About me

Energy and Environmental speaker and author Dr. James Conca is the Senior Scientist at UFA Ventures, Inc. in Richland, Washington, and a weekly contributor to Forbes on energy issues (). Conca combines the passion of activism with the bedrock foundation of research science to create a new dynamic for discussing complex topics like energy and its effects on society and the planet. By approaching the subject from the different perspectives of global poverty, debunking technological myths and achieving a just and sustainable energy mix, Conca has developed a sustainable and achievable energy mix that meets most of the serious environmental, climate and economic goals set out by the Administration, States, industry and environmental stakeholders. Conca is an expert in several areas:
- subsurface flow and transport of water and contaminants
- environmental monitoring for hazardous and nuclear constituents
- remediation and clean-up of contaminated soil and water
- disposal systems