Institute for Energy and Environmental Research

The Institute for Energy and Environmental Research (IEER) is an anti-nuclear^[1]^[2] organization which focuses on the environmental safety of nuclear weapons production, ozone layer depletion, and other issues relating to energy.^[3] IEER publishes a variety of books on energy-related issues,^[4]^[5] conducts workshops for activists on nuclear issues, and sponsors international symposia and educational outreach projects. IEER was established in 1987 and is based in Takoma Park, Maryland.^[3]

Arjun Makhijani is President of the Institute for Energy and Environmental Research.

References

^ Clayton, Mark (2011-03-14). "Japanese nuclear reactor update: Amid signs of progress, new problems". The Christian Science Monitor. "There should be much more attention paid to the spent-fuel pools," says Arjun Makhijani, a nuclear engineer and president of the anti-nuclear power Institute for Energy and Environmental Research.
^ Davidson, Keay (1998-07-20). "Activists: Super-laser may bring tiny nukes". San Francisco Chronicle. ...says a report by physicist Arjun Makhijani and his colleague Hisham Zerriffi. They work at a leading anti-nuclear think tank, the Institute for Energy and Environmental Research in Takoma Park, Md.
^ ^a ^b Dooley, Erin E. (2002). "Institute for Energy and Environmental Research". Environmental Health Perspectives. 110 (1): A19. PMC 1240717.
^ Makhijani, Arjun (2007). Carbon-free and nuclear-free: a roadmap for U.S. energy policy. RDR Books. ISBN 9781571431738.
^ Smith, Brice (2006). Insurmountable risks: the dangers of using nuclear power to combat global climate change. RDR Books. ISBN 9781571431622.

External links

IEER website
Healthy from the Start: Campaign to Include Women, Children, and Future Generations in Environmental Health Standards
"The world's worst nuclear power disasters". Power Technology. 7 October 2013.

Anti-nuclear movement in the United States

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