Bulk of Australians want renewable energy over nuclear
CANBERRA,
> Dec 15, 2009 -- Asia In Focus
>
> Australians overwhelmingly want the federal government to focus
> on developing renewable energy over nuclear power, according to a new
> opinion poll. The Newspoll survey, commissioned by the Clean Energy
> Council, showed four out of five respondents preferred Labor looked to
> solar and wind power options before nuclear energy.
>
> * Council chief executive Matthew Warren said on Tuesday while
> some people did support nuclear power in principle, the potential of
> renewables was clear.
>
> * "This confirms what we have thought for some time," he said in
> a statement.
> Dec 15, 2009 -- Asia In Focus
>
> Australians overwhelmingly want the federal government to focus
> on developing renewable energy over nuclear power, according to a new
> opinion poll. The Newspoll survey, commissioned by the Clean Energy
> Council, showed four out of five respondents preferred Labor looked to
> solar and wind power options before nuclear energy.
>
> * Council chief executive Matthew Warren said on Tuesday while
> some people did support nuclear power in principle, the potential of
> renewables was clear.
>
> * "This confirms what we have thought for some time," he said in
> a statement.