And Helen Caldicott was there. I liked this part:
"Tony Brooks, a retired Washington State University professor of environmental science, talked to members of Occupy Portland, saying that shutting off nuclear power meant shutting off the lights.
"OK, I'll use candles," one participant in the rally told him."
You can't run MRI machines, 911 communication systems, airport radars, etc. on candles!!!
Secondly, Hanford was a nuclear weapons facility, not a power plant (though a commercial station operates on the reservation). I would guess the Occupy folks realize this and are just opposed to all things nuclear. But it was obvious that many of them are elderly and they would likely not be alive if not for humanity's energy consumption. Nuclear has been much less polluting than fossil fuels.
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