Archive for May, 2009
Obama’s Push for Renewable Energy
FOX Money for Breakfast
May 28, 2009
Former EPA Administator Christine Todd Whitman on President Obama’s push for renewable energy and how it will positively impact the economy.
Gov. Whitman Meets with National Media in New York
On Thursday, May 28th, Gov. Whitman was in New York City for interviews with the three top broadcast cable news outlets, FOX, MSNBC, and CNN, to discuss nuclear’s role in building a “green” economy. Gov. Whitman emphasized how nuclear energy can support the growth of “green” jobs and help to meet clean energy goals set by the Obama administration.
The Governor began her day with a live appearance on
To build or Not to Build, That is the (Nuclear) Question
MSNBC Morning Joe
May 28, 2009
Governor Whitman was interviewed on MSNBC’s Morning Joe to talk about nuclear power’s job creation potential as an emissions-free power source.
Former EPA Chief: Building 100 More Nuclear Reactors Is Doable
GreenTech Media
By Ucilia Wang
May 28, 2009
Supporters are making a big push to get nuclear power into center of the family portrait. Just yesterday, U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander renewed his call for doubling the number of nuclear reactors – or building about 100 of them – over the next 20 years.
Does that sound like a realistic goal? Former U.S. Environmental Protection Agency chief Christine Todd [read more]
The Case for Nuclear Energy
Conservative Environmental Policy – Quarterly
By Dr. Patrick Moore
Spring 2009
The simple fact is that nuclear energy has a much more positive track record than its critics will concede – both on safety and environmental grounds.
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Our world’s environmental challenges would not be so serious if it weren’t for the fact that our energy needs are growing. By the year 2030, Americans are going to need [read more]
Greenpeace Un-Moored
The American Spectator
By Max Schulz
May 2009 Issue
Greenpeace particularly wants Moore to vanish these days because of his latest—and most egregious—apostasy: he supports nuclear power. So they denounce and impugn him, calling into question his integrity. Moore is co-chair of the Clean and Safe Energy Coalition (CASEnergy), an organization promoting nuclear energy as a clean, safe, and dependable source of power.
Greenpeace Founder Claims Group Now Energy Inefficient
Montgomery Advertiser
By Cosby Woodruff
May 21, 2009
A founder of Greenpeace said today’s environmental movement is blocking meaningful clean energy development.
[Dr. Moore] said the movement’s fixation on solar energy, which he called inefficient, has hindered exploration of other energy sources, such as geothermal and even nuclear power, which he once opposed.
Miller Center Debate Focuses on Energy Policy
PBS’ NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
May 20, 2009
Christine Todd Whitman, James Woolsey, John Podesta and Karen Harbert recently debated energy policy and focused on the pros and cons of nuclear energy at the Miller Center of Public Affairs at the University of Virginia.
Dr. Moore addresses crowd at Consumer Energy Alliance Luncheon during May Trip to Washington
CASEnergy co-chair and co-founder of Greenpeace Dr. Patrick Moore visited Washington, D.C. in May to speak with influencer groups, media, and others about the benefits of further developing emission-free nuclear power in the U.S.
Dr. Moore attended and spoke at a luncheon held by the Consumer Energy Alliance (CEA) on Wednesday, May 13. At the luncheon, Dr. Moore highlighted that nuclear energy generates more than 70 percent of all carbon-free [read more]
Keep Advancing Nuclear Power in Wisconsin
Wisconsin State Journal
May 11, 2009
At long last, the Legislature is close to relaxing an outdated moratorium on construction of nuclear power plants in the state. And just last week, the state’s flagship university won $5 million in federal grants to help develop the cleaner and more efficient nuclear plants of the future.
It’s all great news for Wisconsin, which now is forced to import the bulk of [read more]
