The Rise of Nuclear Fear |
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Author:
| Weart, Spencer R. |
ISBN: | 978-0-674-06506-2 |
Publication Date: | Mar 2012 |
Publisher: | Harvard University Press
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Book Format: | Ebook |
List Price: | USD $55.00USD $32.00 |
Book Description:
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After the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant had a meltdown, protesters around the world challenged nuclear power. Climate change has never aroused this visceral dread. Weart dissects this paradox, showing that powerful images surrounding nuclear energy hold us captive, allowing fear, rather than facts, to drive our thinking and public policy.
After the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant had a meltdown, protesters around the world challenged nuclear power. Climate change has never aroused this visceral dread. Weart dissects this paradox, showing that powerful images surrounding nuclear energy hold us captive, allowing fear, rather than facts, to drive our thinking and public policy.