Decades after the previous generation of greens protested to close nuclear reactors, a new generation is beginning to advocate to save those same plants. These activists regard nuclear power – which provides more than half of the country’s clean energy – as a vital asset in the fight against climate change.
Read More“We have to give this technology a chance,” the Mothers for Nuclear member said, joining dozens of others who stood with signs outside the city’s famous Brandenburg Gate.
Read MoreHeather chatted with Emmet about defending Diablo Canyon.
Read MoreBy all means keep researching and innovating, but the cheapest and fastest solution to meeting our carbon-emissions goals right now is lifetime extension of existing nuclear plants.
Read MoreHeather describes her trajectory as the daughter of an eccentric tinkerer growing up without a flush toilet in the desert in Arizona, to the co-leader of her campus recycling program, to her unexpected employment at Diablo Canyon as a reactor operator and her role as a co-founder of MfN.
Read MoreCarolyn Joseph, the Atomic Mom, and other moms in Illinois advocate to support the state’s clean energy legacy and help create policy that values the benefits of carbon-free energy.
Read MoreThey toyed with a few generic names—Mothers for Climate, Mothers for Sustainability—because they worried that the word “nuclear” would scare some people off. But they ultimately discarded those more innocuous options. “We wanted to be really clear that we think nuclear needs to be part of the solution.”
Read MoreThe nuclear energy industry, like many conventional industries, is evolving. It is beginning to understand that women are vital to the success of the industry, and that women are precisely as skilled as their male counterparts, and in many cases, more so.
Read MoreBuilding new clean energy to replace existing clean energy means spending money for little to no actual emissions reductions.
Read MoreWhen existing nuclear plants close, they are almost always replaced by fossil fuels.
Read MoreYes, we can innovate and improve our technology for the future, but right now, nuclear is the only non-emitting source of 24/7 electricity.
Read More“They do research and communicate in academic terms,” says Zaitz, referring to existing pro-nuclear groups. “We want to reach people—to change hearts and minds.”
Read MoreWhile California claims to be at the forefront of energy policy and environmental leadership, our in-state electricity sector is still more than 45 percent natural gas.
Read MoreGiven Kristin Zaitz’s profile, you might think she’d be the last person to take a job at a nuclear power plant. She’s a trail-running, home-birthing, farmers-market shopping mother of three.
Read MoreHeather emphasizes the point that while the company says they don’t need power from Diablo, and that may be technically true, it’s a far cry from the whole truth of our situation with energy in California.
Read MoreDevelopments with the failed VC.Summer plant, DOE’s grid study on nuclear capacity, and look into where next generation companies are building their prototypes. Mothers for nuclear guest!
Read MoreAs mothers, I think we also have an important role to play in letting the public know that we support nuclear for the future, for our children.
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