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Nuclear Information and Resource Service, Southeast Office:
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maryolson

Mary Olson. Director of the Southeast Office.

Implements NIRS’ mission in the Southeast. Olson joined NIRS staff in 1991, and served in DC as lobbyist for the Stop Mobile Chernobyl Campaign, and as NIX MOX Campaign Coordinator. The Southeast Office, founded in 1999 and based in Asheville, NC enables action on new nuclear initiatives in the region, of which there are many. A seasoned public speaker, Olson is a frequent guest on radio and has appeared on national and regional television. She has a B.A. from Reed College, with a double major in Biology and History of Science, and subsequent study in chemistry and biochemistry at Purdue University.

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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August 21, 2018
Jacksonville Electric Authority, a municipal utility company in Florida, is demanding that the Vogtle 3 and 4 reactors be canceled, after this month’s $2.3 billion cost increase, or it will sue to get out of the project, which now is over five years behind schedule and set to cost over $27 billion. According to JEA,…

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