'Pandora's Promise': why greens are warming to nuclear power
'Pandora's Promise,' a documentary on environmentalists' shifting attitude toward nuclear power, airs on CNN tonight at 9 p.m. ET. Even if you are skeptical about nuclear energy, Adams writes, you owe it to yourself to consider the point of view put forth in 'Pandora's Promise.'
'Pandora's Promise,' a documentary on environmentalists' shifting attitude toward nuclear power, airs on CNN tonight at 9 p.m. ET. Even if you are skeptical about nuclear energy, Adams writes, you owe it to yourself to consider the point of view put forth in 'Pandora's Promise.'
What would happen if everything you knew about nuclear energy was wrong? This is the question raised by environmentalists interviewed in the blockbuster documentary hit聽Pandora鈥檚 Promise, which airs tonight on聽CNN聽at 9 p.m. eastern time (8 p.m. central time).
The groundbreaking film by Academy Award-nominated director Robert Stone follows the path of several leading environmentalists as their research convinces them to shift from opposing to supporting nuclear energy. In the film, environmentalists Stuart Brand, Gwyneth Cravens, Mark Lynas, Michael Shellenberger, and other experts discuss the important role that nuclear energy plays in combating climate change.
Stone has been making the talk show rounds in advance of tonight鈥檚 broadcast premiere,聽debating聽Robert Kennedy Jr. on the Piers Morgan show and also Van Jones from the program 鈥淐rossfire.鈥� There is even a good聽conversation聽with Stone in the Huffington Post. There are also good discussions under way at NEI鈥檚聽Nuclear Notes聽and CNA鈥檚聽TalkNuclear.
As the world leader in nuclear energy, it鈥檚 no surprise that AREVA鈥檚 technologies and facilities figure prominently in the film. In the summer of 2011, Stone and cinematographer Howard Shack filmed the聽Chalon-St. Marcel聽equipment fabrication facility,聽La Hague聽fuel recycling plant, the聽Flamanville聽EPR鈩� reactor construction site, and other locations in France.
Even if you are skeptical about nuclear energy, you owe it to yourself to consider this film鈥檚 point of view. According to the Sundance Film Festival where the film debuted in January: 鈥淲hatever your stance, Stone鈥檚 compelling film opens Pandora鈥檚 Box and promises to change the conversation for years to come.鈥�