Sen Hagel on the Iraq War

Excellent example of the skillful use of framing in political debate.

Sen. Chuck Hagel Speaks on the Senate Floor
Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NB) argues on the Senate Floor in favor of an amendment to strike language on the withdrawal of Troops.
3/27/2007: WASHINGTON, DC: : CSPAN2

Sen Hagel on the Iraq War

Excellent example of the skillful use of framing in political debate.

Sen. Chuck Hagel Speaks on the Senate Floor
Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NB) argues on the Senate Floor in favor of an amendment to strike language on the withdrawal of Troops.
3/27/2007: WASHINGTON, DC: : CSPAN2

Another Thumbs Down Report on Nukes

Secure Energy? Civil Nuclear Power, Security and Global Warming - Oxford Research Group

"This report asks two questions: how dangerous is nuclear power? And can it help reduce CO2 emissions? The short answer to the first questions is ‘very’: nuclear power is uniquely dangerous when compared to other energy sources. For the second question the answer is ‘not enough and not in time’."

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"Oxford Research Group shows that rather than making a positive contribution, an expansion of civil nuclear power would:

* Make efforts to control the spread of nuclear weapons much more difficult.
* Increase the risk of nuclear terrorism.
* Make a negligible short-term contribution to lowering CO2 emissions.
* Make a negligible contribution to energy security.

Finally, we show that nuclear power is not needed. Germany, for example, already has more generating capacity from wind-power than the UK nuclear component and within six years will have more solar powered capacity too. If the UK pursued similar policies, by 2020 wind would provide well over six times and solar three times the generating capacity major industrial players estimate for a nuclear new build."

The full report in PDF format.

Another Thumbs Down Report on Nukes

Secure Energy? Civil Nuclear Power, Security and Global Warming - Oxford Research Group

"This report asks two questions: how dangerous is nuclear power? And can it help reduce CO2 emissions? The short answer to the first questions is ‘very’: nuclear power is uniquely dangerous when compared to other energy sources. For the second question the answer is ‘not enough and not in time’."

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"Oxford Research Group shows that rather than making a positive contribution, an expansion of civil nuclear power would:

* Make efforts to control the spread of nuclear weapons much more difficult.
* Increase the risk of nuclear terrorism.
* Make a negligible short-term contribution to lowering CO2 emissions.
* Make a negligible contribution to energy security.

Finally, we show that nuclear power is not needed. Germany, for example, already has more generating capacity from wind-power than the UK nuclear component and within six years will have more solar powered capacity too. If the UK pursued similar policies, by 2020 wind would provide well over six times and solar three times the generating capacity major industrial players estimate for a nuclear new build."

The full report in PDF format.