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Smith (editor emeritus, Earth Island journal), who can be found living a solar-assisted lifestyle in Berkeley, CA, argues a cogent case against nuclear energy as a "green" alternative to fossil fuels as claimed by the industry, and advocates public policy reforms supporting efficiency and renewables. He includes a list of major nuclear accidents, and damning post-Fukushima assessments of the safety of US reactors by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)