David Walters from Left Atomics and Daily Kos joins Rod Adams for a discussion about atomic energy from a far left point of view. Check out this link to a podcast of the Atomic Show.
http://atomic.thepodcastnetwork.com/2009/04/14/the-atomic-show-131-view-from-the-left-on-atomic-energy/
Rod Adams, host of the Atomic Show and pro-nuclear blogger www.atomicinsights.blogspot.com writes:
It is well known that much of the opposition to nuclear power in the US, Europe, and Australia comes from people who are normally considered to be on the political left. David Walters, a self confessed socialist and long time labor activist has a different point of view. He believes, like I do, that abundant, clean, reliable, atomic energy is a boon for the working class.
Power plants provide good, stable jobs, often at union wage scales. They enable a vibrant local economy and good public infrastructure based on the plant’s addition to the property tax base and the salaries of the workers that get spent in local establishments. They allow generational employment with opportunities for young people to keep living and working in the towns where they grow up if they want to.
Link to Dave Walter's Blogs and Left Manifesto on Nuclear Energy
http://left-atomics.blogspot.com/
http://left-atomics.blogspot.com/2007/06/left-manifesto-for-nuclear-energy.html
http://davidwalters.dailykos.com/
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