Green U Turn on Nuclear.
On Thu, 26 Feb 2009 13:38:11 +0000, The Natural Philosopher
wrote:
David Hansen wrote:
"Professor Andy Blowers, Open University
Retired Professor of Social Sciences. Chairman of BANGG (Blackwater
against new nuclear group). Speaker for "Communities against nuclear
expansion" an organisation opposed to the building of new nuclear
power stations.
"Professor Tom Burke, Visiting Professor at Imperial and University
Colleges
Professional environmentalist, formerly Executive Director of Friends
of the Earth
"Dr Paul Dorfman, University of Warwick
Senior Research Fellow at the NHS Centre for Involvement, (Whatever
that may be). Co-author of the exciting paper "A conceptual model of
the role of complex science in local authority consultations about
air quality management."
Considered to be somewhat extreme even by Greenpeace and FoE.
Apparently he is particularly interested in "the role of sub-political
(bottom-up) involvement in environmental risk decision-making". He
advises, and is a member of, a number of environmental NGOs. Member
of Green Audit, an anti nuclear, anti GMO organisation and supporter
of the Low Level Radiation Campaign. Member of the Stop Hinkley
campaign.
Very coy about his qualifications presenting himself as an expert on
being an expert so I assume he was originally a Sociologist.
"Professor David Elliott, Open University
Professor of Technology Policy. Main research interests relate to the
development of sustainable energy technologies, and in particular
renewable energy based systems
"Professor Andy Stirling, University of Sussex
Masters in Archaeology and Social Anthropology, Disarmament activist
and ex anti-nuclear co-ordinator of energy campaigns for Greenpeace
International.
"Professor Stephen Thomas, University of Greenwich
Professor of energy policy at Greenwich University, author of a number
of anti-nuclear reports for Greenpeace.
"Professor Gordon Walker, Lancaster University
Professor in the Department of Geography. Supervisor on a PhD project
involving "empirical studies of popular leisure pursuits (gardening,
walking), and of instances in which people switch to lower carbon
routines (for example cycling)."
"On behalf of the Nuclear Consultation Group"
A group set up by, and whose web name is owned by, Dorfman.
No doubt they are all professors of media studies, theoology, and knitting..
Not quite, but not too far off :-).
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