The Simpsons is a progressive show by most standards. His image of voice is a young liberal vegetarian Lisa Simpson (Andilia Smith), for example, and broadcast episodes that supported Quir's rights and Even disassembling the groom's narrative A few years before it was a safe job. As a franchise, the Simpsons is particularly passionate when it comes to the environment, with The entire conspiracy of "Simpsons" It revolves around the importance of stopping the lake's pollution.

But although the "Simpsons" loves the environment, it has contributed to perhaps one of the most harmful eco -trends in the end of the 20th century: a trace of nuclear energy. After all, the main character of the show works as a security inspector at a power plant despite being unskilled for the work, while the factory owner is a comical evil and corrupt baron that throws toxic sludge at local parks to save several pennies.

The nuclear energy is bad, the show is clear, which is unfortunate because the current carbon waste of the United States could be significantly reduced if we do not withdraw so strongly from nuclear energy. Recently, my home state in Newouort has closed its nuclear power plant, the Indian Point Energy Center, reportedly for reasons for environmental protection; The result is that the efforts to department of yorkyork are seriously returnedWith dirty energy like fossil fuels used to compensate for the decline in electricity with nuclear power. (Good news: The new governor seems to be on the ship again With nuclear energy, so Newouge hopes to make this mistake again.)

Of course, the Simpsons is just a comedy show. But although the series makes a joke, not everyone in the nuclear industry laughs. Iaululia Pique, a joint administrative director of a nuclear power plant that is currently in construction in the UK, has called on the Simpsons for its ways of fear. As he explained to Women's Hour of BBC Radio 4, "I definitely think that the" Simpsons ", which I enjoy, has made the nuclear industry a great deal of bad service. (...) I'm not G -Din Burns. "

Pique further defended the construction of nuclear power plants, arguing that the biggest obstacle to governments accepting nuclear energy is not a risk of disaster, but a public perception that there is a risk of disaster. As he explained:

"We have to communicate the social benefits of nuclear energy better and what will contribute to society, focusing on people's opportunities.

The chances of a serious disaster with a nuclear power plant are indeed significantly lower Than the average person, as well as the chances of having a catastrophic environmental impact. Especially with improved technology, nuclear power plants are not at risk of blowning the surrounding city at any moment, nor will they lead to any three -eyed fish swimming in the local lake. (It is also worth clarifying that radiation from a nuclear power plant will not turn local city people into Monstros of yellow skin, four fingers.) Nuclear power plants lead to cheaper, cleaner energy as a whole, something surely most people can climb.

The good news for Pique is that the Simpsons already seem to have understood all this independently in recent seasons. The Season 35 is established premiere That Homer Simpson (Dan Castelaneta) is not a true factory security inspector; Instead, his work is basically false given to him by pity, while other competent employees do the right thing to keep everyone safe. Not every fan loved this discovery (mainly because he spits decades ago on the orbus "Simpsons"), but at least this image of an erboyant, safer image of nuclear energy.

It is also worth remembering that the public image of nuclear energy was already in pits as early as 1989 when the Simpsons premiere. Remind yourself that this has passed 10 years after the island's crash three miles and only three years After the disaster in Chernobyl. The premiere was also broadcast not long after the end of the Cold War; This was a decade -long period when fears of nuclear destruction were widespread, and where the word "nuclear" brought in mind mass destruction first, almost without limiting energy in second place.

Writers "Simpsons" did not choose a nuclear power plant as Homer's work because they hated nuclear energy; They did so because the public was already hating nuclear energy and they wanted an easy way to signal that Homer had a rough life. It also works as a uniquely interesting thing about Sitcom, bringing it, allowing the creatives of the show to raise the apocalyptic level whenever they feel like it and allowing Homer's absurdity to hit new heights. Of course, the "Simpsons" could indirectly contribute to the United States from being prevented from reaching the age of abundant energy, and yes, it may have been the point of turn that condemned the world in climate disaster, but honestly, the jokes were so good, to say.