I thought I'd take a break from watching "Pandoras promise" - a documentary about how nuclear power is maturing to become the safe affordable source of energy the world needs - I know I (was) a cynic too.
I thought I'd google it for more information - I found the site.
It turns out there are several ways to watch it - long story short, it's a commercial production and fees are involved if you want to see it.
Maybe it's just me, but if the nuclear power industry wanted to improve their reputation, they'd fund an independent body to make a "living video" - one that was continually updated - even once a month, to present an independent understanding of the costs and benefits of nuclear power.
I for one was shocked to discover that the background radiation levels in Brazil are more than 30 times those in Chernobyl.
Then there's "coal kills more people by about 10000:1 or greater than radiation", if I read the statistics right.
Come to think of it, there's another industry that feeds on fear and uncertainty - the distribution of wealth, that drugs regulation kills children
so I think that big commercial interests actively encourage this sort of thing.
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