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Regina Committee for World Development
Publisher: R.C.W.D., Regina, CanadaYear Published: 1977 Pages: 6pp Resource Type: Article Cx Number: CX238 Six one-page articles discuss energy production in the Third World. Abstract: These are a group of six one-page articles relating to energy and human needs. They point out such things as Canada's involvement in the nuclear export programme and also in Rio Linto Zinc. This corporation is a British based subsidary in South Africa involved in the formation of a Uranium Cartel. The export of nuclear energy to Third World countries only drains their foreign exchange market and leads to a dependency on world capital markets. There are alternative ways of using local resources and skills which could eliminate this dependence. Third World countries have no need for expensive technologies and imported fuels. Energy sources should be simple, cheap, suitable for village and rural areas, with minimal side effects on the environment. The article also stresses that technology can be used to meet basic human needs without having to destroy our enviornment and remove people from their jobs. |