Boxer-Kerry Bill Likely to Include Nuclear Title. NEI’s Alex Flint Discusses With Tyler Suiter of Clean Skies TV

ByRod Adams

Clean Skies TV’s afternoon report for Friday, September 25, 2009 includes a substantial discussion between Tyler Suiter and Alex Flint, Senior Vice President of the Nuclear Energy Institute, about the politics of the Senate’s climate bill, also known as the Boxer-Kerry bill. It is encouraging to recognize that NEI has such a well informed and connected voice on Capitol Hill. Here is the segment:

Rod Adams
Rod Adams

Rod Adams is Managing Partner of Nucleation Capital, a venture fund that invests in advanced nuclear, which provides affordable access to this clean energy sector to pronuclear and impact investors. Rod, a former submarine Engineer Officer and founder of Adams Atomic Engines, Inc., which was one of the earliest advanced nuclear ventures, is an atomic energy expert with small nuclear plant operating and design experience. He has engaged in technical, strategic, political, historic and financial analysis of the nuclear industry, its technology, regulation, and policies for several decades through Atomic Insights, both as its primary blogger and as host of The Atomic Show Podcast. Please click here to subscribe to the Atomic Show RSS feed. To join Rod's pronuclear network and receive his occasional newsletter, click here.

2 Comments

  1. The Kerry-Boxer Bill Senate Committee action? My God!…what the hell are these people smoking? Action is defined by doing something other than talking. If anyone else tried to justify their income by such nebulous consideration of a Senate Bill they would be fired. They talk as if the result of what is said had no bearing on reality except who is kissing the behind of the “right” people.

  2. @Michael – welcome to Washington politics. However, all that talking really does have an affect on people’s lives, so I try to pay some attention and do all I can to help steer the discussion.

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