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The pro-nuclear movement has almost everything going for it. We have the support of technical experts, environmentalists, the utilities, most Republicans, and some Democrats. We have overwhelming data and facts and even survey data shows that 68% of Americans are for new nuclear power. There is a missing endorsement that the mass population of the US would take a shine to and that is of celebrities. In order to be successful the nuclear clean energy movement is going to have to work on getting a celebrity endorsement.
Patrick Moore
The best we have right now is Bob Geldof (aging rock star really only known in the UK) and Patrick Moore (founder of Greenpeace). No offense to these guys, but if we are going to get some positive attention for nuclear as a green alternative via tabloid journalism we are going to need to do a whole lot better. If corn based ethanol can get Willie Nelson then we ought to be able to get somebody that The Soup would report on.
Some Names from Grist.org of celebrities that have endorsed other Green energy are:
Leo DeCaprio – Anything green, Famed Prius owner
Robert Redford – Solar, lots of stuff
George Clooney – Against foreign oil.
Ed Norton – Solar
The importance of a celebrity endorsement has nothing to do with legitimizing the idea of nuclear, just massive attention and positive flashiness. These attention getters rarely have any decent knowledge of what they are endorsing, nor are they expected to. So that pretty much means we could get any of them up to speed in a hurry.
Here is a first draft list that we have brainstormed for potential celebrities we should invite to join the nuclear cause:
Scarlett Johansson
Scarlett Johansson
Shaquille O’neal
Simon Cowell
Matthew McConaughey
Kellie Pickler
Kevin Costner
Kid Rock
Miley Cyrus
The Jonas Brothers
Eminem
Seth Rogen
Please post your recommendations as to the best celebrity to court for an endorsement. We need all the help we can get.
The most intelligent, valuable, and charity-driven celebrity in the world:
Angelina Jolie
I’ll send her an email.
I think we need Sharon Stone. She is a MENSA member, she is attractive and she is famous. Though she doesn’t generally stir up a lot of controversy she still has star power.
Bruce Springsteen. He was THE headliner for the famous “NO NUKES” concert 30 years ago. That one event was instrumental in creating the massive public opposition that’s kept a lid on US nuclear development for the last 30 years. If he could be turned around, other celebs would follow in droves. Geldof and Branson could help immensely by serving as missionaries to convert the Boss. Done right, it could lead to a major media event.