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Can we afford to be afraid of nuclear power?
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The general populace isn’t looking at statistics, they’re looking at scary news stories
The public is never good at stats, or complex ideas that cannot be converted into a good old fashioned sound bite.
Maths hardly ever change major policy by themselves. Often it’s only an accident of political necessity when policy is backed by statistics or science
The general public is one thing, but that doesn't excuse the positions of activist organizations like Greenpeace that should've been better-informed.
Often, but not as a rule, progressive organizations age badly