Capitol Valley interviews Dr. Patrick Moore in Washington, DC

ByRod Adams

Dr. Patrick Moore of the CASE (Clean and Safe Energy) Coalition is a former Greenpeace leader who is now a strong pro-nuclear power advocate.

The popular blog Capitol Valley – Views on technology and public policy from both coasts recently interviewed Dr. Moore in a Dupont Circle cafe. You can read the comment and hear clips from the interview at Everything Old is New Again: From “No Nukes” to “Nukes Now” with Dr. Patrick Moore. Please visit and add your comments.

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.

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