Going Nuclear

No, this isn’t a lead story about the election or the new administration appointees. It’s about nuclear energy. As our efforts to combat climate change have fallen short, an energy source that had fallen out of favor is making something of a comeback. NYT (Gift Article) takes you to the COP29 talks where much of the talk is about nuclear power. Nuclear Power Was Once Shunned at Climate Talks. Now, It’s a Rising Star. Not everyone is on board. “On Thursday, a group of several dozen protesters held signs with slogans like ‘Don’t Nuke the Climate’ and ‘Stop Nuclear’ … Elsewhere in the venue, a group of young nuclear professionals called Nuclear for Climate held a rally of their own. Two of them dressed up as polar bears and danced while holding up an atom symbol as others handed out bananas to a curious crowd. A banana contains the same amount of radiation as a person would get from living next to a properly maintained nuclear power plant for one year, one said.” (You’re expecting a banana republic pun here, or maybe an Orange you glad you’re not a banana joke. But really, this is just an article about nuclear energy.)