2115: A 100-year Review of Ecomodernism
A 100-year review of the movement that solved climate change and habitat destruction, and changed environmentalism forever.
Written by David Watson
August 26, 2019
When Energy Was Expensive and Lives Were Cheap
Exploring how abundant energy leads to longer, healthier lives.
Written by Meredith Joan Angwin
July 29, 2019
HBO’s Chernobyl: Impacts on Climate Efforts and Public Health
The HBO series about the Chernobyl nuclear accident has received overwhelmingly positive reviews, managing to achieve the highest ever IMDb
Written by Jim Hopf
July 5, 2019
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What HBO’s Chernobyl Can Teach Us.
Uncovering the social problems in nuclear advocacy.
Written by Daniel Chen
June 29, 2019
7 Awesome Sci-Fi Nuclear Reactors
The nuclear reactors powering some of the coolest tech from the world of science-fiction.
Written by David Watson
June 21, 2019
Top 11 Ways Nuclear Energy is sorta like Your Dad
For fathers day — let us consider all the ways that nuclear energy is sorta like your dad.
Written by Eric G. Meyer
June 17, 2019
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Hidden emissions: beyond low-carbon electricity.
When it comes to carbon emissions, electricity production is just the tip of the iceberg.
Written by David Watson
June 3, 2019
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World’s Worst Environmental Disasters from Energy Production
I wrote a three-part series on energy accidents to answer the question: “What about Chernobyl?”
Written by Thoughtscapism
May 28, 2019
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Do Nuclear Accidents Create Radioactive Wastelands? The Surprising Nature of Chernobyl
In the last article, I put the World’s Deadliest Energy Accidents in Perspective. What about the risk of making large swaths of land….
Written by Thoughtscapism
May 23, 2019
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Do We Get Energy from Nuclear, or Take Energy from Forest and Stream?
Renewables industrialise the landscape to harvest energy. How does this affect the health of our forests and streams?
Written by Meredith Joan Angwin
May 21, 2019
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“What About Chernobyl?” Ranking World’s Deadliest Energy Accidents
When nuclear power comes up, more often than not someone declares that all anyone needs to know can be said with one word: Chernobyl.
Written by Thoughtscapism
May 16, 2019
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Why My First Trip To A Nuclear Plant Was So Memorable
Heading into my first visit to a nuclear power plant, I wasn’t sure what to expect. Here’s what I found.
Written by David Watson
May 13, 2019
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2050: The end of aviation. Or is it?
Movements such as Extinction Rebellion claim we may have to give up flying to abate climate change. But is that really true?
Written by Alasdair Lumsden
May 12, 2019
In reponse to “A view from the bridge” (Economist, March 9 2019)
This letter is in response to “A view from the bridge”, a review of three books on Chernobyl, including the recent book by Kate Brown…
Written by David Watson
May 10, 2019
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How I Launched a Nuclear Startup
The story of how I took America’s first Small Modular Reactor from concept to viable product.
Written by NuScale Power
May 3, 2019
Low-carbon bitcoin — cryptomining that doesn’t cost the world
Cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin. Love them or hate them, they are here to stay. It’s time to optimise for their impact on the environment.
Written by David Watson
April 26, 2019
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Wildlife and the atom.
The surprising story of the endangered species thriving in protected spaces alongside nuclear plants.
Written by David Watson
April 26, 2019
Nuclear and the climate: the good, the bad and the long-term.
A skeptic’s analysis of the role of nuclear power in the fight against climate change.
Written by Desirée A. Rammon, PhD
April 10, 2019
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Generation Atomic — pitch guidelines
If you have an idea for an article for the Generation Atomic magazine, then check out these guidelines: Relevance: Is your idea relevant…
Written by David Watson
February 22, 2019
Calling all writers!
Have you got what it takes to write for Generation Atomic?
Written by David Watson
February 22, 2019