Category Archives: nuclear power

Normal Accidents and the True Costs of Energy

Posted on April 13, 2011 by jthrog65

Note: A slightly different version of this essay can be found at: Jim Throgmorton, “The True Cost of Energy,” Iowa City Press-Citizen (April 13, 2011), 10A. For the past month the Japanese people have been struggling to recover from the … Continue reading →

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If Germany, Why Not Here?

Posted on April 9, 2011 by jthrog65

For three weeks in June 1999 I participated in a German Studies Seminar along with 25 other American scholars and professionals. Sponsored by the German-American Fulbright Commission, this seminar focused on environmental protection and alternative sources of energy. It was … Continue reading →

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Passion, Reason, and Power: The Rhetorics of Electric Power Planning in Chicago

Posted on January 16, 2011 by jthrog65

J. A. Throgmorton. 1990. The Journal of Architectural and Planning Research 7, 4 (Winter): 330-350. This paper describes, justifies, and illustrates a conceptual framework that draws attention to the importance of rhetoric in planning. Defining rhetoric as persuasive discourse within … Continue reading →

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Review of John Randolph and Gilbert Masters’ Energy for Sustainability

Posted on January 14, 2011 by jthrog65

James A. Throgmorton. 2009. Journal of Planning Education and Research 29, 1 (Fall): 119-120. This article reviews John Randolph and Gilbert M. Masters’ 816-page Energy for Sustainability: Technology, Planning, Policy. The review concludes that Energy for Sustainability is a very … Continue reading →

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Planning as Persuasive Storytelling: Constructing Chicago’s Electric Future

Posted on January 12, 2011 by jthrog65

James A. Throgmorton. 1996. University of Chicago Press. Chicago, Il. Planning as Persuasive Storytelling is a revealing look at the world of political conflict surrounding the Commonwealth Edison Company’s ambitious nuclear power plant construction program in northern Illinois during the … Continue reading →

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