The Untold History of the United States, Volume 1 by Oliver Stone

I think, to historians of the future, I don't think it's going to be overlooked. The fact that America detoured away from it is shocking.

Oliver Stone: Historically, this was a big deal. The United States was planning to have no carbon for electricity by the turn of the century, and we think the rest of the world would have followed suit. The heart of the problem is the fossil fuel economy, globally. Screen Rant: Had things turned out differently, what would carbon emissions be today? We should have kept going on that path, and we'd be out of the woods now. There was this brief window where nuclear power was absolutely going to be the future. Warren Smith had a song called 'Uranium Rock,' which is about mining for Uranium like the next gold rush. Screen Rant: I'm thinking back to try and remember when I first heard of nuclear energy and nuclear weapons. They also discussed overblown fears regarding nuclear power plants and their supposed environmental dangers. They spoke about how companies like Shell and Exxon knew about climate change back in the 1960s but did nothing to stop it, placing their profits before the future of the planet. Goldstein (who is a PhD professor) sat down with Screen Rant to discuss their film, its themes, and the virtues of nuclear energy. While in New York City promoting the release of Nuclear Now, Oliver Stone and screenwriter Joshua S. Related: 10 Best Oliver Stone Movies (According To Rotten Tomatoes) However, Nuclear Now seeks to dispel the common misconceptions about nuclear power and explain how this underutilized energy source might be the cure for Climate Change, the greatest issue of the 21st century. Nuclear power has always been controversial, as it can't help but conjure images of atomic devastation, radioactive wastelands, and giant irradiated kaiju monsters - to say nothing of movies like The China Syndrome and video games like Fallout. Nuclear Now follows Stone as he examines the potential of nuclear energy and uncovers why the industry was crippled before it could get off the ground.

The Untold History of the United States, Volume 1 by Oliver Stone