Luddite delusions

This article was originally published in Weekly Worker issue 1336 as a response to an article by Eddy Ford in the previous issue called “Swords into ploughshares?“. As a response to this article, Eddy Ford wrote “Expensive, dangerous, unnecessary” in issue 1337. This last article contains many of the misconceptions that are common on the… Continue reading Luddite delusions

The history and science of nuclear energy and the climate problem, part 5: Stigmas, populism, opportunism, and capitalism

This is post 5 of 5 in the series “Kern van het probleem” The history and science of nuclear energy and the climate problem, part 1: Why solar and wind energy is insufficient The history and science of nuclear energy and the climate problem, part 2: Historic context, and the development of nuclear fission energy… Continue reading The history and science of nuclear energy and the climate problem, part 5: Stigmas, populism, opportunism, and capitalism

The history and science of nuclear energy and the climate problem, part 4: Reactor designs, the brilliant and the stupid

This is post 4 of 5 in the series “Kern van het probleem” The history and science of nuclear energy and the climate problem, part 1: Why solar and wind energy is insufficient The history and science of nuclear energy and the climate problem, part 2: Historic context, and the development of nuclear fission energy… Continue reading The history and science of nuclear energy and the climate problem, part 4: Reactor designs, the brilliant and the stupid

The history and science of nuclear energy and the climate problem, part 3: The current state and potential of nuclear energy

This is post 3 of 5 in the series “Kern van het probleem” The history and science of nuclear energy and the climate problem, part 1: Why solar and wind energy is insufficient The history and science of nuclear energy and the climate problem, part 2: Historic context, and the development of nuclear fission energy… Continue reading The history and science of nuclear energy and the climate problem, part 3: The current state and potential of nuclear energy

The history and science of nuclear energy and the climate problem, part 2: Historic context, and the development of nuclear fission energy

This is post 2 of 5 in the series “Kern van het probleem” The history and science of nuclear energy and the climate problem, part 1: Why solar and wind energy is insufficient The history and science of nuclear energy and the climate problem, part 2: Historic context, and the development of nuclear fission energy… Continue reading The history and science of nuclear energy and the climate problem, part 2: Historic context, and the development of nuclear fission energy

The history and science of nuclear energy and the climate problem, part 1: Why solar and wind energy is insufficient

This is post 1 of 5 in the series “Kern van het probleem” The history and science of nuclear energy and the climate problem, part 1: Why solar and wind energy is insufficient The history and science of nuclear energy and the climate problem, part 2: Historic context, and the development of nuclear fission energy… Continue reading The history and science of nuclear energy and the climate problem, part 1: Why solar and wind energy is insufficient