Environmentalists for Nuclear

Environmentalists for Nuclear Energy (EFN) — in French: "Association des Écologistes Pour le Nucléaire – AEPN, founded in 1996" — is a pro-nuclear power non-profit organization that aims to provide 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. EFN is funded by the memberships and donations of its members.

The website of the organization[1] states that environmental opposition to nuclear energy is the "greatest misunderstanding and mistake of the century".

History

EFN was started by Bruno Comby[2] in 1996 after the publication of his book Environmentalists For Nuclear Energy.[3][4]

EFN had over 10,000 members and supporters in 2013, with local correspondents[5] and a network of affiliated organizations and in more than 60 countries, to inform the public on energy and the environment.

Patrick Moore and James Lovelock are supporters of the group.[6][7]

The annual assembly of EFN is held at its headquarters in Houilles, a suburb of Paris, France.[8]

The headquarters are in a positive energy ecohouse, 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]

See also

References
  1. "Environmentalists For Nuclear ™ - International home page (EFN)". Archived from the original on 1998-12-02.
  2. "Institut Bruno Comby".
  3. "Bruno Comby's books in English".
  4. Archived September 26, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
  5. "Number of members and supporters of EFN". EFN. Archived from the original on 28 January 2001. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  6. Moore, Patrick. Preface to Environmentalists For Nuclear Energy.
  7. "James LOVELOCK's web site - the international homepage". Archived from the original on 2001-07-29.
  8. "Program of activities of EFN". EFN. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  9. "Ecological dream house". EFN. Archived from the original on 8 December 2007. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
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