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Some context on the nuclear free policy in NZ - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealands_nuclear-free_zone http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealands_nuclear-fr
by knz 14y ago
Some context on the nuclear free policy in NZ - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealands_nuclear-free_zone http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealands_nuclear-free_zone
It's an important part of the New Zealand national identity. There has been talk of allowing nuclear power generation but given how geologically unstable the country is most kiwis seem content to maintain the current policy.
- archangel_one 14y agoNuclear power generation isn't extremely practical for NZ, because it normally comes in large chunks which we don't have the population to support in most places. Plus we've got like 70% hydro or something anyway, so we're already doing relatively well as far as burning fossil fuels for power goes.
- Lazare 14y agoOf course, we have high emissions from agriculture. (All those sheep farts...)
- Wingman4l7 14y agoThat Wikipedia link doesn't lead to a valid page -- perhaps you meant this? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand%27s_nuclear-free_zone http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand%27s_nuclear-free_zo...
- knz 14y agoOops - something must have gone wrong with the formatting. Cheers for pointing that out!