We emphasise, when debating climate change, the importance of the scientific consensus, and reliance on solid, peer-reviewed studies. But as soon as we start discussing the dangers of low-level radiation, we abandon that and endorse the pseudo-scientific gibberish of a motley collection of cranks and quacks, who appear to have begun with the assumption that it must be killing thousands of people every year, and retrofitted the evidence to match it.
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George Monbiot’s blog, “The double standards of green anti-nuclear opponents”, The Guardian, 31 March 2011
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/georgemonbiot/2011/mar/31/double-standards-nuclear
