I am a longtime environmental activist as well as a writer, journalist, and energy expert, and I changed my mind about nuclear power about 10 years ago. I decided that it was mostly good, not bad, and that we needed more of it if we were going to solve environmental problems, including mitigating climate change. I’ve been frustrated by the fact that many on the left are still very anti-nuclear, including especially those who are very alarmist about climate change. I couldn’t understand why this was.

I was working on a book about nuclear energy (Apocalypse Never) and the opposition to it last year when the rhetoric about climate change became even more fervent than it al-ready was.

here is this idea that billions of people are going to die, and adolescents are experiencing a lot of anxiety and depression because they believe that.

So, in addition to covering the case for nuclear power, that became the focus of Apocalypse Never.I don’t think it’s okay that we’re scaring people like that. I think it’s wrong. I’ve also long been bothered by efforts to deprive poor countries of cheap, reliable energy, whether with hydroelectric dams, coal plants, or nu-clear plants.My view on climate change is that it is real and that it’s mostly if not entirely being caused by our carbon emissions. It does pose serious challenges, but it’s not the end of the world ...

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