Hi. I'm not saying that i want any kind of free pass to get onto a podcast without working or anything, but I'm wondering if there is a method to apply to be a guest or something.
The reason I am asking is that I have an issue which I've been trying hard to get some publicity for and which I think is very underrepresented in the skeptical community. Also, I've talked to other people who might be willing to be interviewed if not myself.
Basically there's a lot of misinformation out there about energy sources, especially renewable energy. There has been a lot of focus on wind power and solar energy in the past few years, as there has been for a long time. There's a large percentage of the population which seems to think that there's plenty of energy avaliable for the taking and that it's easy to move to these energy sources.
This is a huge myth and it concerns me and some other people whom I've associated with involved in the issue, because there's a lot that is not understood about the financial and piratical problems which have limited these and will continue to do so. In many cases it comes down to an unfortionate issue of energy density, real estate and thermodynamic effeciency.
In case you have not guessed yet, I've also been increasingly involved in the nuclear enviornmental movement. I realize that there are a lot of people who don't agree and think nuclear energy is the devil, but I'd still like an opportunity to make a case for some of the bad science which has been clouding the issue.
This is definitely an issue which pertains to skepticism because it involves some major myths which are commonly held.
I was contacted recently by someone from one of the major organizations promoting nuclear energy and he asked me what I thought the skeptical community might think of the issue and whether it was discussed in skeptical circles. This got me to thinking that in many ways it is an excellent issue for skepticism, because so much information out there is false or based on dogma.
In any case, I'm looking (constantly) for an outlet for some of what the pro-nuclear side has had to say and I'd greatly appreciate being considered for this important issue on a podcast.
And if you don't want to interview me because that would make this seem self-serving, I can try to find someone from NEI who would do it instead. It's just I'm already firmiliar with skepticism and such...
The reason I am asking is that I have an issue which I've been trying hard to get some publicity for and which I think is very underrepresented in the skeptical community. Also, I've talked to other people who might be willing to be interviewed if not myself.
Basically there's a lot of misinformation out there about energy sources, especially renewable energy. There has been a lot of focus on wind power and solar energy in the past few years, as there has been for a long time. There's a large percentage of the population which seems to think that there's plenty of energy avaliable for the taking and that it's easy to move to these energy sources.
This is a huge myth and it concerns me and some other people whom I've associated with involved in the issue, because there's a lot that is not understood about the financial and piratical problems which have limited these and will continue to do so. In many cases it comes down to an unfortionate issue of energy density, real estate and thermodynamic effeciency.
In case you have not guessed yet, I've also been increasingly involved in the nuclear enviornmental movement. I realize that there are a lot of people who don't agree and think nuclear energy is the devil, but I'd still like an opportunity to make a case for some of the bad science which has been clouding the issue.
This is definitely an issue which pertains to skepticism because it involves some major myths which are commonly held.
I was contacted recently by someone from one of the major organizations promoting nuclear energy and he asked me what I thought the skeptical community might think of the issue and whether it was discussed in skeptical circles. This got me to thinking that in many ways it is an excellent issue for skepticism, because so much information out there is false or based on dogma.
In any case, I'm looking (constantly) for an outlet for some of what the pro-nuclear side has had to say and I'd greatly appreciate being considered for this important issue on a podcast.
And if you don't want to interview me because that would make this seem self-serving, I can try to find someone from NEI who would do it instead. It's just I'm already firmiliar with skepticism and such...
