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Why a leading environmentalist changed her mind on nuclear power

Enlightened climate change activists have grasped that the solution is not living with less energy but embracing better technology, which must include nuclear power.

A funny thing happened in 2020. A leading green-left activist was persuaded to publicly change her views after being confronted by facts, science and reality.

Zion Lights was a spokesperson for the Extinction Rebellion movement. Remember them? Before COVID-19, they were best known for gluing themselves to roads and melodramatic street performances in red robes and white painted faces.

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Nyunggai Warren Mundine AO is Executive Chairman at Nyungga Black Group Pty Ltd and a former advisor to four prime ministers. He is also a former national president of the Australian Labor Party and a former candidate for the Liberal Party.

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