Apollo 13, as you may remember, gave us a reactor that is bubbling away right now somewhere in the Pacific. It's supposed to be bubbling away on the moon, but it's in the Pacific Ocean instead.

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I sort of kept my hand in writing and went to work for the Sierra...

I sort of kept my hand in writing and went to work for the Sierra...

It is absolutely imperative that we protect, preserve and pass on this genetic heritage for...

It is absolutely imperative that we protect, preserve and pass on this genetic heritage for...

It seems that every time mankind is given a lot of energy, we go out...

It seems that every time mankind is given a lot of energy, we go out...

Perhaps most ridiculous of all is the suggestion that we 'keep' our radioactive garbage for...

Perhaps most ridiculous of all is the suggestion that we 'keep' our radioactive garbage for...

The Sierra Club is a very good and a very powerful force for conservation and,...

The Sierra Club is a very good and a very powerful force for conservation and,...

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Understanding how DNA transmits all it knows about cancer, physics, dreaming and love will keep...

It's like turning the space program over to the Long Island Railroad.

It's like turning the space program over to the Long Island Railroad.

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The risk presented by these lethal wastes is like no other risk, and we should...

All I know about thermal pollution is that if we continue our present rate of...

All I know about thermal pollution is that if we continue our present rate of...

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What happens when the guy who runs the reactor gets out of bed wrong or...

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There is no place where we can safely store worn-out reactors or their garbage. No...

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Once we open the door to the plutonium economy, we expose ourselves to absolutely terrible,...

A great deal of pressure was then built up to remove me from the club...

A great deal of pressure was then built up to remove me from the club...

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The more we pour the big machines, the fuel, the pesticides, the herbicides, the fertilizer...

I was actually telling people that - by harnessing the atom - we could enter...

I was actually telling people that - by harnessing the atom - we could enter...

What's even more unsettling is the way these people hide what they're doing from the...

What's even more unsettling is the way these people hide what they're doing from the...

We tried burying the waste at sea and the concrete cannisters that held it cracked...

We tried burying the waste at sea and the concrete cannisters that held it cracked...

I believe that the average guy in the street will give up a great deal,...

I believe that the average guy in the street will give up a great deal,...

There are many different kinds of radioactive waste and each has its own half-life so,...

There are many different kinds of radioactive waste and each has its own half-life so,...

Even if you build the perfect reactor, you're still saddled with a people problem and...

Even if you build the perfect reactor, you're still saddled with a people problem and...