@isodope: i’m prepared to take the heat for this, but your favorite icon Jane Fonda actually made climate change worse, and here’s why: in 1979, one of the reactors at Three Mile Island partially melted down. the incident was scary, no doubt, but no one was hurt. there were no deaths. and thanks to the plant’s safety systems, no major radiation was released. it wasn’t a “disaster” like people made it out to be. but the problem was that just twelve days before the accident, a movie called The China Syndrome hit theaters. it starred Jane Fonda as a tv reporter who discovers a cover-up at a nuclear plant. the timing couldn’t have been worse. the public panic that followed was amplified by the perfect storm of fiction bleeding into reality. the fear was contagious. Jane, already an activist for the anti-war movement and women’s rights, became the face of a growing anti-nuclear movement. she rallied famous musicians to launch No Nukes, a high-profile concert that pulled some of the biggest cultural voices of the time into a cause that ultimately became the height of the anti nuclear movement and led the United States away from nuclear. fast forward to present day: i had the opportunity to meet Jane Fonda at a climate event last year. i approached her because i respect her legacy as an activist and i wanted to thank her for everything she’s done to further renewables. i also wanted to see if her mind had changed at all about nuclear electricity. it didn’t. in fact, when i told her that my work consists of explaining the benefits of nuclear electricity to people, she boldly stated, "i hope you don't succeed," to which I responded, "i hope we all succeed...for humanity's sake.” the moment dumbfounded me, but it was a reminder that some people will never change their minds no matter the facts or data out there. but there are others who are ready to use their voice if they just had the information and resources readily available to them. and that's what i hope to accomplish with my book, Rad Future.

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