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How much of Earth's atmosphere must we contaminate? How much of our lands and waters must we pollute? How much of our resources must we plunder, deplete? How many species must we ravage, despoil, extinguish? How many people must we degrade, deprive, destroy with toxic wastes and wars, before we learn to respect one another, to live in harmony on this planet, our Home? "All living beings are brothers and sisters, nourished from the same source of life.." -- Thich Nhat Hanh

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I was born in Eastern Europe during the height of the Stalinist regime's reign of terror. Thus, I know what it is like to live under a repressive, dictatorial regime. The fear and terror -- as dissident friends and family members were tortured, imprisoned and some were executed -- is indelibly etched in my memory. That is the reason I have always been an ardent advocate of freedom, social justice, civil liberties, human rights and a voice of peace. The way I see it, war is morally wrong, regardless of who wages it, for whatever reason. No piece of land or commodity is worth the sacrifice of one human life. We are all members of the same race - the "human race" - and must learn to coexist peacefully. Our planet cannot sustain us much longer if we do not stop our wars, nukes, polluting, deforestation, and the wasteful, gluttonous consumption and depletion of our natural resources.

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    Thursday, April 27, 2006

    Chernobyl - 20th Anniversary

    "Chernobyl is a word we would all like to erase from our memory. It [opened] a Pandora's box of invisible enemies and nameless anxieties in people's minds, but which most of us probably now think of as safely relegated to the past. Yet there are two compelling reasons why this tragedy must not be forgotten... First, if we forget Chernobyl, we increase the risk of more such technological and environmental disasters in the future. Second, more than seven million of our fellow human beings do not have the luxury of forgetting. They are still suffering, every day, as a result of what happened 14 years ago. Indeed, the legacy of Chernobyl will be with us, and with our descendants, for generations to come."

    - Kofi Annan, United Nations Secretary General

    Nuclear Power Powers the Bomb
    Take Action on the 20th Anniversary of Chernobyl!

    On the twentieth anniversary of Chernobyl disaster, the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation encourages you to educate yourself and speak out against the construction of new nuclear powerplants. We invite you to recognize the global importance of the utilizing clean energies. Please JOIN TODAY to receive action alerts and add your voice to a growing movement for peace and a nuclear power free world.


    Take Action!

    1. Find out if there is a nuclear plant near you
    Go to http://www.insc.anl.gov/pwrmaps/map/world_map.php

    To find out what happens if the Chernobyl nuclear accident is applied to the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant in California, go to http://www.mothersforpeace.org/resources/maps/maps/chernobylAppliedToDiablo

    For a table of the world's nuclear power reactors, go to
    http://www.world-nuclear.org/info/reactors.htm


    2. Ask your government to support clean energy

    In the US, call or write to your Congressional representatives and urge them to support reduced dependence on nuclear power and increased funding for the promotion of clean energy. To find contact information for your Congressional representatives, go to http://capwiz.com/wagingpeace/dbq/officials/

    For further information read the Foundation's Nuclear Energy Fact Sheet http://www.wagingpeace.org/menu/issues/nuclear-energy-&-waste/start/fact-sheet_ne&w.htm


    3. Promote alternative sources of energy in your community

    Take initiative to decrease your community's dependence on nuclear power and find out if there are alternative sources of energy in your community. Here are some examples:

    Solar Power- For more information on solar power, go to http://www.eere.energy.gov/solar/

    Wind Power - For more information, go to http://www.eere.energy.gov/windandhydro/windpoweringamerica/

    Wave Power - For more information, go to http://www.eere.energy.gov/RE/ocean.html


    Resources

    We invite you to do additional research on the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation website

    Chernobyl: The World's Worst Nuclear Power Accident - Background
    The After-Effects
    The Toxic Legacy of Nuclear Power
    Alternatives in Energy Sources

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