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How fear of nuclear power is hurting the environment

Michael Shellenberger · TED

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"We're not in a clean energy revolution; we're in a clean energy crisis," says climate policy expert Michael Shellenberger. His surprising solution: nuclear. In this passionate talk, he explains why it's time to overcome longstanding fears of the technology, and why he and other environmentalists believe it's past time to embrace nuclear as a viable and desirable source of clean power.

The talk

  1. How fear of nuclear power is hurting the environment 14 min · TED's player

Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TEDSummit
Speaker
Michael Shellenberger
Year
2016
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Physics, Earth and environment, Society and politics
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
Attribution
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