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Energy futures: the Hobbits are winning

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T.S. Eliot so memorably reminded us back in 1936: “Humankind cannot bear very much reality.” And I’ve discovered over the years that those who support nuclear power can bear almost no reality whatsoever! Ongoing, massively over-the-top pro-nuclear hype is an almost entirely reality-free zone. Paradoxically, it would seem, the worse the prospects for nuclear power become in reality, the greater the level of hype. First, just a quick reminder of that reality.
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The politics of hope in a broken world

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It's a good thing I know who I am – more or less. Over the last 50 years, I've learnt to live with a splendidly diverse range of dismissive insults: “deluded dreamer”, "dangerous zealot”, "a meddling muesli-muncher", and my favourite – "not so much a 'green guru' as a 'false prophet'." There's been one dismissive constant throughout these decades: “doom-and-gloom merchant”. Oddly enough, that's the one that really rankles.
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The security paradox

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By any measure—by every measure—the world just feels like a more dangerous place. People's gut feelings, weighty academic analysis, and stark economic and geopolitical realities are all aligned: a collective sense of dread shrouds whatever hopes we might have had of a better future.
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