Board of Directors

NIRS/WISE Board of Directors with affiliations – 2015

Susan Alzner. New York.

Louis Clark. Washington, DC. Government Accountability Project

Bob Eye, Kansas, Attorney

Allison Fisher. Washington, DC. Energy campaigner, Public Citizen

Timothea Howard. Washington DC. Community Activist, formerly with Environmental Action & Institute for Policy Studies.

Michel Lee. Scarsdale, NY. Attorney, Indian Point Safe Energy Coalition

Elizabeth May. ex-officio. Ottawa, Canada. Chair of Green Party, Canada

Vladimir Sliviak. ex-officio. Co-Chairman of Ecodefense! Russia, and anti-nuclear Campaigner for Socio-Ecological Union International, Moscow, Russia.

Chris Williams. Hancock, VT. Citizens Action Network. Former executive director, Citizens Action Coalition of Indiana

Daphne Wysham. Portland, OR. Center for Sustainable Economy. Associate Fellow, Institute for Policy Studies.

December 24, 2018
For Immediate Release: 24December 2018 Contacts: USA: Tim Judson, NIRS +1 301 270 6477, timj@nirs.org Europe: Peer de Rijk, WISE-International +31 20 6126368, director@wiseinternational.org South Africa: Makoma Lekalakala, Earthlife Africa, +27 82 682 9177, makoma@earthlife.org.za Germany: Kerstin Rudek, Don’t Nuke the Climate +49 1590 21 54 831, kerstin.rudek@gmx.de Austria: Patricia Lorenz, Global 2000 +43…

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December 13, 2018
For Immediate Release: 13 December 2018 Contact: Makoma Lekalakala, Earthlife Africa, +27 82 682 9177, makoma@earthlife.org.za Ayumi Fukakusa, Friends of the Earth-Japan, fukakusa@foejapan.org Leona Morgan, Diné No Nukes, +1 505 879 8547, leona.morgan.nm@gmail.com Kerstin Rudek, Don’t Nuke the Climate +49 1590 21 54 831, kerstin.rudek@gmx.de Nuclear Power Violates Climate Justice, Human Rights Environmental…

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December 11, 2018
Media Advisory: 12 December 2018 at 6pm CET Contacts: Kerstin Rudek, Don’t Nuke the Climate +49 1590 21 54 831, kerstin.rudek@gmx.de Makoma Lekalakala, Earthlife Africa, +27 82 682 9177, makoma@earthlife.org.za Ayumi Fukakusa, Friends of the Earth-Japan, fukakusa@foejapan.org Leona Morgan, Diné No Nukes, +1 505 879 8547, leona.morgan.nm@gmail.com Nuclear Power Violates Climate Justice, Human…

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December 07, 2018
For Immediate Release: 7 December 2018 Contact: Tim Judson, NIRS +1 212-729-1169, timj@nirs.org Makoma Lekalakala, Earthlife Africa +27 82 682 9177, makoma@earthlife.org.za Kerstin Rudek, Don’t Nuke the Climate Coalition +49 159 02154831, kerstin.rudek@gmx.de No Nuclear Road to Paris New report concludes nuclear power “will play no meaningful role” in averting catastrophic warming Renewable energy pathways…

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November 28, 2018
Today, NIRS published a white paper on strategies states can use to manage shutdowns of nuclear reactors responsibly and cost-effectively. Nuclear Reactor Closures: Practical, Cost-Effective Solutions for Communities and the Climate, takes lessons learned from reactor closures and state subsidy programs. It proposes proactive, cost-effective ways for states to plan for shutdowns, while protecting workers…

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November 26, 2018
Media Advisory – November 28, 2018 at 11am EST Experts Propose New Process for Nuclear Reactor Retirements to Protect Ratepayers, Local Communities, and the Climate Nuclear Subsidy/Bailout Programs are Costing Consumers Billions of Dollars, Failing to Protect Workers and Communities Lessons Learned from States Show Faster, Cost-Effective Approach to Reactor Closures is Needed to Advance…

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