CASEnergy Co-Chair Christine Whitman Promotes Benefits of Nuclear Energy in Michigan
CASEnergy Co-Chair Gov. Christine Todd Whitman visited Lansing, Michigan on Nov. 16 and met with a variety of individuals and organizations, as well as media, to emphasize the benefits and opportunities offered by nuclear energy.
Gov. Whitman began the day by speaking with Walt Sorg, a media personality and public figure in Lansing who hosts AM Lansing with Walt Sorg, a popular internet radio program that airs throughout the state on TalkLansing.net. Gov. Whitman discussed the safe storage of spent nuclear fuel and called for nuclear expansion as part of a portfolio approach to meet rising energy demand. Sorg also previewed Gov. Whitman’s speech to the Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce, which was carried live on TalkLansing.net, an online 24-hour talk news radio station.
Gov. Whitman then taped an interview with “Greening of the Great Lakes,” a weekly radio program produced by Michigan State University and WJR Radio. During the segment, Gov. Whitman discussed her work with the Coalition and touted the environmental benefits of nuclear power. The interview aired on WJR-AM on Nov. 19. The show’s producer also posted a piece “Christine Todd Whitman: Bullish on America’s Nuclear Energy Future” which ran on MLive.com, a leading source for news around the state.
Next, Gov. Whitman spoke about the Coalition’s Policy Roadmap for Clean Energy to an Economic Club luncheon hosted by the Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce, which was well-received by the approximately 350 business and opinion leaders in attendance. The audience asked Gov. Whitman several questions following her speech.
Camera crews from the local CBS and NBC affiliates (WLNS-TV and WILX-TV 10, respectively) taped on-camera interviews with Gov. Whitman, in addition to filming her keynote address. Both interviews aired on the 6pm and 11pm newscasts on the day of the event.
Gov. Whitman also spoke with a business reporter for the Lansing State Journal. In the interview, Gov. Whitman highlighted the enormous job creation potential of new nuclear, specifically the opportunities which the construction of a new reactor at the Fermi plant in Monroe County would create for Michigan’s manufacturing industry. You can read the piece, which ran in the business section of the Lansing State Journal on Nov. 21, by clicking here.
