Ep 01: Michael Shellenberger, Environmental Progress

In this episode we interview Michael Shellenberger who has been
on the forefront of nuclear advocacy for over a decade. He’s the
founder of Environmental Progress, a research and policy
 organization, which in addition to putting together papers
on Health and Safety, technology, innovation and economics also
manages grassroots campaign efforts for preserving the existing
Nuclear Fleet.


 


In this episode we discuss:


Michael Shellenberger’s personal evolution from a solar to
nuclear advocacy

Common misconceptions around fukushima including the media’s
role

We touch on concepts such on technocentrism, human
consciousness, even question energy inevitability,

And then we review which arguments are more or less
influential in readjusting the public's position