Monday, February 18, 2013

anti-nukes at #ForwardOnClimate recognized by New York Times


NIRS (Nuclear Information Resource Service) and CAN (Coalition Against Nukes USA)
at #ForwardOnClimate Rally in Washington DC, February 17, 2013
~ photo courtesy Mike Carberry
(not from NYT article)

 "Groups opposing coal production,
 NUCLEAR POWER and hydraulic fracturing
               for natural gas were prominent" 





"...On Sunday, thousands rallied near the Washington Monument to protest the pipeline and call for firmer steps to fight emissions of climate-changing gases. Groups opposing coal production, nuclear power and hydraulic fracturing for natural gas were prominent; separate groups of Baptists and Catholics, as well as an interfaith coalition, and groups from Colorado, Toronto and Minneapolis joined the throng.


"One speaker, the Rev. Lennox Yearwood, compared the rally to Martin Luther King’s 1963 March on Washington for civil rights, but, he said, “while they were fighting for equality, we are fighting for existence.” In front of the stage was a mock-up of a pipeline, looking a bit like the dragon in a Chinese new year parade..."
Obama’s Keystone Pipeline Decision Risks New Problems, Either Way - NYTimes.com


see also
whats up: photos: Coalition Against Nukes U.S.A. joins with Forward on Climate! to Bust the Nuclear Myth in Washington D.C.

whats up: Coalition Against Nukes U.S.A. joins with Forward on Climate! to Bust the Nuclear Myth in Washington D.C.
whats up: 2.17 #BustTheMyth :: Forward on Climate Rally




whats up: "Nukes are not carbon-free" | C.A.N. Coalition Against Nukes
whats up: NUCLEAR POWER’S OTHER FOOTPRINT
whats up: NO NUKES • #RE_TOOL NOW
what next: #ForwardOnClimate - photos | 350

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