For years, Michael Shellenberger was demonized for advocating for the use of nuclear power as a rational solution to our energy needs. But it seems we’re seeing a major shift. There’s been a huge sea change in public opinion. The bad news, Shellenberger says, is that in the years it took for this to happen, many nuclear plants have been shut down. “We did lose a fair number of them. Saved a bunch of them...but they're still shutting down nuclear plants in Germany. Facebook needs so much power fo