30th Anniversary of Huge Anti-Nuke Demo

[Joanne98]

Source: AP

April 29, 2007, 2:35 PM EDT

CONCORD, N.H. -- Thirty years ago this week, hundreds of people opposed to nuclear power trekked down a dusty road and across country, setting up camp next to piles of construction material destined to become the Seabrook nuclear power plant.

Police dragged or carried away 1,414 protesters on May 1, 1977, ending the skirmish but galvanizing the national anti-nuclear movement.

Today, as energy prices skyrocket along with demands for energy sources with low carbon emissions, the nuclear energy industry is optimistic about a resurgence. And the anti-nuclear movement, including organizers of the Seabrook protests, is gearing up to respond.

Paul Gunter, who helped found the Clamshell Alliance that fought construction of the Seabrook Station, is as opposed as ever.


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