Gwyneth Cravens

Gwyneth Cravens is a novelist and writer. "Her fiction and nonfiction have appeared in The New Yorker, where she also worked as a fiction editor, and in Harper’s Magazine, where she was an associate editor. She has contributed articles and op-eds on science and other topics to Harper’s Magazine, The New York Times, and The Washington Post. She grew up in New Mexico and now lives on eastern Long Island.," a biographical note states.

In October 2007 her pro-nuclear book, Power to Save the World:The Truth About Nuclear Energy was published. The promotional material claims her book demonstrates that "we see how nuclear power has been successfully and economically harnessed here and around the globe to become the single largest displacer of greenhouse gases, and how its overall risks and benefits compare with those of other energy sources."

In a November 2007 blog post on nuclear power plant safety, Cravens described a visit to Sandia National Laboratories, which involved multiple security checks and procedures, and concluded, "[T]he slightest incident at a nuclear plant, even if it occurs far from any reactor and poses no risk to the public, is usually given three-alarm treatment by the media, whereas the large-scale, relentless, ongoing risks from fossil fuel combustion are ignored."

In March 2008, Cravens gave a pro-nuclear "Power to Save the World dinner lecture" in Idaho Falls, Idaho. The event was sponsored by the Partnership for Science & Technology, which organized events for Patrick Moore in Idaho Falls and Boise the following month.

Fiction

 * (with John S. Marr), The Black Death, Ballantine Books, February 1978.
 * Speed of Light: The Adventures of Ella Speed, Simon & Schuster, November 1979.
 * Love and Work, Fawcett, November 12, 1982.
 * Heart's Desire, Fawcett, April 12, 1987.
 * Favorite Places, American Express Pub Corp, February 1989.
 * The Gates of Paradise, Warner Books, January 1992.

Non-Fiction

 * Power to Save the World: The Truth About Nuclear Energy (Book)

SourceWatch resources

 * Nuclear Boosters
 * Patrick Moore

Articles

 * Gwyneth Cravens, "Terrorism and Nuclear Energy: Understanding the Risks", The Brookings Review, Spring 2002, Volume 20 No.2, pp. 40-44.
 * Brandon Spun, "Clearing the air of nuclear myths: advocates of nuclear energy say it is more efficient, cheaper and less harmful to the environment than fossil fuels, but the politics of fear still overpowers debate", Insight on the News, May 20, 2002. (This cites Craven).
 * Gwyneth Cravens, "A Layperson’s View – Gwyneth Cravens" in "Final Report Ultra-Low Level Radiation Effects Summit, Carlsbad, New Mexico, January 15-18, 2006", Orion International Technologies, 2006. (Pdf) (This was the report from a summit "to explore ways in which the scientific basis for low-levelionizing radiation risk could be improved". The summit was funded by the Department of Energy and was attended by 26 researchers in radio biology. Cravens attended as a lay person.)
 * Video: "Could Nuclear Power Save the Planet?" video of a September 14, 2007 presentation by Gwyneth Cravens in San Francisco, CA, part of the Long Now Foundation's "Seminars About Long-Term Thinking."
 * Gwyneth Cravens, "The Truth About Nuclear Energy," Huffington Post, November 5, 2007.
 * Spencer Reiss, book review: "Green With (Nuclear) Energy," Wall Street Journal (sub req'd), November 20, 2007.
 * Stephen J. Dubner, book review: "Do Not Read This If You Are Anti-Nuclear Energy," New York Times blog "Freakanomics," November 21, 2007.
 * Jack Dini and Jay Lehr, Ph.D., book review: "Over Time, Nuclear Power Skeptic Becomes Advocate," Heartland Institute, March 1, 2008.