Well, we just don’t know. (click on pictures or here to see full size versions):
These are ads created in Romania for Greenpeace and, although these are in English, they may be intended for Eastern Europe.
Mutations? Really? This went out of style after Universal Pictures grew tired of growing tarantulas and praying mantises to the size of houses in the 1950s.
Greenpeace can make all the arguments against nuclear energy they want, but dishonestly leads to a loss of credibility. We can’t imagine Greenpeace USA using these ads, but if this is their response to the vastly increased interest in nuclear energy in Europe, this is a battle they’re fated to lose.
Sheesh!
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In terms of negative ad campaigning this is a despicable low blow. It comes from the nightmares of Greenpeace's leaders.
Perhaps was is needed is a series of commercials, explaining the limitations of each renewable proposed by Greenpeace, each type in turn.
Let's begin with wind. The local weather forcaster in Texas is on TV talking about high temperatures. The guy watching TV comments about how hot it is in the room, and asks his wife to switch on the air conditioner. As she does, the picture cuts away to some wind turbines spinning down as the voice of the forcaster also mentions the calm winds. Just as the air conditioner comes on, the power goes off and everything shuts down.
The commercial ends as a narrator states that while wind can be used to generate supplimental power, nuclear can provide clean, safe power even on hot afternoons when the wind doesn't blow.
I also like the idea of doing a few low budget for the web only mini-infomercials. With a few people taking a few moments to explain and talk about nuclear topics with 3-10 minutes, you could do a lot that you couldn't with a normal tv spot. Maybe a few news clips might run them on broadcast TV as well if they attract attention.
Hmm. I have a Geiger counter and a deep voice. Unfortunately I as yet have nothing to measure with the Geiger counter, and if I've ever been described as photogenic, it was by a good-natured liar in poor lighting.
I don't know what to say about this. They're preying on decades-passed, unfounded fears about nuclear power and inventing issues. I think the only caveats left in the US are the start-up capital and waste storage.