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'''Core Readings'''
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*"Zero Carbon Britain." [http://www.zerocarbonbritain.org/images/pdfs/ZCB_RTF%20-%20Report%20in%20Short%20-%20A4%20printable.pdf Link] '''6pp, 6min.''' (I consider this an evidence and reason-based response to MacKay's near-insistence upon using nukes. [http://www.withouthotair.com/c27/page_212.shtml Link] '''1p., 3min.''')
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The creators of this site have a fairly detailed plan for bringing Britain's carbon budget into balance without reliance upon fossil fuel or nuclear fission. This summary is dense. Skim it to grasp the main ideas. Mark Jacobsen of Stanford and colleagues have developed similar proposals for each of the 50 States.
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*Crabb, Peter. (2008). "Technology Traps." [http://www.culturechange.org/cms/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=244&Itemid=66 Link]. '''2pp, 5 min'''
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Peter Crabb asserts that technology is a trap into which we've fallen, and that we're avoiding a fundamental issue of how to satisfy human wants with available resources.
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*Gunter, Linda Pentz. (2013). "Pandora's False Promises: Busting the Pro-Nuclear Propaganda." [http://static1.1.sqspcdn.com/static/f/356082/23372330/1377269728920/Aug23_2013_Pandora%27s+False+Promises.pdf?token=B7ikhl2wiYgk8ChS2ZULW75jjEc%3D Link] '''1p., 2min'''
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Read executive summary. Look at whatever else you want. Yes, counterarguments are many; however, we anticipate that those who reap narrow benefit from nuclear fission power will continue to inundate us with these, and we want to expose you to a viewpoint less readily accessible.

Revision as of 17:07, 31 March 2017

Core Readings

  • "Zero Carbon Britain." Link 6pp, 6min. (I consider this an evidence and reason-based response to MacKay's near-insistence upon using nukes. Link 1p., 3min.)

The creators of this site have a fairly detailed plan for bringing Britain's carbon budget into balance without reliance upon fossil fuel or nuclear fission. This summary is dense. Skim it to grasp the main ideas. Mark Jacobsen of Stanford and colleagues have developed similar proposals for each of the 50 States.

  • Crabb, Peter. (2008). "Technology Traps." Link. 2pp, 5 min

Peter Crabb asserts that technology is a trap into which we've fallen, and that we're avoiding a fundamental issue of how to satisfy human wants with available resources.

  • Gunter, Linda Pentz. (2013). "Pandora's False Promises: Busting the Pro-Nuclear Propaganda." Link 1p., 2min

Read executive summary. Look at whatever else you want. Yes, counterarguments are many; however, we anticipate that those who reap narrow benefit from nuclear fission power will continue to inundate us with these, and we want to expose you to a viewpoint less readily accessible.