A dozen students gathered in Ottensman Hall at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville on October 26 for an evening that cut through popular energy myths and focused on practical realities. CFACT Collegian Kaleb Regoli welcomed policy expert Frank Lasee for a talk titled “Nuclear Deep Dive: Facts, Fiction, and the Future of Energy.”
The day opened with a lunch meeting between Lasee and university leadership before moving into a presentation later that evening. Lasee, a former Wisconsin state senator who served in Governor Scott Walker’s administration and now leads Truth in Energy and Climate, walked attendees through the current state of nuclear power. Dispelling commonly held myths, he contrasted its high capacity factor and consistent output with the intermittent performance and larger land footprints of wind and solar, using data on annual energy production to illustrate the stark differences.
Drawing on both his research and his years working on energy and environmental issues in the Wisconsin legislature, Lasee outlined an approach to evaluating climate claims that prioritizes long-term climatic cycles over incomplete models that hide the truth. He stressed that mainstream climate science remains ideologically captured and urged students to maintain a skeptical stance toward alarmist narratives that push wind and solar energy.
Relying on so-called “renewable energy” presents a myriad of drawbacks, including reliability shortfalls, negative environmental impacts, consumer price hikes, and infrastructure demands that can raise costs and complicate grid management.
Students stayed engaged through the talk and the open Q&A that followed. Questions touched on other portions of the presentation: historical nuclear incidents, policy barriers, and ways younger generations can influence local lawmakers on future energy policymaking.
“We want to thank Frank for coming down to our university for a wonderful event. He made a lot of us think about our perspective on energy policy. Thank you, CFACT,” Kaleb Regoli said.
The evening left participants with a clearer view of nuclear power’s practical advantages and a reminder that careful scrutiny of climate and energy claims remains essential. Kaleb Regoli and the group thanked Lasee for the direct, data-driven presentation and for CFACT’s support in bringing the conversation to campus.
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