Novelist Haruki Murakami critiqued Japan’s reliance on nuclear energy in his International Catalunya prize acceptance speech. He explained the government’s use of nuclear power as a nearsighted decision, solely based on convenience and efficiency.
“’We must not be afraid to dream,’ he said. ‘Do not be caught up by the evil dogs that carry the names of ‘efficiency’ and ‘convenience’. Instead, we must be ‘unrealistic dreamers’ who charge forward taking bold steps.’”
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Has a novelist even made the lights come on? Did he ever cool the food in your refrigerator? Did he ever pump a city’s waste through a treatment plant?
For Japan to move away from nuclear power will mean either abandoning its industrialized economy, buying and burning Australian coal or Russian liquified natural gas.
Some novelist entertain, a few educate, most just write.
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