Comments on: An Ecopragmatist Manifesto http://metamodern.com/2009/10/24/an-ecopragmatist-manifesto/ The Trajectory of Technology Wed, 28 Jul 2010 03:14:01 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: James Aach http://metamodern.com/2009/10/24/an-ecopragmatist-manifesto/comment-page-1/#comment-1959 James Aach Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:38:07 +0000 http://metamodern.com/?p=5301#comment-1959 I'm not altruistic as much as stubborn regarding putting something of value out there. I get reminded almost every day of the need for it. And it's not like I'd rake in the $$$ anyway. There's more on the publishing angle at http://www.lablit.com/article/83 I’m not altruistic as much as stubborn regarding putting something of value out there. I get reminded almost every day of the need for it. And it’s not like I’d rake in the $$$ anyway. There’s more on the publishing angle at http://www.lablit.com/article/83

]]> By: Eric Drexler http://metamodern.com/2009/10/24/an-ecopragmatist-manifesto/comment-page-1/#comment-1956 Eric Drexler Mon, 26 Oct 2009 04:55:31 +0000 http://metamodern.com/?p=5301#comment-1956 No royalties, <i>etc.</i>? Shameless advertising, nonetheless! (Thank you — that sounds like a valuable book.) No royalties, etc.? Shameless advertising, nonetheless! (Thank you — that sounds like a valuable book.)

]]> By: James Aach http://metamodern.com/2009/10/24/an-ecopragmatist-manifesto/comment-page-1/#comment-1954 James Aach Sun, 25 Oct 2009 19:09:14 +0000 http://metamodern.com/?p=5301#comment-1954 FYI: Stewart was also kind enough to endorse my insider's account of nuclear power - the only one out there. "Rad Decision: A Novel of Nuclear Power" is available free online at http://RadDecision.blogspot.com as well as in paperback. It covers the good and the bad. No advertising, no corporate sponsorship and I get no royalties. It seems to me coverage of nuclear energy has been similar to reporting on a war without ever talking to the soldiers. We hear from pundits, journalists and scientists, but never from the people who actually live this day to day. It's a lot different at the front. Fiction has proven to be a way capture this reality - and I've gotten a lot of good comments at the website from readers who've liked getting an inside picture of the people, politics and technology of this industry. "I'd like to see Rad Decision widely read." - Stewart Brand FYI: Stewart was also kind enough to endorse my insider’s account of nuclear power – the only one out there. “Rad Decision: A Novel of Nuclear Power” is available free online at http://RadDecision.blogspot.com as well as in paperback. It covers the good and the bad. No advertising, no corporate sponsorship and I get no royalties.

It seems to me coverage of nuclear energy has been similar to reporting on a war without ever talking to the soldiers. We hear from pundits, journalists and scientists, but never from the people who actually live this day to day. It’s a lot different at the front. Fiction has proven to be a way capture this reality – and I’ve gotten a lot of good comments at the website from readers who’ve liked getting an inside picture of the people, politics and technology of this industry.

“I’d like to see Rad Decision widely read.” – Stewart Brand

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