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Responding to the Paris Aftermath

November 19th, 2015|

Huffington Post By Christine Todd Whitman November 19, 2015 As I watch governing officials react to the atrocities in Paris, Beirut, and on the Russian plane, I am stuck that, for the first time in this country, we are determining the status of people by their religion. I understand fully the need to protect, but banning all Muslims from entering [...]

Why Closing Nuclear Power Plants Is Short-Sighted

November 16th, 2015|

The Wall Street Journal By Christine Todd Whitman November 16, 2015 CHRISTINE TODD WHITMAN: Following the announcement that the Pilgrim nuclear-energy facility outside of Boston will close by 2019, it is critical for decision makers to reassess how electricity markets value the clean electricity produced by nuclear energy. [...]

Why the U.S. should export nuclear power

October 22nd, 2015|

Fortune By Christine Todd Whitman & Stephen Cheney October 22, 2015 Competition with Russia in the nuclear energy technology industry will continue to be an issue as Asian and European nations look for carbon-free energy options like nuclear power. [...]

Don’t Be Lulled by Low Oil Prices. We Need an Energy Plan.

April 2nd, 2015|

By Christine Todd Whitman The Experts April 2, 2015 CHRISTINE TODD WHITMAN: With oil prices low, it would be easy to perceive that we as a nation have our energy issues under control. But despite the current benefits derived from oil prices that haven’t been this low in six years, we still need an overarching energy policy for the U.S. [...]

McConnell Can’t Pick, Choose Which Laws to Follow

March 15th, 2015|

By Christine Todd Whitman Politico Magazine March 15, 2015 Sen. Mitch McConnell earlier this month encouraged states to defy federal environmental regulations by simply ignoring them. This was not some quote taken out of context by a pesky reporter; it was an op-ed he wrote in the Lexington Herald-Leader. The Republican Senate majority leader is protesting the Environmental Protection Agency’s [...]

Nuclear Energy Is Critical to Fighting Climate Change

March 12th, 2015|

By Carol Browner & Christine Todd Whitman Real Clear Energy March 12, 2015 The Environmental Protection Agency is finalizing its draft rule to set new limits on power plant carbon pollution. Even though we served in dramatically different administrations, we strongly agree that carbon emissions must be reduced and the use of low-carbon energy sources increased. We believe using carbon-free [...]

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