On the Show – Dr. Jeff Schweitzer & Dr. Sterling Burnett on Nuclear Energy

Posted by Sheryl Parks

March 10, 2010

Should we consider nuclear energy? Throughout the month of March we will continue our discussion of nuclear power. Have you noticed it is mentioned a lot lately? In today’s show we discuss the growing percentage of people who support nuclear energy for our electricity needs, the numbers might surprise you. Is nuclear power safe, reliable or for that matter clean? If we’re looking to reduce energy usage; thereby our carbon footprint, is this the only way?

On the Show today: Dr. Jeff Schweitzer formerly served at the White House for the Clinton Administration. Working under President Clinton, Dr. Schweitzer was assigned to provide scientific and technological policy advice and analysis for the President of the United States, Vice President Al Gore and the Director of the OSTP, and to coordinate the U.S. government’s international science and technology cooperation (working with the president’s cabinet and 22 technical agencies) in countries throughout the world.

Schweitzer realized from that vantagepoint, “that one critical element was missing from global efforts to bring science, conservation and development together; there was no appropriate ethical foundation providing a compelling mandate.” In Beyond Cosmic Dice, Jeff proposes a completely new way to look at morality and ethics, free from any religious influence, and challenges the intrusion of religion in public life. He proposes a new natural ethic that offers a real alternative. Find additional articles of interest on the Huffington Post, Schweitzer is a regular contributor.

He joins us again today to discuss nuclear power – has it’s time come?

In our second half hour we’ll be speaking with H. Sterling Burnett, Ph.D., one of the country’s leading authorities on energy and environmental issues.

He is the lead analyst of the National Center for Policy Analysis‘(NCPA) E-Team – one of the largest collections of energy and environmental policy experts and scientists who believe that sound science, economic prosperity and protecting the environment can go hand in hand. A recognized scholar, Burnett has written on numerous topics that affect every American, including government environmental policy, offshore drilling, global warming, endangered species, and public lands.
He has held various positions in professional and public policy organizations, including serving as a member of the Environment and Natural Resources Task Force in the Texas Comptroller’s e-Texas commission, board of directors of the Dallas Woods and Water Conservation Club, and advisor for the American Legislative Exchange Council’s Natural Resources Task Force.

Visit the following links for some of Burnett’s published writings:

http://www.ncpa.org/pdfs/ba683.pdf

http://www.ncpa.org/pdfs/ba635.pdf

http://www.ncpa.org/pdfs/ba508.pdf