Julia Louis-Dreyfus provides some "green" tips to Jay Leno

ByRod Adams

I received an interesting notification from NBC Universal that provided the embed code for a recent appearance by Julia Louis-Dreyfus on Jay Leno on Earth Day. I am usually pretty careful about clicking on links sent in emails, so I verified that the message really was from an NBC publicist before I clicked.

I thought you might enjoy watching the clip. While you are watching, see if you can understand why it kind of tickled my funny bone, especially when it came to the discussion about CFL light bulbs. There is some real irony there, especially if you know who owns NBC Universal.

Unspecified prizes will be awarded to the commenters with the best understanding of the economic and political implications of the clip.

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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