CNN's Pro-Nuke Propaganda

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CNN is airing the pro-nuclear power documentary Pandora's Promise.

The film tells one side of the nuclear debate, profiling a few people who were once critical of the nuclear industry and are now boosters.

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27915 1 week ago Phillip Mixon Martinez, GA , US
27914 2 weeks ago Jeffrey Bradian Boardman, OH , US
27913 3 weeks ago Phillip Mixon Martinez, GA , US
27912 3 weeks ago Michelle Beamish UK, ot , GB Your viewers need more than one side of the nuclear debate. You should make time for a rebuttal to "Pandora's Promise." This movie argues that environmentalists should embrace nuclear power. The fil
Even a very sympathetic reviewer in Time magazine (6/21/13) admitted that he "would have liked to have seen a more meaningful debate on screen--the only opponents of nuclear power that appear come off as bonkers."

Does the film get the facts right? Critics of nuclear power say absolutely not. For instance, as the Nation\'s Mark Hertsgaard (6/16/13) shows, the film misleads viewers about the health effects of the Chernobyl disaster. It also has very little to say about the costs associated with building nuclear power plants in the first place--a critical question as humanity considers the best way to transition away from climate-wrecking fossil fuels.

So why is CNN giving viewers a one-sided brief in favor of nuclear power? Nuclear power doesn\'t need uncritical cheerleading--it needs a debate where all sides are heard.'); return false;">...
27911 3 weeks ago jonah freedman brooklyn, NY , US bad engineering time bombs they are!
27910 3 weeks ago James Phelps Winnetka, CA , US
27909 1 month ago Darren Mitton Clarkston, GA , US
27908 1 month ago William Derrah Western Springs, IL , US
27907 1 month ago Samuel Rubin Brooklyn, NY , US
27906 1 month ago Marceli Douglas Grand Junction, CO , US
27905 1 month ago John Sodrel New Albany, IN , US
27904 1 month ago Jill Nord glendale, NY , US
27903 1 month ago Benjamin Sawicki Emeryville, CA , US
27902 1 month ago Anonymous Helsinki, FI
27901 1 month ago Noah Evans Mill Valley, CA , US
27900 2 months ago Jay Vernon
27899 2 months ago Greg Kristiansen Las Vegas, NV , FR
27898 2 months ago Steven Mendoza Rocky Hill, CT , US
27897 2 months ago Lucas Brown Gaylord, MI , US
27896 3 months ago j k albion, RI , US
27895 3 months ago michelle hutchens yadkinville, NC , US
27894 3 months ago Julie Elfin Bethesda, MD , US
27893 3 months ago Marilyn Kennedy Minneapolis, MN , US Nuclear power is nothing to fool around with. We need all sides represented. The negative possibilities as well as the positive aspects of nuclear power must be highlighted before any decisions to m...
27892 3 months ago Pat Gibbons Very one sided advertisement for the nuke industry
27891 3 months ago nanette graboski seymour, CT , US
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