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The Nuclear Crisis at Fukushima
Damage Control and Newspeak
The attempt to transform the nuclear disaster in Japan into a manageable, not-to-worry event is well underway.
For the nuclear industry there are strong economic incentives to engage in careful and studied use of language to manipulate and define the tragic events unfolding in Japan. Clearly, there are billions and billions of dollars at stake.
There is also the thorny matter of denial.
What media mogul, politician, utility CEO, investment manager, or, for that matter, environmentalist buying into the-we-must-have-nukes- to-stave-off-global-warming viewpoint is not subject to severe emotional crosswinds at this moment?
What individual who has been …
For the nuclear industry there are strong economic incentives to engage in careful and studied use of language to manipulate and define the tragic events unfolding in Japan. Clearly, there are billions and billions of dollars at stake.
There is also the thorny matter of denial.
What media mogul, politician, utility CEO, investment manager, or, for that matter, environmentalist buying into the-we-must-have-nukes- to-stave-off-global-warming viewpoint is not subject to severe emotional crosswinds at this moment?
What individual who has been …
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