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Radiation and Chernobyl realities - at last

Why we posted this: Radiation risk is often exaggerated, and especially in the case of the Chernobyl accident in 1986. The BBC - almost always “environmentalist” in instinct - was almost always wrong about Chernobyl for 20 years. This 2006 Horizon show was its first really decent contribution. More »

Themes: Chernobyl / Green / Interrogating the BBC / Nuclear's Future. Posted by Paul Seaman on April 9th, 2008

BBC bungles Bali’s climate policy story

Why we posted this: These pieces show the BBC doing a bad job in an area it thinks it takes seriously. More »

Themes: Global Warming / Green / Interrogating the BBC / Media. Posted by Richard D North on November 14th, 2007

The BBC bungles crucial climate report

Why we posted this: It’s a clue to why the BBC’s handling of climate change policy is poor. More »

Themes: Global Warming / Green / Interrogating the BBC / Media. Posted by Richard D North on November 14th, 2007