After “Planet of the Humans” Now What?

By Amelia Tiemann, published at 4th Generation on June 9, 2020 As “Planet of the Humans” reveals, clever marketing might be our worst enemy when it comes to stopping climate change. The new Michael Moore-produced film, which premiered on YouTube in April and received over 8 million views in its first month, revealed the false […]

When batteries fly

By Amelia Tiemann, published at 4th Generation on June 4, 2020 On Thursday, May 28, 2000 pounds of lithium-ion batteries made history. But, indirectly — it was actually the small Cessna Grand Caravan they powered that made history, when the plane became the largest electric aircraft to ever take to the skies. The eCaravan, as […]

Fueling A Cleantech Revolution: Interview with Rachel Slaybaugh

By Amelia Tiemann, published at 4th Generation on May 19, 2020 Rachel Slaybaugh is a nuclear engineer by training, but she has an innovative instinct that goes far beyond the technical. A key founder of the Nuclear Innovation Bootcamp, a Berkeley-based program that trains students and professionals in skills essential to innovating in the field […]

New Michael Moore Film Has the Right Diagnosis, Wrong Prescription

By Amelia Tiemann, published at 4th Generation on May 12, 2020 I am an advocate of nuclear power. I also think that the Michael Moore-backed documentary Planet of the Humans is very important. Apparently, these two are oxymoronic. The film, released for free to the public on YouTube, lays bare the drastic environmental impacts of […]