MfN was selected for a DOE award to help develop community consent-based siting, along with partners from North Carolina State University and a Tribal consent-based coalition of native groups.
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Politicians might get difficult questions about nuclear energy, especially females. In this video, two women ask another woman all the hard questions, to help prepare them to answer all the hard questions.
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Kristin Zaitz and Joshua Goldstein cover the theme of public acceptance for different energy sources, and how to discuss, debate and advocate energy policy issues.
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Heather meets with the Ecomodernist Society of North America to discuss nuclear energy and Diablo Canyon.
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Heather Hoff makes an appearance around 48min, holding her daughter while speaking to the California State Lands Commission in 2016 about the future of Diablo Canyon.
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Heather and Collins discuss all sorts of nuclear topics
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Siol.net, in Croatia/Slovenia interviewed Heather about Mothers for Nuclear and why advocacy is important.
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It’s important to be curious.
In this Nuclear Roundtable, Chris Cuomo asks us all kinds of great question about nuclear, continued operation of Diablo Canyon, glowing green, and what it’s like to be “free agents”.
In which Brett and Heather discuss Diablo Canyon, reactivity, what happened at San Onofre, why we are named Mothers for Nuclear, and so much more great stuff.
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Katie Lynch, from Nuclear Matters, interviews Heather and Kristin about why they started Mothers for Nuclear and their journey advocating for continued operation of Diablo Canyon while also working there for the company that continued to plan its shutdown.
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From the hosts, MaryKate and Jen: What do you know about nuclear energy? If you're like most of us, the phrase conjures up images of 1950's radioactive horror! However, did you know nuclear energy is safe, cost-effective, and sustainable?
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When we hiked Point Buchon in Oct 2022, we had no idea we would become the subjects of a pretty great Cal Poly journalism project.
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“I asked a lot of questions for many years. After detailed investigation, I found that lots of things about nuclear sounded scary but actually had no impact or were not a big deal. Nuclear became the obvious right answer for clean energy production and aligned with what I wanted. I became impressed and proud to work there,” says Hoff.
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“Mothers can be some of the most important and influential voices in climate and energy discussions”
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Heather and Kristin try to take a different, gentler approach to pro-nuclear activism. “We can talk to people with empathy,” Hoff said. “‘We understand their fears because we had them, too.”
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A lot of environmental groups are opening up to nuclear and outright changing their minds, and that’s happening faster and faster now. It’s like, it’s no longer taboo to be pro-nuclear energy if you’re an environmentalist. -Zaitz
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A necklace made of uranium glass hangs around Hoff's neck. "The pendant is a great conversation starter, because radiation is everywhere in nature."
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“It’s so hard to change your mind,” she says. “It requires humility. It was hard enough for Heather and me – we used to be suspicious of it. ... But after many years of learning about it, we changed our minds because it aligned with our environmental and humanitarian values.” -Kristin Zaitz
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Red Bluff Daily News’ Shanna Long writes about her shift regarding nuclear energy after co-founder Heather Hoff responded to some of her recent writing.
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"I was nervous about nuclear before I started working there," said Hoff. "And it took a lot of years to change my mind...and eventually realize that nuclear really aligned with my environmental and humanitarian goals."
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