Jim Hopf, Nuclear Waste Specialist, Nuclear Engineer, Californian Advocate, February ‘25

With over 20 years of experience in nuclear waste management, Jim Hopf retired early to dedicate himself to nuclear advocacy. He has been a key voice in the fight for nuclear energy, sharing critical industry news, promoting carbon pricing with Citizens Climate Lobby, and playing a pivotal role in saving Diablo Canyon and Illinois nuclear plants from premature closure.

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Mads Bunch Larsen, Danish Political Scientist, Outdoorsman, Nuclear Advocate, February 25’

Mads Bunch Larsen, advocates for nuclear energy in Denmark as a board member of Foreningen Atomkraft Ja Tak, challenging the prevailing notion that the country is a clean energy leader. Larsen hopes to communicate the problems in the Danish grid, including heavy biomass use and imported electricity due to heavy reliance on wind power. Larsen is our February ally of the month.

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Ia Aanstoot, Swedish Youth Nuclear Activist, July ‘24

Ia Aanstoot, a participant in the Swedish “School Strikes for Climate” is a strong nuclear energy advocate at just 19. Aanstoot is involved with international nuclear advocacy and launched WePlanet’s “Dear Greenpeace” Campaign, an effort to protect nuclear energy in the European Union, which is facing legal attacks from Greenpeace.

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Tea Törmänen, Biologist & Finnish Ecomodernist, September '23

A biologist and lifelong environmentalist, Tea Tormanen played a crucial role in shifting nuclear policy within the Green Party of Finland, the only Green party to support nuclear energy in the world. She advocates for nuclear energy across the globe, from an ecomodernist perspective, with RePlanet, an organization that aims to “liberate nature” and “elevate humanity.”

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