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Quoted
August 31, 2026
El Periódico de la Energía
EEUU avanza en su plan de expansión nuclear
Dr. Leslie Dewan, quoted
Op-ed
July 2, 2026
CarbonCopy
India’s Overlooked Climate Opportunity: Nuclear Power and its Export Potential
Gayatri Karnik
Op-ed
July 1, 2026
Santa Barbara Independent
San Luis Obispo Healthiest Decades Happened with Diablo Canyon Operating
Heather Hoff and Guido Núñez-Mujica
Op-ed
July 1, 2026
POWER Magazine
The Grid, Not Just Generation, Has Become the Central Climate Story
Dr. Leslie Dewan
Op-ed
June 1, 2026
The Hill
We were going to bury 20 tons of nuclear fuel. Finally, we have a way to use it instead.
Guido Núñez-Mujica
Op-ed
June 1, 2026
Carbon Herald
How Nuclear Could Finally Fit into Carbon Markets—and Unlock Clean Energy at Scale
Guido Núñez-Mujica
Op-ed
May 20, 2026
E+E Leader
The Cost of Virtue: How Germany’s Nuclear Exit Undermined Its Climate Leadership
Guido Núñez-Mujica
Op-ed
May 1, 2026
POWER Magazine
Fusion Won’t Replace Energy Policy
Guido Núñez-Mujica
Op-ed
March 30, 2026
Capitol Weekly
California faces a new nuclear era—will it lead or watch?
Guido Núñez-Mujica
Op-ed
March 9, 2026
Washington Times
America’s AI future demands a nuclear power comeback
Erik Funkhouser
Op-ed
January 27, 2026
Devex
To power AI energy needs, nuclear is going to have a comeback
Erik Funkhouser
Quoted
January 2, 2026
POWER Magazine
Germany Cuts New Gas-Fired Generation as Country Works on Energy Strategy
Guido Núñez-Mujica, quoted
Op-ed
December 1, 2025
Japan Atomic Industrial Forum
The forefront of energy and carbon credits in Africa
Op-ed
November 25, 2025
A Greener Life, A Greener World
California showed up at COP30; now the US has to catch up
Op-ed
November 5, 2025
Devex
The African continent is being forced into an energy paradox
Guido Núñez-Mujica
Op-ed
September 23, 2025
Utility Dive
Carbon markets are incomplete without nuclear
Guido Núñez-Mujica
Op-ed
July 29, 2025
Capitol Weekly
California is asleep at the wheel on nuclear
Guido Núñez-Mujica
Op-ed
July 21, 2025
Utility Dive
Why the nuclear energy renaissance is real — and necessary
Erik Funkhouser
Quoted
November 23, 2024
Technopedia
Can U.S. Coal Ash Help Power the Next Tech Revolution?
Dr. Leslie Dewan, quoted
Quoted
November 10, 2024
Wall Street Journal
How Can We Remove Carbon From the Air?
Tito Jankowski, sourced
Op-ed
September 24, 2024
Capitol Weekly
SB 100: the clean energy plan that keeps California hooked on gas
Ryan Pickering
Quoted
September 18, 2024
E&E News by Politico
Carbon removal companies get cash infusion as political risks mount
Quoted
April 26, 2024
Worth Magazine
DOE Awards $1.5M for Carbon-Capture Tech Development
Tito Jankowski, quoted
Op-ed
April 11, 2024
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Adam Stein: Nuclear energy offers a climate change solution
Adam Stein
Panel
March 1, 2024
SXSW 2024
Fusion Energy: A Shortcut to Solving Our Climate Emergency
Contribution
February 21, 2024
Emerald Strategy Group
Are Small Modular Reactors the Future of Nuclear Power?
Quoted
September 1, 2023
Techonomy / Worth
Oppenheimer’s Legacy: Nuclear Energy?
Charles Oppenheimer, quoted
Podcast
August 1, 2023
Crazy Wisdom Podcast
Against the Current: Unorthodox Energy for an Accelerating World
Quoted
April 5, 2023
POWER Magazine
The POWER Interview: How a Canadian Small Reactor Will Support Industrial Decarbonization
Bill Labbe, quoted
Podcast
February 14, 2023
Invested in Climate
The carbon removal revolution with Collaborative Fund & AirMiners, Ep #39
Quoted
November 17, 2022
Discourse Magazine
Climate Change Motivates a Reevaluation of Nuclear Energy
Op-ed
October 6, 2022
The Hill
Three ways the CHIPS Act will advance the nuclear energy industry — and it’s a good thing
Quoted
September 16, 2022
San Francisco Business Journal
CO2 removal is expensive and difficult — but not impossible
Quoted
August 1, 2022
Financial Times
Japan turns back to nuclear power in post-Fukushima shift
Frank Ling, quoted
Quoted
January 4, 2021
POWER Magazine
Governments Look to Expand Nuclear Power Through SMRs
Dr. Leslie Dewan, quoted
Quoted
September 1, 2020
POWER Magazine
The POWER Interview: Technology Can Solve Problem of Nuclear Waste
Dr. Leslie Dewan, quoted
Op-ed
January 1, 2020
Financial Times
Nuclear is the safest way to generate reliable electricity
Heather Hoff and Kristin Zaitz
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Survey November 5, 2025
Momentum Builds for Nuclear as Americans Push for Clean Energy Solutions Business Wire →
Survey November 7, 2024
Survey Unveils Ever-Increasing Support for Nuclear Power to Grow the Economy, Reduce Pollution, Keep the Planet Cool, and Ensure Energy Reliability and Security Business Wire →
Event February 29, 2024
Anthropocene Institute Hosts Fusion Energy Panel at SXSW Business Wire →
Event February 22, 2024
Anthropocene Institute, Generation Atomic and Mothers for Nuclear Invite You to “Beautiful Nuclear,” An Art Exhibition Business Wire →
Survey November 30, 2023
Support for Nuclear Energy Stronger Than Ever in the U.S. and Growing Around the World Business Wire →
Research August 17, 2023
Anthropocene Institute Advances Solid-State Fusion Energy at ICCF-25 Business Wire →
Announcement March 8, 2023
Anthropocene Institute: We’re Working to Ensure a Sustainable Earth for Decades to Come. Join us Business Wire →
Survey September 6, 2022
Americans Support Nuclear Energy More Than Ever Before Business Wire →
Experts available for interview
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Anthropocene Institute
Jeffrey R. Bohn, PhD Director of Energy Economics
Project finance, risk modeling, cost of capital for new nuclear build. Team profile →
Gayatri Karnik Policy Analyst
International nuclear policy and financing law, IAEA processes, gender balance in nuclear. Team profile →
Frank Hiroshi Ling, PhD Chief Scientist
Japan and East Asia energy policy, nuclear restarts, reactor technology export, grid decarbonization. Team profile →
Melinda Chow Alankar Director of Investment and Funding Opportunities
Investment and funding opportunities in climate tech, the nuclear investment landscape, Anthropocene’s numeracy program. Profile & articles →
Guido Núñez-Mujica Director of Data Science
Energy externalities, health impacts of coal versus nuclear, Diablo Canyon, data modeling. Profile & articles →
Quico Toro Director of Climate Repair
Ocean carbon removal, phytoplankton research, ecomodernism, climate journalism. Team profile →
Partner roster
Independent experts and partner organizations we can connect you with
Heather Hoff Co-founder, Mothers for Nuclear Public acceptance, Diablo Canyon, parents and pragmatic environmentalists, community advocacy.
Dr. Leslie Dewan Nuclear engineer and entrepreneur Advanced reactors, nuclear entrepreneurship, supply chains and manufacturing, industrial heat, investor readiness.
Erik Funkhouser Executive Director, Good Energy Collective Responsible nuclear deployment, energy policy, community engagement, technology commercialization.
Paris Ortiz-Wines Global Director, Stand Up for Nuclear Grassroots advocacy, public perception, youth engagement, Diablo Canyon, women in nuclear.
Adam Stein Director, Nuclear Energy Innovation Program, Breakthrough Institute Nuclear regulation, licensing reform, risk-informed regulation, advanced reactor deployment.
Kirsty Gogan Terra Praxis Coal-to-nuclear transition, community transition, workforce preservation, infrastructure reuse.
James Wolf Chief Executive Officer, ARC Clean Technology Advanced reactors, data centers, industrial heat and clean steam, commercial deployment.
Rauli Partanen Co-founder & CEO, Think Atom Nuclear and climate, environmentalism, energy literacy, European policy, climate communication.
Dr. Chris Keefer Doctors for Nuclear; host, Decouple Podcast Public health, radiation risk, medical perspectives, climate and health.
Jessica Lovering Senior Fellow, Nuclear Innovation Alliance Risk perception, community acceptance, climate justice, nuclear policy.
Eric Meyer Generation Atomic Youth engagement, grassroots advocacy, art and climate communication.
Dr. Scott Hsu Fusion Partner, Lowercarbon Capital Fusion, ARPA-E, research commercialization, the fusion industry.
Lawrence Forsley Advanced research scientist Low-energy nuclear reactions, condensed matter nuclear science, frontier energy research.
Mathijs Beckers Independent energy analyst; founder, The Nuclear Humanist Advanced nuclear, public perception, energy poverty, nuclear safety, desalination, European nuclear politics.
Jacopo Buongiorno Professor of Nuclear Science and Engineering, MIT; Director, CANES Deep decarbonization, SMRs and microreactors, nuclear economics and supply chains, AI and data center demand.
Dr. Christopher Perfetti Associate Professor of Nuclear Engineering, University of New Mexico Reactor physics, molten salt reactors, reactor safety, nuclear waste, nuclear education.
Madison Hilly Managing Director, Radiant Energy; founder, Campaign for a Green Nuclear Deal Energy abundance, economic development, climate policy, Global South development.
Jeff Donovan Co-Founder & President, GLOW Strategies Strategic communications, nuclear deployment, international energy cooperation, public affairs.
Nobuo Tanaka Chairman, ICEF; former Executive Director, International Energy Agency Global energy security, international energy policy, climate strategy, geopolitical risk.
Charles Oppenheimer Founder, The Oppenheimer Project and Oppenheimer Energy Ventures Nuclear diplomacy, nonproliferation, energy abundance, science diplomacy.
Scott Lathrop Founder & CEO, Native Nuclear (yak titʸu titʸu yak tiłhini Tribe) Tribal energy sovereignty, Indigenous engagement, community consent, workforce development.
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The Anthropocene Institute is a Palo Alto nonprofit working to keep the planet cool. It funds and publishes research on nuclear energy, solid-state fusion, grid electrification and ocean carbon, and works with entrepreneurs, investors and policymakers to move clean firm power from proposal to construction.
