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Michael Mariotte. Executive Director and the chief spokesperson
for NIRS. He has led the organization for 20 years making numerous television
appearances and has been widely quoted in the press. He has testified
in the United States Senate and before the U.S. House of Representatives
on radioactive waste transportation; radioactive metals “recycling;”
the future of the nuclear power industry; “one-step” reactor
licensing and other issues. He is a graduate of Antioch College. |
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Diane D'Arrigo. Radioactive Waste Project
Director. Her main area of expertise is radioactive waste and
radiation issues. In addition, she has considerable international experience.
She has closely followed so-called "low-level" nuclear waste
issues for decades, the national and international moves to deregulate
nuclear waste that would allow it to be made into everyday household items
and be dumped as regular trash. She has been with NIRS since 1986, has
a degree in chemistry and environmental studies and work experience in
analytical chemistry and biological research. |
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Mary Olson. Director of the Southeast Office. Implements
NIRS’ mission in the Southeast. Olson joined NIRS staff in 1991,
and served in DC as lobbyist for the Stop Mobile Chernobyl Campaign, and
as NIX MOX Campaign Coordinator. The Southeast Office, founded in 1999
and based in Asheville, NC enables action on new nuclear initiatives in
the region, of which there are many. A seasoned public speaker, Olson
is a frequent guest on radio and has appeared on national and regional
television. She has a B.A. from Reed College, with a double major in Biology
and History of Science, and subsequent study in chemistry and biochemistry
at Purdue University. |
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Aja Binette. Nuclear Economics Campaigner. Aja joined NIRS in November 2007 and has been personally involved in the anti-nuclear movement, specifically the activism surrounding Three Mile Island. Her focus at NIRS is researching and campaigning on the economic aspects of the nuclear industry. She has a MA in Political Science from San Diego State University and a BA in International Politics from Penn State University. |
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Donald Keesing, Administrative Coordinator. Donald
Keesing is NIRS Administrative Coordinator and has been with NIRS since
2000. He has been active in the environmental and social justice movements
since the 1980s. He canvassed door to door for Greenpeace and has organized
benefit concerts for NIRS and a women’s homeless shelter that featured
prominent recording artists. A musician and songwriter, he has performed
at numerous protests and benefits. Don also has a strong interest in indigenous
environmental issues and, together with his wife, heads a grassroots organization
called Voices Opposed To Environmental Racism (VOTER) which addresses
non-nuclear native issues. |
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Geoff Ower. Works on NIRS website. |
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Tanya Murza. Works on NIRS website. |