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Pics from Hinkley anti-nuclear mass blockade, camp and demo, Somerset

dv | 06.10.2011 13:19 | Anti-Nuclear | Climate Chaos | Energy Crisis

Images from the Stop New Nuclear alliance's Hinkley action weekend: camp in Nether Stowey (30 Sept to 4 Oct), march and rally in Bridgwater town centre (Sat 1 Oct) and 9-hour mass blockade of Hinkley Point nuclear power station (Mon 3 Oct), all in West Somerset, south-west England.

Camp at Hockpitt Farm, Nether Stowey
Camp at Hockpitt Farm, Nether Stowey

Camp at Hockpitt Farm, Nether Stowey
Camp at Hockpitt Farm, Nether Stowey

Bridgwater town centre
Bridgwater town centre





Marching to the blockade on Monday morning, just before 7am
Marching to the blockade on Monday morning, just before 7am

Blockading main gate to Hinkley Point nuclear power plant
Blockading main gate to Hinkley Point nuclear power plant













All images are CopyLeft 2011. They may be re-used free of charge provided they are credited to D. Viesnik or Stop Nuclear Power Network or Stop New Nuclear. For high-resolution versions, please e-mail vd2012-imc [at] yahoo.co.uk

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06.10.2011 13:34










Seize The Day's Theo and Shannon entertain blockaders
Seize The Day's Theo and Shannon entertain blockaders







An appeal from Stop Hinkley's Nikki and Crispin
An appeal from Stop Hinkley's Nikki and Crispin




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Yet more pics

06.10.2011 13:47

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Yet more pics

06.10.2011 13:53



206 balloons released - one for each day since start of Fukushima nuclear crisis
206 balloons released - one for each day since start of Fukushima nuclear crisis













Andreas Speck from Stop New Nuclear / Kick Nuclear makes some closing remarks
Andreas Speck from Stop New Nuclear / Kick Nuclear makes some closing remarks


All images are CopyLeft 2011. They may be re-used free of charge provided they are credited to D. Viesnik or Stop Nuclear Power Network or Stop New Nuclear. For high-resolution versions, please e-mail vd2012-imc [at] yahoo.co.uk

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Facts

06.10.2011 17:26

Number of people killed last year in the UK from nuclear power = 0

Number of people killed last year in the UK from falling out of bed = 22

Number of people killed last year in the UK from bee stings = 13


Enery needs of the UK without Oil, Gas, Coal = 24 nuclear power stations over the next ten years

Real world


@realworld

06.10.2011 20:15

Firstly, saying that no-one has died from nuclear power in the UK last year is like saying no-one has died from smoking, or that no nuclear weapons test veterans died from being exposed to radiation. Just because it is hard to prove that cancers, birth defects and other health problems are caused by radiation exposure, that doesn't mean that radiation from nuclear power stations and other nuclear facilities isn't killing workers and others or causing significant morbidity.

As to whether or not we need nuclear power in the mix to combat climate change and provide energy security, I suggest you look at Germany's turnaround report plus the following:

Is nuclear needed? - No Need for Nuclear
 http://www.noneedfornuclear.org.uk

Zero Carbon Britain (by 2030) – Centre for Alternative Technology (June 2010)  http://www.zerocarbonbritain.com

Zero-carbon vision sees UK as cleaner, greener and leaner within 20 years by Juliette Jowit, The Guardian, 16 June 2010
 http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/jun/16/centre-for-alternative-technology-eliminate-carbon-emissions

Zero carbon Britain: how to get there in 10 steps by Tom Levitt, Ecologist, 21 June, 2010
 http://www.theecologist.org/News/newsanalysis/513525/zerocarbonbritainhowtogettherein10steps.html

Decentralising Power: An Energy Revolution for the 21st Century – Greenpeace UK (PDF) (July 2005)
 http://www.greenpeace.org.uk/MultimediaFiles/Live/FullReport/7154.pdf

Report by Greenpeace International (June 2010)
 http://www.energyblueprint.info/fileadmin/media/documents/2010/0910_gpi_E_R__full_report_10_lr.pdf?PHPSESSID=1a1a2bcd2048b6cea4fd86bb6488fca7

Report summary (June 2010)  http://www.greenpeace.org/international/Global/international/publications/climate/2010/summary.pdf

 http://www.greenpeace.org/international/en/campaigns/climate-change/energyrevolution

The Energy Report - 100% renewable energy by 2050 - WWF and Ecofys (Feb 2011)
 http://www.wwf.org.uk/wwf_articles.cfm?unewsid=4565
 http://stopnuclearpoweruk.net/content/energy-report-100-renewable-energy-2050

dv


great protest& links, Thoriums touted as a safe nuclear,is it safe or necessary?

07.10.2011 14:08

thorium
FOR
 http://www.earthtimes.org/energy/thorium-nuclear-alternative/532/
 http://french-news-online.com/wordpress/?p=5381#axzz1ZzpRnAMc
 http://www.thorium.tv/en/thorium_reactor/thorium_reactor_1.php

& AGAINST
www.ieer.org/fctsheet/thorium2009factsheet.pdf
 http://debatepedia.idebate.org/en/index.php/Debate:_Thorium_based_nuclear_energy
 http://weblog.greenpeace.org/makingwaves/archives/2006/10/chernobyl_example_what_we_made.html

As a anti nuclear weapons campaigner Ive been upto stay at Faslane twice,helped raynesway derby campaigns, all weapons should be safely disposed of & a small amount maintained only if it can be shown they would be of use for meteorite defence& phased out.

Iam not sure about thorium,I think we could do without it but put thi up as its important to know if your campaigning in this area

jimbob


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