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Category Archives: Nuclear energy & weapons
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
1 Comment
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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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
23 Comments
What does research say about the safety of nuclear power?
I’ve been answering almost exactly the same answer to multiple discussions where people make claims about the safety of nuclear power, so I think it’s time to create a single post with collected information, links, and explanations. This is intended to … Continue reading
Minority report – for now? Finnish Green candidates call for nuclear power
This is my translation of a statement made by four Finnish Green party (Green League) candidates today, calling for the use of both nuclear power and renewables to combat climate change. It illustrates quite nicely how more and more thoughtful … Continue reading
Posted in Ecomodernism, Nuclear energy & weapons
Tagged climate change, Finland, Green party, Nuclear, Politics, Renewables
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Hey Greenpeace, could you find us Finns a warm place to live in?
A recent Greenpeace news release leads to an inescapable conclusion: that us Finns need to be evacuated immediately, because radiation hazards of living in Finland exceed those encountered in Fukushima evacuation zones. I therefore humbly ask Greenpeace to find a place … Continue reading
Atomic mail rockets, and how monocausal predictions are particularly dangerous
The new, shining age of information delivery was briefly at hand on June 8th, 1959. A Regulus cruise missile – designed for delivering a nuclear warhead to a Soviet city or port – landed neatly at the naval base at … Continue reading
Posted in Ecomodernism, History of technology, Nuclear energy & weapons
Tagged Forecasting, Future, Innovation, Predictions, Rocket mail, Space Age
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