Nuclear should be considered part of clean energy standard, White House says

Great news! France gets 70% of its electricity from nuclear power, and it's a very plausible part of the solution.

Relatedly I've been thinking about how to compare the moral culpability of anti-nuclear activists for climate change to that of oil companies. Are sins of preventing beneficial action comparable to sins of taking harmful action? Do intentions offset effects?

If you're interested, that question is most commonly referred to in philosophy as the "trolley problem". [1]

It's actually a huge area of philosophical debate. So while the bad news is there's no straightforward answer -- instead there's deep disagreement among philosophers who think about exactly this for a living -- the good news is you could spend literal weeks learning about the arguments on both sides if you wanted to.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trolley_problem

The trolley problem and other ethical issues are covered in "the good place" on Netflix in a very entertaining way.

Though this solution always gives me a chuckle - https://external-preview.redd.it/wO3QAQsLh2xklK3-ifXUdyEjaAS...