Submission + - Nuclear Energy, Global Warming, and Jane Fonda
e4g4 writes: Stephen J. Dubner and Steven D. Levitt (authors of the book "Freakonomics") penned a very interesting article(registration req'd) for the New York Times Magazine attributing at least some of our current climate problems to the coincidence of the movie "The China Syndrome" starring Jane Fonda, and the accident at Three Mile Island in 1979. The remarkably short time between the release of the movie and the incident at Three Mile Island (a mere twelve days) skewed public opinion strongly against the widespread adoption of nuclear power, or so argue Mr. Dubner and Mr. Levitt.
More information about the research behind their article can be found on their blog
More information about the research behind their article can be found on their blog