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Nuclear Power in Ireland

 05/02/2010 |  Stephen |  General |  , , , , , , , ,
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Here are some notes (google doc) from the talk I gave at NUI, Galway, yesterday. Thanks to the Lit and Deb society for inviting me down, and to Senator Boyle for the chance to debate with him. I learned a lot, I won, and it was a laugh. Of course I based a fair amount of my talk on the research I did for my book.

The audience made smart, funny, and engaged speeches for and against the motion, and it was great to see so many students still interested in debating the issues.

There's hope for us yet, if the students and organisers of the Lit and Deb are any kind of leading indicator.

Update: President Obama's budget contains guarantees to allow the US to build 7 new nuclear reactors. It's on, folks.

  Tag: Social Sciences

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