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==People==
 
==People==
 
*Baroness [[Bryony Worthington]], Patron. Climate change policy expert and campaigner, made a Labour peer in November 2010, is Labour's shadow energy and climate change minister in the [[House of Lords]]
 
*Baroness [[Bryony Worthington]], Patron. Climate change policy expert and campaigner, made a Labour peer in November 2010, is Labour's shadow energy and climate change minister in the [[House of Lords]]
*[[Kirk Sorensen]] - nuclear engineer and the keynote speaker at Weinberg Foundation launch in UK Parliament
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*[[Kirk Sorensen]], nuclear engineer and the keynote speaker at Weinberg Foundation launch in UK Parliament
*[[Lawrence O'Hagan]], CEO
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*[[Lawrence O'Hagan]], CEO. 'A physicist by background, Laurence co-founded The Weinberg Foundation with [[John Durham]] after moving on from his long career as a successful software architect and CTO of a global technology organisations'.<ref name="Weinberg"> [http://www.the-weinberg-foundation.org/people/ Who's behind it?], The Weinberg Foundation, acc 15 August 2013 </ref>
*[[John Durham]], Chairman
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*[[John Durham]], Chairman. 'An active philanthropic environmentalist, John has been focused on innovative ways of influencing UK policy to tackle climate change since his retirement from the software industry in 2005'.<ref name="Weinberg"/>
*[[Neil Endicot]], Parliamentary Secretariat. He is the primary contact and coordinator of the UK Parliament’s Thorium Energy All Party Group (APPG). He has worked in UK and EU energy policy for the last six years.
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*[[Neil Endicot]], Parliamentary Secretariat. He is the primary contact and coordinator of the UK Parliament’s Thorium Energy All Party Group (APPG). He has worked in UK and EU energy policy for the last six years.<ref name="Weinberg"/>
*[[Mark Halper]], Blogger in residence.  Halper is the Foundation's blogger in residence and is a UK-based freelance journalist 'who writes about everything from media moguls to subatomic particles'.
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*[[Mark Halper]], Blogger in residence.  Halper is a UK-based freelance journalist 'who writes about everything from media moguls to subatomic particles'.<ref name="Weinberg"/>
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*[[David Martin]], Research.  Involved with the Weinberg Foundation since November 2011. 'As a long-committed environmentalist, he has a wealth of experience of researching environmental and energy issues for the private, political and NGO sectors'.<ref name="Weinberg"/>
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*[[Laurence Watson]], Junior Projects Officer. 'Laurence has spent the years since his physics degree working and campaigning on energy policy and climate change, most recently with the [[UK Youth Climate Coalition]].<ref name="Weinberg"/>
  
 
==Affiliations==
 
==Affiliations==

Revision as of 00:00, 15 August 2013

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Background

The Weinberg Foundation is a UK-based not-for-profit organisation and 'pressure group' advocating thorium nuclear energy.

Launched at a UK Parliament event in September 2011[1] it describes itself as 'dedicated to advancing the research, development and deployment of safe, clean and affordable nuclear energy technologies to combat climate change and underpin sustainable development for the world'.

People

  • Baroness Bryony Worthington, Patron. Climate change policy expert and campaigner, made a Labour peer in November 2010, is Labour's shadow energy and climate change minister in the House of Lords
  • Kirk Sorensen, nuclear engineer and the keynote speaker at Weinberg Foundation launch in UK Parliament
  • Lawrence O'Hagan, CEO. 'A physicist by background, Laurence co-founded The Weinberg Foundation with John Durham after moving on from his long career as a successful software architect and CTO of a global technology organisations'.[2]
  • John Durham, Chairman. 'An active philanthropic environmentalist, John has been focused on innovative ways of influencing UK policy to tackle climate change since his retirement from the software industry in 2005'.[2]
  • Neil Endicot, Parliamentary Secretariat. He is the primary contact and coordinator of the UK Parliament’s Thorium Energy All Party Group (APPG). He has worked in UK and EU energy policy for the last six years.[2]
  • Mark Halper, Blogger in residence. Halper is a UK-based freelance journalist 'who writes about everything from media moguls to subatomic particles'.[2]
  • David Martin, Research. Involved with the Weinberg Foundation since November 2011. 'As a long-committed environmentalist, he has a wealth of experience of researching environmental and energy issues for the private, political and NGO sectors'.[2]
  • Laurence Watson, Junior Projects Officer. 'Laurence has spent the years since his physics degree working and campaigning on energy policy and climate change, most recently with the UK Youth Climate Coalition.[2]

Affiliations

Funding

Contact, Resources and Notes

Contact

Website:

Resources

Notes

  1. Duncan Clark,Thorium advocates launch pressure group, Environment Blog, theguardian.com, 9 September 2011 21.33 EST
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Who's behind it?, The Weinberg Foundation, acc 15 August 2013
  3. New All-Party Parliamentary Group on Thorium, acc 14 August 2013