Kucinich rose to the podium to point out, in addition, that most Congress Members will not have seen the bill before it comes to the floor.
Expert speakers who were available for questions rose and spoke briefly, one after another, because there were few reporters present, and none with questions.
Kevin Kamps of the Nuclear Information and Resource Service said that the federal government until 1994 and the PFS since then have targeted 60 native American tribes for the dumping of waste, 50 of which have fought it off. In the current case, he said, there are strong arguments against the proposed site.
For one thing, 7,000 F-16 fighter jets fly over every year. "What if one crashes?" The NRC, he said, had ruled, 2 to 1, that such a crash would not release radiation above an acceptable level. The two Yes votes came from lawyers, said Kamps, while a blistering dissent was penned by an engineer who focused on numerous defects in the storage containers.
In addition, Kamps said, Cedar Mountains Wilderness Area, sacred ground, would have a rail line put through it.
And, the Bureau of Indian Affairs approved the lease agreement for this dump in three days. In response to a Freedom of Information Act request from Public Citizen, the BIA said it had no related documents whatsoever.
Pete Downing of the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance added that House has passed a bill as part of a defense bill to protect Utah from this dump, a bi-partisan measure that focused on public safety and military safety. It remains to be seen what the Senate will do.
Nayak said that stopping the energy bill, on the other hand, would likely require 41 senators to stand up and protect us with a filibuster.
Kucinich gave a stirring speech to conclude the event. He referred to Conscience and Consciousness, two words that DiFranco had used.
"The American people," he said, "are waiting to be inspired and moved. Will $2 per gallon move them? Maybe not. Will $3? $4? Probably not.
"But if people make connections between a war against innocent people in Iraq and our energy policy, between moving tons of nuclear waste and our so-called energy policy, between the production of nuclear weapons and our failed energy policy".
"We're not just talking about protecting sacred land. The whole earth is sacred. The whole earth is sacred! We're talking about reclaiming our humanity.
"Jamie Cromwell talked about people putting themselves on the line. We have to shake the conscience of this country! WAKE UP! That's what we ought to be telling this country, and we are the ones. We are the messengers. We are the messengers."
LINK TO ARTICLE:
http://www.pdamerica.org/articles/events/ani-on-hill.php
LINK TO PHOTOS:
http://www.davidswanson.org/images/photos/anidi/index.htm
Expert speakers who were available for questions rose and spoke briefly, one after another, because there were few reporters present, and none with questions.
Kevin Kamps of the Nuclear Information and Resource Service said that the federal government until 1994 and the PFS since then have targeted 60 native American tribes for the dumping of waste, 50 of which have fought it off. In the current case, he said, there are strong arguments against the proposed site.
For one thing, 7,000 F-16 fighter jets fly over every year. "What if one crashes?" The NRC, he said, had ruled, 2 to 1, that such a crash would not release radiation above an acceptable level. The two Yes votes came from lawyers, said Kamps, while a blistering dissent was penned by an engineer who focused on numerous defects in the storage containers.
And, the Bureau of Indian Affairs approved the lease agreement for this dump in three days. In response to a Freedom of Information Act request from Public Citizen, the BIA said it had no related documents whatsoever.
Pete Downing of the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance added that House has passed a bill as part of a defense bill to protect Utah from this dump, a bi-partisan measure that focused on public safety and military safety. It remains to be seen what the Senate will do.
Nayak said that stopping the energy bill, on the other hand, would likely require 41 senators to stand up and protect us with a filibuster.
Kucinich gave a stirring speech to conclude the event. He referred to Conscience and Consciousness, two words that DiFranco had used.
"The American people," he said, "are waiting to be inspired and moved. Will $2 per gallon move them? Maybe not. Will $3? $4? Probably not.
"But if people make connections between a war against innocent people in Iraq and our energy policy, between moving tons of nuclear waste and our so-called energy policy, between the production of nuclear weapons and our failed energy policy".
"We're not just talking about protecting sacred land. The whole earth is sacred. The whole earth is sacred! We're talking about reclaiming our humanity.
"Jamie Cromwell talked about people putting themselves on the line. We have to shake the conscience of this country! WAKE UP! That's what we ought to be telling this country, and we are the ones. We are the messengers. We are the messengers."
LINK TO ARTICLE:
http://www.pdamerica.org/articles/events/ani-on-hill.php
LINK TO PHOTOS:
http://www.davidswanson.org/images/photos/anidi/index.htm
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