Tuesday, January 24, 2012

"The Atomic States of America": Exploring a Nation's Struggle With Nuclear Power.

"The Atomic States of America": Exploring a Nation's Struggle With Nuclear Power. Pt 1 of 2 - Democracy Now



democracynow.org - Nuclear power has drawn wide support from both sides of the aisle, with both Republicans and Democrats advancing a pro-nuclear agenda even in the aftermath of last year's Fukushima disaster in Japan. Democracy Now! speaks with Sheena Joyce, co-director of the new documentary, "The Atomic States of America," which is featured at 2012 Sundance Film Festival. We're also joined by Kelly McMasters, whose book, "Welcome to Shirley: A Memoir from an Atomic Town," inspired the film. Joyce says, "We used Kelly's book and the town of Shirley as a kind of a springboard into the issue to talk to people really on both sides, but mainly to speak to the people in reactor communities... We wanted to seek an intelligent dialogue."

Watch part 2 of 2: http://youtu.be/sQH7SHcbxCo

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