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Helen Caldicott (1938–) is a key self-proclaimed leader of the anti-nuclear movement.[1] Never one to let facts get in the way of emotion,[2] she has been relying on a medical degree[3] and misinformation[4] to spread radiophobia since the 1970s.[5] Whether it's claiming millions of deaths from the Chernobyl Disaster[6] or raving about a WHO-IAEA conspiracy,[7] she will be there, trying to get her picture on TV while attempting to name-drop her way to credibility.[8] She could be seen as a living example of the Dunning-Kruger effect in action. She advocates for "lighting with candles instead of lightbulbs, in the effort of reducing energy consumption."[9][10]
References[edit]
- ↑ http://www.helencaldicott.com/books/if-you-love-this-planet/
- ↑ http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2011/apr/05/anti-nuclear-lobby-misled-world
- ↑ http://joannenova.com.au/2013/02/abc-helen-caldicott-sinks-to-mocking-the-unwell-monckton-responds/
- ↑ http://www.ntanet.net/holloway.html
- ↑ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/marianne-schnall/an-interview-with-environ_b_1500898.html
- ↑ http://www.theguardian.com/environment/georgemonbiot/2011/apr/13/anti-nuclear-lobby-interrogate-beliefs
- ↑ http://www.nuclearfreeplanet.org/blogs/who-and-why-they-should-not-be-in-bed-with-the-iaea.html
- ↑ http://iview.abc.net.au/programs/one-plus-one/NU1452H010S00
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qaptvhky8IQ
- ↑ This would actually be less energy efficient... it's just easier to ignore the source of the energy.