Alliance pitches three strikes – why isn’t the nuclear industry out?
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A Message from Rochelle
- Strike 1 – A bill to overturn California’s 1976 nuclear safeguard laws is soundly defeated
- Strike 2 – An initiative to overturn California’s 1976 nuclear safeguard laws is withdrawn
- Strike 3 – $50 billion in subsidies were reduced to $18.5 billion and the nuclear industry has to pay fees to jumpstart the subsidies - doesn't sound like a "nuclear renaissance" to us.
Religious, consumer and environmental organizations are united on the subject of "Nuclear power – NO THANKS!" Unlike the pro-nuke advocates, who have been remarkably ineffective for the amount of money they have spent, grassroots organizations came together and successfully protected California's nuclear safeguard laws.
In late November and early December the Alliance for Nuclear Responsibility listened to the nuclear industry trying out new sound bites such as: "We believe we may have found a few communities that might be willing to take high level radioactive waste until Yucca Mountain and reprocessing become a reality." Though the communities remained unnamed, it was clear that these were not affluent communities who have other choices to earn a decent livelihood. The issue of transporting radioactive waste more than once becomes another economic nail in the nuclear coffin.
The pro-nukers were clearly not getting their way and the childish anger and personal attacks by one assemblyman and the main Fresno proponent of new nuclear plants in California was a sight to behold.
Alliance efforts also went towards notifying California legislators of the Department of Energy’s proposed radioactive waste transport routes within our state and this effort successfully crossed partisan and pro and anti-nuclear lines. David Weisman, our invaluable outreach coordinator and film producer, drove six hours to the only DOE hearing held in California in Lone Pine to speak for six minutes, asking questions that the DOE was unable or unwilling to answer. David garnered coverage of the event in the LA Times and on the cover of The Tribune in San Luis Obispo. The Alliance questions of the DOE can be found at http://a4nr.org/library/transportation/11.2007-doemtglonepine/view
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So how can we further the drive to halt the production of high-level radioactive waste on our seismically active coast? No matter where you live please ask all candidates for all offices this basic question: “How much radioactive waste do you want Californians to store on our fragile coast - and for how long? If you ask these questions, please let us know the candidates responses. No matter how they answer, the press will hear the question over and over and we can work to educate those who believe that nuclear power can be the answer to Climate Change.
So Happy Holidays to all our supporters and pat yourselves on the back because we could not have done this without you. And if you have not already signed up for our newsletters and/or alerts you can do so at www.a4nr.org
And to those supporters who know how proud I am of my grandgirls, last years gift of hope has now become a Tradition of Hope http://a4nr.org/articles/12.2007-tradition and Sierra proudly sold her wares to donate $38 to the Alliance, and her older sister, Marina, donated as well to our legal fund. As the Alliance is working to make a safe world for future generations, we are grateful to know they will be there to speak out for themselves.
In Peace, with wishes for a beautiful holiday season and continued successes in the New Year for us all.
In Peace
Rochelle
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Rochelle Becker, Executive Director Alliance for Nuclear Responsibility
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