Obama-Era Chairman Is Green Energy's Biggest Threat

Wolves in sheep's clothing are currently hard at work undermining the world's clean energy efforts.

"Experts" who claim to be in favor of sustainable power are hell-bent on destroying the world's best chance for limitless, carbon-free electricity.

Right now, a former leader of the wolf pack is rearing his head into the news cycle. Gregory Jaczko, Obama-era former Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) chairman, is waging his own private war against nuclear power.

Jaczko has been using his prestigious former title to score points with the press, earning him an instant platform to rail against nuclear power. After all, it's tempting to believe someone with a degree in theoretical physics and three years of top-level regulatory experience.

Sadly, trusting the experts is an increasingly difficult task nowadays. It's become practically impossible to tell where each pundit's loyalties lie.

The press is already eating up Jaczko's words. If you're not familiar with who he is and how he operates, his statements could easily sway any fair-weather nuclear supporters.

Before we break down exactly what Jaczko is saying, I think it's more prudent to explain why he said it. If you dig deeply enough, the root of the problem is the same as always: money.

These are the types of enemies that nuclear power is up against.

I See Right Through You, Honorable Chairman

President Barack Obama appointed Gregory Jaczko as chairman in 2009, where he remained until his resignation in 2012. During his relatively brief time there, nearly everything he did was at odds with the organization's purpose.

He was frequently the only dissenting vote on new reactor construction. Despite agreements from his cohorts, Jaczko would frequently use his considerable influence to derail proceedings.

When all else failed, Jaczko would lament the steep price and long construction time each reactor required. Then in the same breath, he would argue for more needless red tape - ensuring reactors could withstand aircraft crashes, for example.

When he was unable to get his way through legitimate political maneuvering, Jaczko would use certain... extrajudicial tactics.

In 2011, NRC Inspector General Hubert T. Bell officially accused Jaczko of "strategically" withholding information from his fellow regulators. His endgame was to obstruct the creation of the Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Repository, a project designed to safely dispose of hazardous nuclear waste.

Coworkers have reported him to superiors for incessant bullying, frequent emotional outbursts, and an inability to properly communicate with almost everyone he came into contact with - especially his female subordinates.

He frequently calls the U.S. nuclear program a "complete fiasco," ignoring the partial blame that overbearing regulators such as himself so clearly deserve.

Incompetent management and rampant fraud were the real deal breakers in the situations he specifically references. Anyone who has worked a day in their life knows those problems aren't unique to the nuclear industry.