Nuclear is Clean, Reliable, & Creates Jobs, States CASEnergy Co-Chair During Media Interviews in New York
CASEnergy Co-Chair Governor Christine Todd Whitman traveled to New York on October 20 for interviews with top-tier financial and politically focused media outlets — including, the Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, MSNBC’s The Ed Show and Fox Business News’ Bulls & Bears — to talk about the vital role nuclear energy should play as part of a national clean energy mix.
Highlighting nuclear energy’s economic and job creation benefits, Gov. Whitman spoke with Fox Business News, appearing live on Bulls & Bears to discuss the thousands of jobs that can come with nuclear expansion. The Governor also discussed the clean energy advantages of nuclear power, stating that “nuclear is the only form of base-power — that means reliable power that is 24/7, is there when you need it — that emits none of those greenhouse gasses.”
Supporting efforts to inform the climate change debate, Gov. Whitman also went on MSNBC’s The Ed Show, as the featured live guest in host Ed Schultz’s “Playbook” segment. Schultz, a democratic political commentator and supporter of nuclear, focused on job creation and the climate bill. “Clean energy would create a lot of jobs,” he said. To which Gov. Whitman replied, “It would. Particularly nuclear energy, which is what we’re talking about and what I’ve been talking about. Those are good-paying jobs that are not going to go anywhere. Once those jobs are here, they‘re going to stay.” She also talked about the urgency of moving toward low-carbon energy sources like emission-free nuclear in order to slow down climate change.
