How fear of nuclear power is hurting the environment, Michael Shellenberger

We re not in a clean energy revolution; we re in a clean energy crisis, says climate policy expert Michael Shellenberger. His surprising solution: nuclear. In this passionate talk, he explains why it s time to overcome longstanding fears of the technology, and why he and other environmentalists believe it s past time to embrace nuclear as a viable and desirable source of clean power. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world s leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes (or less). Look for talks on Technology, Entertainment and Design plus science, business, global issues, the arts and much more. Find closed captions and translated subtitles in many languages at Follow TED news on Twitter: Like TED on Facebook: Subscribe to our channel: