Re:Why Germany won’t keep its nuclear plants open
by kwhitefoot on Friday April 15, 2022 @05:37AM
(#31038181)
> Most of the original flower power anti-nuclear groups were funded by oil.
Where does that come from? I'm pretty sure I wasn't funded by anyone when I protested against the building of the Torness station on a site of special scientific interest (SSSI).
Re:Why Germany won’t keep its nuclear plants open
by mike_d on Friday April 15, 2022 @02:24PM
(#31043783)
David Bower is the most notable example. He was the executive director of the Sierra Club in the late 60s early 70s and was a strong supporter of the clubs "Atoms Not Dams" initiative to protect natural waterways.
Suddenly he became staunchly anti-nuclear and tried to create enough chaos to destroy the club. After failing to do so, he left to start a competing organization called Friends of the Earth that was anti-nuclear first environmentalism second. They went on to fund and facilitate protests and anti-nuclear action around the world.
It was later discovered he received half a million dollars (about $7m today) from the CEO of ARCO around the time all the trouble started.
Most of the "concerns" people have are the result of propaganda and lobbying by the American Petroleum Institute. Most of the original flower power anti-nuclear groups were funded by oil.