CASEnergy Releases Report on Job Growth Spurred by Nuclear Renaissance
White paper details prospects for tens of thousands of high-paying jobs
Who: The CASEnergy Coalition, joined by
- CASEnergy co-chair Christine Todd Whitman, former EPA Administrator and New Jersey Governor
- U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-DE)
- John Engler, President and CEO, National Association of Manufacturers and former Michigan Governor
- Mark H. Ayers, President, Building and Construction Trades Department, AFL-CIO
- Gilbert J. Brown, Ph.D., Professor and Coordinator, Nuclear Engineering Program, University of Massachusetts Lowell
- Lisa Stiles, Project Manager, Strategic Staffing and Knowledge Management, Dominion Nuclear
- Michael Kurzeja, Vice President, North American Young Generation in Nuclear
What: The release of CASEnergy Coalition’s white paper “Job Creation in the Nuclear Renaissance”
When: Tuesday, June 17th at 10 AM
Where: National Press Club, The Holeman Lounge, 529 14th St. NW, 13th floor, Washington, DC
Why: The Clean and Safe Energy (CASEnergy) Coalition, a 1,600+ member advocacy group that believes nuclear energy is critical to a U.S. energy policy, is releasing a white paper titled, “Job Creation in the Nuclear Renaissance.”
CASEnergy co-chair former New Jersey governor and EPA Administrator Christine Todd Whitman will deliver remarks.
A diverse group of labor, education, and government leaders have authored a foreword to the white paper, including:
- U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-DE)
- U.S. Senator George Voinovich (R-OH)
- U.S. Representative James Clyburn (D-SC)
- U.S. Representative Fred Upton (R-MI)
- U.S. Representative Jason Altmire (D-PA)
- Mayor Bill Saffo, Wilmington, NC
- Christine Todd Whitman, Former NJ Governor and EPA Administrator
- John Engler, President and CEO, National Association of Manufacturers
- Mark Ayers, President, Building and Construction Trades Department, AFL-CIO
- Dr. Patrick Moore, Co-Founder, Greenpeace
- Lisa Stiles, Project Manager, Strategic Staffing and Knowledge Management, Dominion Nuclear
- Michael Kurzeja, Vice President, North American Young Generation in Nuclear
- Gilbert J. Brown, Ph.D., Professor and Coordinator, Nuclear Engineering Program, University of Massachusetts Lowell
There will be a question and answer session after the release of the white paper and opportunities for reporters to speak to Christine Todd Whitman and other participants after the press conference.
