Dr. Moore Touts Job Creation in Mississippi
CASEnergy Co-Chair Dr. Patrick Moore traveled to Mississippi to promote the value of nuclear power to the local community.
On Tuesday, January 19, Jackson State University (JSU) – a member of the Historically Black College and University (HBCU) network – hosted a nuclear policy forum. Dr. Moore took part in a panel discussion on the job opportunities offered by nuclear power to an audience of over 120 students, faculty, and administrators.
CASEnergy Co-Chair Dr. Patrick Moore is interviewed by WLBT
That evening Dr. Moore addressed the positive role nuclear energy can play in helping solve the state’s increasing energy needs at a dinner with 25 leaders in the energy community and other industry stakeholders.
The following day, Dr. Moore was the keynote speaker at Advance Mississippi’s “Power Lunch,” where he spoke to key influencers, including Mississippi community, business, legislative, and educational leaders on the benefits of nuclear energy from his perspective as an environmentalist. Dr. Moore discussed his own conversion story with the audience, which numbered over 150 people.Dr. Moore’s participation in the JSU “Nuclear Policy Forum” and Advance Mississippi’s “Power Lunch” energy panel resulted in a variety of media coverage – two local broadcast news programs, MS public radio, two top business journals, and an on-line business weekly reaching a minority audience. While in Mississippi, Dr. Moore was interviewed by local NBC affiliate, WLBT, local ABC affiliate, WAPT, Mississippi Public Broadcast Radio, The Mississippi Business Journal, The Greater Jackson Business Journal, and The Northside Sun. During these interviews, Dr. Moore discussed the economic benefits of nuclear energy, as well as the recently approved uprate for Grand Gulf nuclear power station near Port Gibson, Mississippi.
Additionally, The Mississippi Business Journal, the leading business publication in the state, interviewed Dr. Moore and covered his participation in the JSU nuclear policy forum. In a piece, “Forum: Nuclear energy is best clean energy option,” The Mississippi Business Journal used Dr. Moore’s conversion story to explain why he now supports nuclear energy and considers it the best proven low-cost and reliable clean energy source. Moore further asserted that nuclear power is the best investment for baseload power given the intermittent nature of solar and wind.” Dr. Moore also touted the industry’s stellar safety record and noted that it is “one of the safest industries in the world.”
To round out the trip, Dr. Moore spoke with “On Deadline with Sid Salter,” SuperTalk FM’s afternoon talk show, about his perspective on nuclear energy as an environmentalist.