Greenpeace Founder Comes Full Circle on Nuclear Power – Now on ElectricTV.net

    BETHESDA, Md., July 14 /EMWNews/ -- Dr. Patrick Moore, a founding

member of Greenpeace, reconsiders the global benefits of nuclear energy in

the latest edition of ElectricTV.net. A joint production of the National

Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) and the International Brotherhood

of Electrical Workers (IBEW), ElectricTV.net is the only Web TV program

dedicated to reporting the latest developments in the electrical

construction and information systems industries.



    Says Dr. Moore, now chairman and chief scientist of the Vancouver-based

consultancy Green Spirit Strategies, the protest against nuclear energy

that began in the 1970s was "so focused on nuclear weapons and nuclear war

that we lumped all things nuclear in the same category as being evil. We

made the mistake of not recognizing that nuclear energy was a beneficial

use, [that] it was a clean energy source that does not produce greenhouse

gas and air pollution like the fossil fuels do."



    Also on the program are a feature on the construction of the first

uranium enrichment facility to be built on U.S. soil in thirty years; a

spotlight on Helmets to Hardhats, a unique program helping returning

veterans find successful careers in the building and construction trades;

and a piece exploring the truth about compact fluorescent lamps.



    To view, visit http://www.ElectricTV.net/greenpeace.aspx.



    ABOUT NECA AND IBEW



    Through their joint marketing organization -- the National

Labor-Management Cooperation Committee (NLMCC) of the organized electrical

construction industry -- NECA and IBEW together work to:






    -- Reach customers with accurate information about the industry; and

    -- Achieve better internal communication between labor and management.



    NECA has provided over a century of service to the $130 billion

electrical construction industry that brings power, light and communication

technology to buildings and communities across the United States. NECA's

national office and 119 local chapters advance the industry through

advocacy, education, research and standards development.



    With 725,000 members who work in a wide variety of fields -- including

construction, utilities, telecommunications and manufacturing -- IBEW is

among the largest member unions in the AFL-CIO. IBEW was founded in 1891.



    For more information, visit http://www.thequalityconnection.org.