Antinuclear

A study of the effects of radiation on actual UK nuclear workers corresponds well with the expected results in the U.S. BEIR VII study–a much different result would be expected under the radiation deniers’ “hormesis” concept. Graph from Dr. Ian Fairlie.

As the world veers closer to climate catastrophe, the people of the world increasingly understand that action to prevent that catastrophe must be taken. We are seeing that understanding grow even in the U.S., which has lagged most other industrialized countries in popular support for climate action, and even whether climate change is real.

As the most recent example, voters in a poll released last week in states considered to be potential swing states in the 2016 presidential election, consider climate change to be a serious problem by margins ranging from 54% to 68%. By similar margins (55%-66%), they support the EPA’s Clean Power Plan.

That the margins are…