I agree with you, but the opposition to nukes is religious-like, as with the AGW fans. There are promising plans like the Thorium or pebble-bed reactors I’d like to see more press for. Not going to dismiss LENR out of hand either, I just want to see what develops.
When I explained the actual death figures at Three Mile Island, Cherynoble, and Fukishima to my liberal co-workers, at first they refused to believe me. But they generally listen to me, because I pick my spots and respect their opinions, no matter how wrong they are. So when I came back at them with hard numbers, from sources they respect (the NY Times, for instance) they began to see things differently. The fringe benefit of dealing with liberals this way is that they begin to wonder what else they don't have the whole story on.
All I'm saying is that when you are dealing with people who have been brainwashed into believing they have to be obsessed with CO2 levels in order to be good citizens, this is a natural place to start.