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Category Archives: Ecomodernism
Book review: McAfee (2019), More from Less
This is an interesting book which could be a good book if its key message – that technology and capitalism will decouple economic growth from resource use in time to prevent serious ecological disruption – were supported by research. This, … Continue reading
Posted in Ecomodernism, Economy and the Environment, Scarcities and constraints
Tagged Book review, Capitalism, Decoupling, Economics
3 Comments
Pragmatic, inclusive energy discussion works
Here’s one data point for the debate about communicating nuclear power: The approval rating of nuclear power in Finland has risen by a whopping seven percentage points in a year. In Pyhäjoki, where the Russian Rosatom is building its highly-contested … Continue reading
Posted in Ecomodernism, Energy, Nuclear energy & weapons
Tagged climate change, Finland, Nuclear, Renewables, rhetoric
6 Comments
Power and the (European) anti-nuclear power movement
This post contains some thoughts about the history of the anti-nuclear movement and in particular the European anti-nuclear movement as a struggle for power and empowerment; it’s posted here for convenience and as a reference, and as a caution against … Continue reading
Posted in Ecomodernism, Energy, History of technology, Nuclear energy & weapons, Politics
Tagged Europe, Germany, Nuclear, Power, Sociology
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I’m no longer advocating for clean energy; here’s why.
My Finnish readers will already know that I announced some time ago that I’m done with energy/climate change discussions. I’ve been following the debate actively since about 2007 and have been writing about it since late 2010. I’ve written two … Continue reading
Posted in Ecomodernism, Energy, Uncategorized
Tagged Energy, Environment, Nuclear, Renewables
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Confidence in 100% RE plans is poorly justified and may be dangerous
The recent publication of an unprecedented critique against the so-called “WWS” 100% renewable energy (RE) scenario has re-ignited the debate about the feasibility of renewable only energy scenarios in the United States and abroad. This is a long-overdue debate the … Continue reading
Posted in Ecomodernism, Energy, History of technology, Nuclear energy & weapons
Tagged climate policy, Environment, Nuclear, Renewables
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Never use the word “consumer”. Here’s why.
A public service announcement to everybody concerned about environmental and social issues: when writing or talking, refrain from the use of the word “consumer” if at all possible. There is considerable empirical evidence that merely using the word, instead of … Continue reading
Pro-nuclear environmentalists gain in Finnish elections
I wrote earlier about two interesting developments in Finnish politics. First, four municipal election candidates from the traditionally strongly anti-nuclear Green party published an opinion piece where they clearly stated that humanity no longer has the luxury of opposing nuclear energy. … Continue reading
Why I support almost all measures to reduce CO2 emissions – in one graph
(Click here for a larger version of the image. Feel free to re-use as well.) Climate change is not the only environmental problem we’re facing, but it’s the most critical. Many people agree, but as we’ve tried to explain in … Continue reading
Over 100 Finnish election candidates – Greens included – call for small reactors for district heating
More than hundred candidates in the upcoming municipal elections in Finland have signed a statement calling for Finnish cities to explore the possibilities of using small nuclear reactors to provide district heating. Interestingly, among the signatories are significant numbers of … Continue reading
Posted in Ecomodernism, Energy, Nuclear energy & weapons
Tagged District heat, Finland, Green party, Nuclear
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Two fallacies that explain A LOT about energy discussions
I’ve been following the energy discussions actively for a decade now. Despite some incremental improvements, the debate goes round and round much the same way as it did in 2007: everyone agrees in public that we need to quit fossil … Continue reading
Posted in Ecomodernism, Energy, History of technology
Tagged climate change, Energy, Essays, Nuclear, Renewables, rhetoric
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