Environmentalists for Nuclear
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Environmentalists for Nuclear Energy (EFN) is a pro-nuclear power non-profit organization which aims at providing complete and straightforward information to the public on energy and the environment. It also promotes the benefits of nuclear energy for a cleaner world, and aims at uniting people in favor of clean nuclear energy.
The website of the organization[1] states that environmental opposition to nuclear energy is the "greatest misunderstanding and mistake of the century".
EFN is funded by the memberships and donations of its members.
History[edit]
EFN was started by Bruno Comby[2] in 1996 after the publication of his book Environmentalists For Nuclear Energy.[3][4]
EFN gathers over 10,000 members and supporters,[5] with local correspondents and a network of affiliated organizations and in more than 60 countries, to inform the public on energy and the environment.
Patrick Moore co-founder of Greenpeace in 1971[6] and James Lovelock author of the Gaia theory, considered as the historical founder of environmental thinking[7] are supporters of the group.
The general assembly of EFN is held once a year in Houilles.[8]
The headquarters of EFN are located in a positive energy ecohouse in the suburbs of Paris, powered with solar energy (thermal and PV), wind energy, geothermal air-conditioning, a high efficiency heat-pump, double-flux ventilation, and just a small amount of low-carbon-emitting French nuclear energy. Conceptually designed by members of the organization, this house has an almost-nil carbon-footprint (500 times less than a standard gas-heated construction of the same size).[9]
References[edit]
- ^ "Environmentalists For Nuclear ™ - International home page (EFN)".
- ^ "Institut Bruno Comby".
- ^ "Bruno Comby's books in English".
- ^ [1] Archived September 26, 2006, at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "EFN - Number of members and supporters".
- ^ [2]
- ^ "James LOVELOCK's web site - the international homepage".
- ^ [3][dead link]
- ^ "Eclogical dream house".