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The Manila Times Internet Edition | OPINION >Renewable energy vs. nuclear power

Renewable energy vs. nuclear power
The Manila Times By Dan Mariano26 Nov 08 After a two-decade wait, a bill that aims to boost the development of renewable sources of energy is about to become law. All that the proposed Renewable Energy Act needs is the signature of President Arroyo.
In contrast to traditional energy sources like filthy fossil fuels, Renewable Energy sources are more environment friendly, can be tapped in many parts of the Philippines and help save the country billions of dollars, now spent to import petroleum and coal…………………….

Environmental groups led by Greenpeace have registered their opposition to the proposal to commission the anomaly-ridden Philippine Nuclear Power Plant (PNPP), which was built at great expense by the Marcos regime. Environmentalists described the proposal as extremely dangerous and unwise.

As if the Three-Mile Island and Chernobyl accidents were not warning enough, a Greenpeace position paper contended that nuclear power has repeatedly failed to deliver on its proponents’ promises and has proven to be a highly expensive and risky investment……………………..“You can’t solve a problem by creating another problem,” said Amalie Obusan, Greenpeace climate and energy campaigner in Southeast Asia. “To propose nuclear expansion in the name of climate change is stacking one potential catastrophe over another.”………………..Renewable Energy resources can provide as much as 57 percent of the country’s energy needs by 2030, and 70 percent by 2050, with “new” renewables, such as wind, biomass, geothermal and solar energy, contributing as much as 58 percent to the energy mix, Greenpeace pointed out.

The Manila Times Internet Edition | OPINION >Renewable energy vs. nuclear power

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November 26, 2008 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | ENERGY