Christine Todd Whitman, a former administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and governor of New Jersey, will present “Nuclear Energy and Its Role in America’s Energy Future” at 3 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 14, in EPIC, Room G256.
Currently the co-chair of the Clean and Safe Energy Coalition, Whitman will discuss U.S. energy policy in the free, public event. Prospective attendees are asked to email RSVPs to Marian Lambert at marian.lambert@uncc.edu.
Before serving as the 50th governor of New Jersey from 1994 to 2001, Whitman was president of the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities. Since leaving the EPA, she has served as president of the Whitman Strategy Group, a consulting firm that specializes in energy and environmental issues.
According to its website, the Clean and Safe Energy Coalition is a national grassroots organization that supports the increased use of nuclear energy to ensure an affordable, environmentally clean, reliable and safe supply of electricity. Funded by the industry, the coalition was formed in 2006 to inform the public dialogue and educate Americans on the many benefits of nuclear energy.