to that of the labour cost in the case of nuclear energy. Because > of this sustainable energy is much more interesting from an employment > perspective. > > An even more important aspect of sustainable energy installations is that > they can be build in small units across the country. By decentralisation of > the energy production the exclusive monopoly position of large companies is > taken away and the energy production can take place in a more democratic > way. > > > > > > Source and more information :: www.amisdelaterre.org > > E-Mail: Website: http:// |
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