bs2Oct 8, 2022
> Three Mile Island acted as a catalyst for more protests.. even making its way across the Pacific to #Japan, where survivors of #Hiroshima gathered in #Tokyo to oppose nuclear technologies... actions culminated in the single largest #AntiNuclear protest ever, which took place in #NewYorkCity in September 1979 when an estimated 200,000 people rallied.. calling for an immediate shut down of #ThreeMileIsland and an end to #NuclearPower .. globally.
https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/09/09/the-case-against-nuclear-power-a-primer/
#JoshuaFrank #NoNukes
The Case Against Nuclear Power: A Primer

A version of the following was presented at Socialism 2022, sponsored by Haymarket Books, which just published Joshua Frank's Atomic Days: The Untold

CounterPunch.org
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> .. address a major misconception.. #NuclearEnergy.. has never been, a carbon-free fuel source.. Advocates often cite industry-funded PR data claiming that #NukePower will reduce #CO2emissions by upwards of 50 percent. This is blatant misinformation.
When each cycle of energy development is taken into account, nuclear falls well behind #solar and wind with regard to CO2 emissions. These life cycle analyses (LCA) ..[show] a larger carbon footprint than natural gas plants..
#JoshuaFrank #NoNukes
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> Many #Uruguayans thought the answer was #NuclearEnergy.. Méndez looked at the question.. felt as if nuclear was just more of the same: a stopgap. “You’re still producing waste that has to be taken away from human life for thousands of years,” .. “ #Energy is not just one thing,” Méndez said. “You have to look at the basis of the energy system — the #PhysicalAspects, #SocialAspects, GeopoliticalAspects.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/05/magazine/uruguay-renewable-energy.html?unlocked_article_code=AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACEIPuonUktbfqYhlSFUbBibQVNcuvByAiL_S2qEzm3bvaTKYTztdxu4RDs2N_UrXarslZ8c2237TYu59B4IVZa44yP5DbQsqQhO0o5CAldNVeXhk9N25ACZnj5nHGO1mrTGvPjiyJKJ2lOXi4UnbbDa6DKHPwDZ2clYe1JhudFip2HcP1_2FRrYzgo8iqK9nUpNqRj4AZz2Jvu3qDHh8OdaEZhLd6momSr0TGGGTzZPHteV2IEgFAknGTXh__W4-9NheXdoVN6_0JBQgE9HsiQJRtx-SXnrAThEwajHf2A&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
#RamónMéndez physics professor head of energy in #Uruguay
What Does Sustainable Living Look Like? Maybe Like Uruguay

No greater challenge faces humanity than reducing emissions without backsliding into preindustrial poverty. One tiny country is leading the way.

The New York Times
Oct 9, 2022 at 3:02amWeb