And yet you blame the messenger more than the money. If environmentalists didn't exist do you think fossil fuel wouldn't have found a different way to get the message out there? When money talks, people listen.
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/trump-administration...
And they've been working steadily against solar and wind the whole time.
This is just one example:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solyndra#Aftermath
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Americans_for_Prosperity#Fundi...
The fact that solar and wind are rolling out at unprecedented speed despite these headwinds is proof that its economics are better than nuclear, which could not overcome the same headwinds.