David Delaney circulated this article this morning. 

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Public Opposition to U.K. Nuclear Power Falls as Prices Soar

April 18 (Bloomberg) — The U.K. public's support for nuclear power has increased as energy prices soar, with almost half of Britons saying they're not prepared to pay a premium for electricity from renewable sources, a study said.

About 36 percent of Britons want to see an increase in nuclear capacity, compared with 29 percent one year ago, according to a study by KPMG International and YouGov Plc. About 45 percent of the survey respondents said they want a reduction in nuclear power, less than the 58 percent last year.

The U.K. government said it will decide by June whether a new generation of nuclear power plants should be built. Atomic power plants, such as British Energy Group Plc's Sizewell, produce about a fifth of Britain's electricity.

Renewable energy, which produces about 4 percent of the power consumed, is more expensive than nuclear power because it needs a back-up system to function when the resources, such as wind or the sun, aren't available.

“The impact of recent energy price rises is evidently having an effect as people remain largely supportive of renewable power but not necessarily at any price,'' the survey said.

About 44 percent of the survey respondents said they weren't prepared to pay “a single penny more for green energy,'' the report said.

U.K. power prices doubled last year after an increase in the cost of fossil fuels, such as oil, coal and natural gas.

To contact the reporter on this story:
Elena Moya in London at  moya@bloomberg.net

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Car coops are featured in the Ideal Bite – a sassier shade of green newsletter -  this morning.

Tired of owning a car, but loathe public transportation?
Now, there are options!

Walter Derzko…  I've seen his name for years, but this morning, I looked in at Walter's blog.  It's fascinating and well worth a visit.

Walter's blog, "Smart Economy", has… a wealth of information about new ideas.  He's documented over 500 smart technologies from around the world. 

Looks like Walter is Toronto based.  He regularly posts on the Energy Resources and Peak Oil Toronto discussion groups.

One thing we could do on the Ottawa group is to take a look at Walter's blog and find a few things that we could actually bring to Ottawa and IMPLEMENT!

About perspectives… The Foundation for Global Community is… a nonprofit educational organization, dedicated to reconnecting people, the planet, and prosperity. Recognizing that natural, social, and economic systems are all parts of a single interconnected whole, the Foundation has been promoting cultural change, facilitating personal development, and strengthening community connections for over 50 years.

This nifty little Wombat flash presentation from the Foundation gets the "One world" perspective across very simply.  Check it out:

http://www.globalcommunity.org/flash/wombat.shtml