Pandora's Promise (6/15/13)

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🗓️ 21 June 2013

⏱️ 15 minutes

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In the wake of the Fukushima disaster, the U.S. is struggling to define its nuclear energy future. The film “Pandora’s Promise” asks whether we should use nuclear energy to deal with global warming. Michael Shellenberger, President of the Breakthrough Institute and featured in the film, says you can’t be an “anti-nuclear activist and an anti-fracking activist.” Nuclear is an invaluable power source that is both scalable and produces no greenhouse gasses, says Shellenberger. However, says Severin Borenstein, Co-Director of the Energy Institute at UC Berkeley, the movie fails to address cost. In order for nuclear to remain a viable part of the energy mix it must become less expensive. The developing world, he says, won’t be willing to adopt something that isn’t “as cheap or cheaper than burning coal.” A Climate One Cinema post-screening conversation on the documentary “Pandora’s Promise” and the future of nuclear power. This program was recorded in front of a live audience at The Commonwealth Club of California on June 15, 2013 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:03.4	We're here with Michael Schellenberger and Severn Borenstein from Berkeley.
1:06.8	Michael from the Breakthrough Institute, we're talking about Pandora's Promise.
1:16.7	And Michael Schellenberg, let's begin with you. Tell us how you got involved in this, how this story, this film got made.
1:27.7	Well, it's just like Robert says in the movie, or I don't know if he does say in the movie. He changed his mind about this over a period of years that starts with, he made a movie Earth Days with Stewart Brand and in it well the story says they went to Sundance with it and the first question
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