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"Gaia guru" flips, embraces nuclear power.(Insider Report)(Brief Article)
British scientist James Lovelock, venerated by fervent environmentalists worldwide as a kind of high priest of "green theology," is causing anxiety, confusion and heated debate among the enviro-faithful. Professor Lovelock is most famous for his "Gala Hypothesis," which holds that the Earth is a self-regulated, living organism. He named his hypothesis after Gala, the ancient Greek Earth-mother goddess.
Now, however, Lovelock is guilty of the most serious heresy; he is saying that mankind must switch to nuclear power as the only viable alternative to fossil fuels.
Vehement opposition to nuclear power has been a cardinal tenet of green theology for decades. However, Lovelock attacked this sacred doctrine in a controversial May 24 commentary written for one of Britain's leading newspapers, The Independent. Lovelock's op-ed declared:
Opposition to nuclear energy is based on irrational fear fed by Hollywood-style fiction, the Green lobbies and the media. These fears are unjustified, and nuclear energy from its ...
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