Ep. 131 - Joshua Goldstein, Author of A Bright Future

Published: Feb. 22, 2019, 11 a.m.

In this episode we discuss...

  • Joshua Goldstein’s background as an environmentalist and politician
  • Sweden’s successful build-up of nuclear power and lessons learned from Germany’s build-up of renewable power
  • How to normalize nuclear energy by educating the public on its risks and benefits
  • Future global energy demand and the necessity of nuclear energy
  • Promotion of global decarbonization with a nuclear power backbone
  • Impacts of marketing in developing public perceptions of different energy sources
  • Creating a smarter economy to solve climate change
  • Goals of the Nuclear Energy Modernization Act for future reactor licensing