David Freeman on the urgency of fighting the nuclear, gas and coal industries to save the Earth
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David Freeman
Dr. Caldicott’s guest this week is David Freeman, a senior advisor with Friends of the Earth’s nuclear campaign. Freeman has more than four decades of experience directing federal, regional and local energy policies. He was appointed chairman of the Tennessee Valley Authority by President Jimmy Carter in 1977, where he stopped the construction of eight large nuclear power plants and pioneered a massive energy conservation program. Subsequently, Freeman served for two decades as general manager of several large public power agencies including the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, the New York Power Authority and the Sacramento Municipal Utility District. He is a renowned expert on clean energy, efficiency and the risks of nuclear power.
October 18th, 2012 at 6:42 pm
Have been very concerned since Chernobyl, XXON Valdez, the gulf BP oil mess, and now Fukushima. Live in Nevada. Retired with somewhat limited donations capability. Have been trying to educate people here with little success. Maybe put me in touch with some folks out here. Thnx, Gregorio