Boycotting Anti-Nuclear Activist Companies & Celebrities

Boycotting Anti-Nuclear Activist Companies & Celebrities

During a recent conversation over the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, a friend asked if anyone in the group was boycotting BP.  This led to a lively discussion about the effectiveness of boycotts and the inevitable question,
“Who do you boycott?”

 

National oil spill commission using nuclear power industry as model

Ex-Sen. Graham: Nuclear-industry example to be used for oil, gas
Former Sen. Bob Graham, co-chairman of the national oil-spill commission, said the oil and natural gas industry can look at how the nuclear industry reacted after the 1979 crisis at Three Mile Island. After the incident, the industry formed the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations, which was assigned the task of formulating safety standards for the industry. The lessons learned during that crisis "was very instructive for the deepwater-drilling industry," Graham said. The Times-Picayune (New Orleans)

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