Nuclear Barbarians

Darius Mortazavi of the new chemical engineering Substack, Feedstockland, joined me to talk about the industrial chemical processes, the newsletter game, industry comms, energy realities, and more!“Visible Emissions and Invisible Problems” by Darius Mortazavi“Casino, Chemicals, and Kinetics!” by Darius MortazaviCheck out his other newsletter, The Column. Subscribe to my daily energy newsletter, Grid Brief. Get full access to Nuclear Barbarians at www.nuclearbarbarians.com/subscribe

Doomberg, one of the best and most popular Substackers in the world, joined me to talk about the problems besetting the so-called energy transition, political decadence, and our quantum-pilled energy future.Thar She Blows by DoombergThe Streisand Effect by DoombergSubscribe to my daily energy newsletter, Grid Brief. Get full access to Nuclear Barbarians at www.nuclearbarbarians.com/subscribe

Author and journalist William D. Cohan joined me to talk about his new book on the rise and fall of General Electric—Power Failure: The Rise and Fall of an American Icon. Follow William on Twitter.Check out Puck News. Subscribe to my energy newsletter, Grid Brief. Get full access to Nuclear Barbarians at www.nuclearbarbarians.com/subscribe

The climate scientist Roger Pielke Jr. joined me to talk about the origins of the 1.5c warming goals, its strange origins, and the troubled relationship between science, expertise, and politics. Check out Roger’s Substack.Check out his book.Subscribe to my energy newsletter.Articles Discussed: Get full access to Nuclear Barbarians at www.nuclearbarbarians.com/subscribe

Julius Krein, the editor of American Affairs, sat down to talk with me about the origins of ESG and how to fight it. Here's Julius's piece in Compact: https://www.compactmag.com/article/why-the-right-can-t-beat-esgFollow Julius on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JuliusKreinSubscribe to American Affairs: https://americanaffairsjournal.org/Check out my newsletter: https://www.gridbrief.com/ Get full access to Nuclear Barbarians at www.nuclearbarbarians.com/subscribe

Dr. Chris Keefer swung by to talk about all his big moves in Canada and why the Save Pickering campaign is popping off. Check out the Save Pickering campaign: https://www.canfornuclearenergy.org/save-pickeringThe Decouple: https://www.decouplemedia.org/Follow Chris on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Dr_Keefer Get full access to Nuclear Barbarians at www.nuclearbarbarians.com/subscribe

Austrian nuclear advocate Dominic Wipplinger joined me to talk about how nuclear support has changed, and what got him interested in nuclear. And he gives me an education in Austrian nuclear history. I learned a lot and I hope you do too! Here's Dominic's info: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/NukerKernundEnergietechnik Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dominic-wipplinger-682868234/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/55966637310/user/525989865 Nuklearia: https://nuklearia.de/ Discord: https://discord.gg/kGvXB9q Our regular meetup, at the 13th and the last Thursday of each month, 20:00 CET takes place in this channel: https://discord.gg/vF2HQZ9r Twitter: @Nuklearia Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/Nuklearia Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Nuklearia Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nuklearia/ Austrian Nuclear Society: http://www.oektg.at/ Young generation Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/55966637310 Get full access to Nuclear Barbarians at www.nuclearbarbarians.com/subscribe

Noah Rettberg joins me again to talk about synth fuels. This time we go into hydrogen production and a whole bunch more. I love having Noah on as I always learn a ton. Follow him on Twitter:https://twitter.com/NoahRettberg Get full access to Nuclear Barbarians at www.nuclearbarbarians.com/subscribe

Phil Ord, who's been advocating for nuclear for way longer than I have, joined me to talk about how he became a "nukebro." We also talk about climate change, renewable propaganda, and how the nuclear movement has grown since Phil got into it.Note: we recorded this a week before Diablo Canyon was saved. Check out Phil's stuff:https://twitter.com/FissionPhilhttps://www.americansfornuclearenergy.org/https://twitter.com/Americans4Nukeshttps://www.facebook.com/americans.for.nuclear.energy/ Get full access to Nuclear Barbarians at www.nuclearbarbarians.com/subscribe

Noah Rettberg joined me to talk about synthetic fuels. I learned a ton--and there's so much more to learn we're going to do a follow-up!Follow him on Twitter: https://twitter.com/NoahRettbergSubscribe to Grid Brief: https://www.gridbrief.com/subscribe Get full access to Nuclear Barbarians at www.nuclearbarbarians.com/subscribe