Clean and Safe Energy Coalition

Table of contents

1 Background 2 Mission 3 A front group 4 Members 5 References

Background

The Clean and Safe Energy Coalition (CASEnergy) is a public relations campaign for more nuclear power stations, paid for by the nuclear industry. It was launched on April 24, 2006.^{[1] (http://www.nuclearspin.org/index.php/Clean_and_Safe_Energy_Coalition#endnote_April24)}

Chaired by what it calls “two prominent environmental figures” – Christine Todd Whitman, former Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and former New Jersey Governor, and Patrick Moore, co-founder and former leader of Greenpeace – the Coalition aims to promote nuclear power as a clean, safe, reliable and cost-effective source of power. ^{[2] (http://www.nuclearspin.org/index.php/Clean_and_Safe_Energy_Coalition#endnote_April242)}

Mission

The Coalition “supports the increased use of nuclear energy to ensure an environmentally clean, safe, affordable and reliable supply of electricity". Its website adds: "Nuclear power enhances America's energy security and economic growth, helps attain cleaner air and improves the quality of life, health and economic well-being for all Americans”. It claims that nuclear energy is clean, safe, reliable, affordable and good for US security.^{[3] (http://www.nuclearspin.org/index.php/Clean_and_Safe_Energy_Coalition#endnote_website1)}

In April 2006 a spokesman for the Nuclear Energy Institute told the New York Times that it was providing all the funding for the group but refused to state what the budget was. ^{[4] (http://www.nuclearspin.org/index.php/Clean_and_Safe_Energy_Coalition#endnote_NYT)}

A front group

The Columbia Journalism Review (CJR) described CASEnergy as a front group for the nuclear power industry, created by the PR giant Hill & Knowlton. ^{[5] (http://www.nuclearspin.org/index.php/Clean_and_Safe_Energy_Coalition#endnote_CJR)}

The CJR criticised the Washington Post for simply referring to Moore as an “environmentalist” and a co-founder of Greenpeace — without mentioning that he is funded by the nuclear industry.

A string of other newspapers followed suit, failing to mention that Moore is also a paid spokesman for the nuclear industry. CJR said it is “maddening that Hill & Knowlton, which has an $8 million account with the nuclear industry, should have such an easy time working the press”.

The words "clean" and "safe" were deliberately used as part of the nuclear industry's multi-million pound campaign to repackage itself. It is interesting that the industry carries on using these words even after similar campaigns were found to be misleading.

Members

The Coalition boasts a long list of members and individual supporters – but the website also states that there is no fee or joining process for membership, so joining takes little more than the click of a mouse. ^{[6] (http://www.nuclearspin.org/index.php/Clean_and_Safe_Energy_Coalition#endnote_join)}

In November 2006, the members were: ^{[7] (http://www.nuclearspin.org/index.php/Clean_and_Safe_Energy_Coalition#endnote_join2)}

• ABB
• AFL-CIO, Building & Construction Trades Department
• Alliance for Sound Nuclear Policy
• AmerenUE
• American Boiler Manufacturers Association
• American Council on Science and Health
• AmericanEnergyIndependence.com
• American Homeowners Grassroots Alliance
• American Iron and Steel Institute
• American Nuclear Insurers
• American Nuclear Society, Columbia, SC Chapter
• American Public Power Association
• Analytical Nuclear Services Company
• Applied Research Center
• AREVA, Inc.
• Arizona Public Service
• Arkansas Environmental Federation
• Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce
• Asbestos Workers Union Local 67- Florida
• Associated Equipment Distributors
• Associated Industries of Arkansas
• Associated Industries of Florida
• Baton Rouge Area Chamber of Commerce
• Baton Rouge Workforce Investment Board
• B&D Consulting
• Bechtel Power Corporation
• Blackledge Furniture
• Boilermakers Local 433
• Bricklayers Local Union 1 - Florida
• Brookhaven-Lincoln Chamber of Commerce
• Brown McMahon & Weinraub, LLC
• Capital Area Agency on Aging Louisiana
• Cedar Rapids City Building Trades Council, IA
• Center for Advanced Power Systems - Florida State University
• ChemCorr, LLC
• Chicago and Cook County Building and Construction Trades Council
• Chicago Federation of Labor
• Chicago Plumbers Local Union 130
• Chicago Urban League
• City of St. Francisville, Louisiana
• Citizens for Nuclear Technology Awareness
• CMS Energy
• Conference of Minority Transportation Officials
• Constellation Energy
• Consumers First, Inc.
• ConverDyn
• Copeland & Johns, Inc.
• Copiah-Lincon Community College
• Cornell University
• Creative Video
• Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce
• Distilled Spirits Council of the U.S.
• Dominion
• DTE Energy
• Duke Power Company
• Edison Electric Institute
• Edlow International Company
• E-J Electric Installation Company
• Electric Consumers' Alliance
• Electricians Local Union 108 - Florida
• Elevator Construction Local Union 74 - Florida
• The Energy Association of New York State
• Energy Northwest
• Entergy Corporation
• Exelon Corporation
• Featherstonhaugh, Wiley, Clyne & Cordo, LLP
• FirstEnergy Corp.
• Florida Carpenters Regional Council
• Florida Patroleum Council
• Florida Power & Light
• Florida State University Center for Advanced Power Systems
• GE Energy
• General Atomics
• The Gladlands
• Greenspirit Strategies Ltd.
• Hawkeye Labor Council, AFL-CIO
• Highlines Construction Company Louisiana
• H.O.P.I. Consulting
• HTS Consulting
• Idaho National Laboratory
• Illinois Chamber of Commerce
• Illinois Energy Association
• Illinois Manufacturers Association
• International Access Corporation
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers
• International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers*
• International Brotherhood of Teamsters
• International Paper
• iNuclear
• Iron Workers Local Union 397 - Florida
• Iron Workers Local Union 474- New Hampshire
• Jackson Economic Development Alliance
• Johnson, Baily, Henderson, McNeel Architects
• Kirk Consulting Group, Inc.
• L-3 Communications MAPPS
• Laborers Locals 43, IA
• Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce
• Lawrence County Community Development Association
• Louisiana Association of Building and Industry
• Louisiana Chemical Association
• Louisiana Municipal Association
• Manchester Latino Caucus
• Maracor Software & Engineering, Inc.
• Marked Tree Economic Development, AK
• MEAG Power
• Michigan Chamber of Commerce
• Michigan Electric Cooperative Association
• Michigan Grocers Association
• Michigan Institute of Laundering and Drycleaning
• Michigan Movers Association
• Michigan Retailers Association
• Midwest Carwash Association
• Mississippi Development Corporation
• Mississippi Manufacturers Association
• Mississippi Municipal League
• Mississippi State Board for Community and Jr. Colleges
• Mississippi Technology Alliance
• Mitsubishi Power Systems, Inc.
• Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP
• Morris, Demag, McCarty, Inc.
• MPR Associates, Inc.
• NAACP, Tampa Branch
• NAC International
• National Association of Manufacturers
• National Electrical Contractors Association
• National Enrichment Facility
• National Ready Mixed Concrete Association
• National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
• Nazchez-Adams County Development Authority
• Nebraska Public Power District
• New England Energy Alliance
• North American Young Generation in Nuclear
• North Carolina State University, Department of Nuclear Engineering
• North Central Arkansas Regional Economic Development Corporation
• Nuclear Energy Institute
• Nuclear is Our Future
• NuStart Energy Development, LLC
• Oglethorpe Power Corporation
• Omaha Public Power District
• 100 Black Men Baton Rouge
• Operating Engineers Local 925 - Florida
• The Outlaw Group
• Painters Local Union 88 - Florida
• PDF Conference
• Pebble Bed Modular Reactor Limited
• PG&E Corporation
• Pinnacle West
• Pioneer Service And Engineering Co., Inc
• Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 123
• Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 597 - Illinois
• PNM Resources
• Port of Greater Baton Rouge
• Power Resources, Inc
• PPL Susquehanna
• Prince Igor Productions
• Professional Radiation Consulting, Inc.
• Progress Energy
• Promet Energy Partners, LLC
• PVS Chemicals, Inc.
• Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG)
• Quad City Federation of Labor
• R. Brooks Associates, Inc.
• The Riverside Advocacy Center
• Rock-Tenn Company
• RWE Nukem, Inc.
• Sandia National Laboratories
• Santee Cooper
• SCANA Corporation
• Scientech, LLC
• Sheet Metal Workers' International Association*
• 60 Plus Association
• SMWIA Local Union 105 - California
• Southeast Iowa Building and Construction Trades
• Southern Company
• Southwest Mississippi Partnership
• SPX Building Corporation
• Sterling Heights Area Chamber of Commerce
• STP Nuclear Operating Company
• Sunbelt Energy Resources, Inc.
• Talisman International, LLC
• Tampa Bay Partnership
• Teamsters Local 299, MI
• Texas Independence Energy, LP
• Thorenco, LLC
• TXU Power
• University of Cincinnati
• University of Florida - Department of Nuclear and Radiological Engineering Department
• University of Massachusetts, Lowell - Nuclear Engineering Department
• University of Missouri, Columbia - Nuclear Science and Engineering Institute
• University of South Carolina - Nuclear Engineering Department
• University of Tennessee - Nuclear Engineering Department
• University of Wisconsin - Nuclear Engineering and Engineering Physics Program
• Urban League of Greater Jackson
• U.S. Chamber of Commerce
• USEC, Inc.
• Vermont Chamber of Commerce
• Vicksburn and Warren County Economic Development Foundation
• The Vidal Group
• Voyager Alernative Energy Solutions
• Walthall County Economic Development Authority
• Washington Group International
• West Feliciana Parish Police Jury
• Westinghouse Electric Company
• WOLFCO, Inc.

The website also contains a list of individuals (http://www.cleansafeenergy.org/AbouttheCoalition/MemberList/tabid/61/Default.aspx).

References

1. ^ ‘Former EPA Administrator Christine Todd Whitman and Greenpeace Co-Founder Dr. Patrick Moore to Chair CASEnergy Coalition’ (http://www.cleansafeenergy.org/PressRoom/NewsReleases/NewsRelease2/tabid/132/Default.aspx), CASEnergy press release, dated April 24, 2006, accessed November 2006
2. ^ ‘Former EPA Administrator Christine Todd Whitman and Greenpeace Co-Founder Dr. Patrick Moore to Chair CASEnergy Coalition’ (http://www.cleansafeenergy.org/PressRoom/NewsReleases/NewsRelease2/tabid/132/Default.aspx), CASEnergy press release, dated April 24, 2006, accessed November 2006
3. ^ Clean and Safe Energy Coalition website - Mission (http://www.cleansafeenergy.org/AbouttheCoalition/Mission/tabid/60/Default.aspx), undated, accessed November 2006
4. ^ Clean and Safe Energy Coalition website – FAQs (http://www.cleansafeenergy.org/AbouttheCoalition/FAQs/tabid/63/Default.aspx), undated, accessed November 2006
5. ^ - Clean and Safe Energy Coalition website – Members (http://www.cleansafeenergy.org/AbouttheCoalition/MemberList/tabid/61/Default.aspx), undated, accessed November 2006
6. ^ Ward, Matthew L., ‘Ex-Environmental Leaders Tout Nuclear Energy’ (http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/25/us/25nuke.html?ex=1146974400&en=993d75a6dbd2c2e3&ei=5070), New York Times, April 25, 2006 (subscription required).
7. ^ "False Fronts: Why to Look Behind the Label", (http://www.cjr.org/issues/2006/4/editorial.asp) Columbia Journalism Review July-August 2006, Editorial.