Michael Shellenbergers Story. From staunch anti, to pro nuclear via pragmatism. Thor 2016-10-26 | Michael Shellenberger is the, co-founder of, and Senior Fellow at, the Breakthrough Institute. Why did a staunch anti nuclear activist embrace nuclear power?
DON’T PANIC — Hans Rosling showing the facts about population Thor 2016-10-24 | The world might not be as bad as you might believe!This is a short preview of“Don’t Panic” a one-hour long documentary produced by Wingspan Productions and broadcasted on BBC on the 7th of November 2013. Full vid here. vimeo.com/79878808
Tesla CTO V2G non starter Thor 2016-08-31 | Tesla CTO JB Straubel explains why EVs backing up the grid and reuse of Tesla batteries as grid storage will probably never happen.This is an edited version of original youtube vid "Tesla CTO JB Straubel on Autonomous Vehicle and Battery Tech" youtu.be/lgcozueYXMU
Channel 4 Documentary: Chernobyl inside the exclusion zone Thor 2016-08-01 | Almost 30 years after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, which turned the area around the plant into a no-go zone, scientists are involved in a unique experiment in how nature copes with radiation.
Getting the Washing Done in South Australia Thor 2016-07-16 | Turmoil in South Australia's heavily wind-reliant electricity market has forced the state government to plead with the owner of a mothballed gas-fired power station to turn it back on. The emergency measures are needed to ease punishing costs for South Australian industry as National Electricity Market (NEM) prices in the state have frequently surged above $1000 a megawatt hour this month and at one point on Tuesday hit the $14,000MWh maximum price.http://www.afr.com/business/energy/south-australia-intervenes-in-electricity-market-as-prices-hit-14000mwh-20160714-gq5sac
The Jacobson Gish gallop Thor 2016-07-16 | Gish Gallop is a technique, named after the creationist Duane Gish who employed it, whereby someone argues a cause by hurling as many different half-truths and no-truths into a very short space of time so that their opponent cannot hope to combat each point in real time. This leaves some points unanswered and allows the original speaker to try and claim his opponent lacks the counter-arguments.
Be a Good Neighbour Save Diablo Nuclear Plant Thor 2016-07-02 | Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant output is equal to the electricity generated by around 75% of all the wind and solar in California. If Diablo Canyon gets closed it will mean a major increase in California’s CO2 emissions. California will rely on more generation from natural gas, which means accepting CO2 increase in emissions equivalent to about 1,000,000 cars and an increase in fracking to supply the extra demand. Solar & wind are great, but should be used to fight climate change supplanting fossil not CO2 free nuclear.
Our Radioactive Ocean The Impacts of Fukushima on the Pacific Thor 2016-06-19 | WHOI chemist Ken Buesseler discusses radiation in the ocean and the impacts of Fukushima across the Pacific--from Japan to North America Original video is from WHOI channel youtube.com/channel/UCfxsF5U3pXBZFuXc9vY9nPw
George Monbiot vs Dr Helen Caldicott A Debate on the Future of Nuclear Energy Part 2 of 2 Thor 2016-06-04 | The crisis in Japan has refueled the global debate about the viability of nuclear power. Democracy Now! hosts a debate about the future of nuclear energy between British journalist George Monbiot and Dr. Helen Caldicott.
Why did NASA save the Molten Salt Reactor (MSR) from oblivion? Thor 2016-06-03 | This is a 13 minutes clip of the excellent "NASA" - REMIX 2016 film by Gordon McDowell youtu.be/0BybPPIMuQQIt explains why Kirk Sorensen a NASA engineer became obsessed with a machine that could power missions to deep space and eliminate nuclear waste back on earth.
Rachels story Thor 2016-05-31 | Rachel is founder and president of the Pritzker Innovation Fund, which supports the development and advancement of paradigm-shifting ideas to address the world's most wicked problems. The Fund is currently focused on a range of climate, energy, and conservation issues.Rachel was raised by “hippy environmentalists who met on a commune.”
Two countries, two paths, one lesson learnt Thor 2016-05-30 | This is an amended version of a video done for BraveNewClimate - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuRk-J.... In the 1970s, two countries took two different paths in energy policy. Denmark pursued wind power, but failed to replace its fossil fuel power plants. It has among the highest carbon emissions per capita in Europe. France pursued nuclear power, and now has among the lowest carbon emissions of any OECD country. Lesson learned. Nuclear power mitigates carbon emissions and fights climate change. Renewable energy, by itself, is inadequate. If you want real climate action, you must support both nuclear energy and renewables. It's the only way to solve the climate problem, fully, and in time to make a real difference
Rob Dunbar Undeniable Ocean acidification explained for climate change sceptics. Thor 2016-05-28 | This is a clip from the TED talk from Rob Dunbar on ocean acidification. To see the whole vid take a look at youtu.be/evfgbVjb688
How many lives does our electricity use take? Thor 2016-05-22 | Every source of energy has a price to pay in lives taken, there is no such thing as risk free energy.
Safety is Paramount When Working in Wind Turbines Thor 2016-05-22 | On 11 December 2011 the Daily Telegraph reported that RenewableUK confirmed that there had been 1500 wind turbine accidents and incidents in the UK alone in the past 5 years. http://www.caithnesswindfarms.co.uk/accidents.pdf
Keep Whistling to Create Baseload Wind Thor 2016-05-18 | In the old days society relied heavily on wind power and new how to keep the sails turning when the wind dropped. This short animation demonstrates the process.
60 Years of Nuclear Power Thor 2016-05-12 | A celebration of 60 years of nuclear power, from the first reactor in Obninsk, to the nuclear technologies today and beyond. Video by Rosatom
CO2 The Greenhouse Gas Demo Thor 2016-05-09 | This discusses a short, but very effective and dramatic demo to show the effect on temperature of increased levels of carbon dioxide.
Fukushima and Chernobyl Myth versus Reality Thor 2016-05-09 | This film examines the radiation effects of the Chernobyl accident and speculates on the likely impact of the Fukushima accident. It draws on the report of the UN Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR) on the radiological consequences of the Chernobyl accident, which can be found at: http://www.unscear.org/docs/reports/2008/11-80076_Report_2008_Annex_D.pdf UNSCEAR is still developing its findings on the Fukushima accident
We have nothing to fear but fear itself Thor 2016-04-26 | Nuclear is the proven way to decarbonise. France doubled electricity production, halved CO2 and doubled GDP with nuclear power over an 11 year period.
Three climate change tipping points are dangerously close Thor 2016-04-14 | Each of the tipping points could trigger the next in a never ending feedback loop that we could not control.This is a short clip from the original youtube.com/watch?v=uWPj6CxtsGo
Helen Caldicott calls for a return to candlelight Thor 2016-04-11 | Clip taken from Gordon McDowells Helen Caldicott - "Th" Thorium Documentaryyoutube.com/watch?v=Qaptvhky8IQ
Mass production of MSR. REE Briefing to IAEA, United Nations Thor 2016-04-09 | Molten Salt Reactors (MSR) will one day be mass produced providing an unlimited supply of energy, with zero CO2 emissions and minimal proliferation risk.
Pandoras Promise How many lives are taken by each energy source? Thor 2016-04-09 | This clip is from Pandora's Promise, a documentary about nuclear energy made by environmentalists who were all previously anti nuclear but changed their minds after examining the facts.
Pandoras Promise on why the Fossil Fuel Industry Supports Solar. Thor 2016-04-09 | This clip is from Pandora's Promise, a documentary about nuclear energy made by environmentalists who were all previously anti nuclear but changed their minds after examining the facts.
Helen Caldicott lectures using material from a prank, debunked 3 years previous. Thor 2016-04-09 | Video made by Goddard's journal."Public discourse on nuclear energy and radiation is dominated by polar extremes aiming to topple the status quo. Anti-nuclear activists want to shutdown nuclear power and often exaggerate radiation risks to support their cause. Some pro-nuclear activists want to erode public-safety policies and exaggerate radiation safety to support their cause. There's almost no voice of the middle-ground in the din of polarized voices, and public officials, aside form their reports, make to effort to rebuke their critics, leaving the public discourse to extremists. Nevertheless it is the ground I believe is most defensible based on science and in accord with the consensus report of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences".
Pandoras Promise on Chernobyl Thor 2016-04-06 | This clip is from Pandoras Promise, a documentary about nuclear energy made by environmentalists who were all previously anti nuclear but changed their minds after examining the facts.
Pandoras Promise on climate change & renewables Thor 2016-04-05 | This clip is from Pandoras Promise, a documentary about nuclear energy made by environmentalists who were all previously anti nuclear but changed their minds after examining the facts.
Pandoras Promise on nuclear waste Thor 2016-04-05 | This clip is from Pandoras Promise, a documentary about nuclear energy made by environmentalists who were all previously anti nuclear but changed their minds after examining the facts.
Last Hours Thor 2016-04-04 | This film “Last Hours” describes a science-based climate scenario where a tipping point to runaway climate change is triggered by massive releases of frozen methane. Methane, a powerful greenhouse gas, has already started to percolate into the open seas and atmosphere from methane hydrate deposits beneath melting arctic ice, from the warming northern-hemisphere tundra, and from worldwide continental-shelf undersea methane pools.
Ian Scott Moltex Energy IMechE Moltex design simplifies the molten salt reactor Thor 2016-03-25 | Original presentation can be found here. youtu.be/DurVdLZgz7g
Lenka explains to Energiewende conference in Berlin why nuclear is vital to fight climate change. Thor 2016-03-25 | Lenka Kovacovska is responsible for conceptual guidance and oversight for:Strategy conceptual works in the energy sectors of the Czech Republic and the EU Nuclear strategy for the Czech Republic
