Linked arms : a rural community resists nuclear waste /

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"Through character development, snappy dialogue, and vivid scenes, Linked Arms tells the story of a rural people's successful struggle to keep a major nuclear dump out of Allegany County in western New York. Five times over a twelve-month period hundreds of ordinary people - merchants, hom...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Peterson, Thomas Virgil, 1943-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Albany : State University of New York Press, 2002.
Subjects:
Low level radioactive waste disposal facilities > Location > New York (State) > Allegany County.
Low level radioactive waste disposal facilities > New York (State) > Allegany County > Public opinion.
Public opinion > New York (State) > Allegany County.
Environmental protection > New York (State) > Allegany County > Citizen participation.
Civil disobedience > New York (State) > Allegany County.
Nonviolence > New York (State) > Allegany County.
Dépôts de déchets radioactifs de faible activité > Localisation > New York (État) > Allegany (Comté)
Dépôts de déchets radioactifs de faible activité > New York (État) > Allegany (Comté) > Opinion publique.
Opinion publique > New York (État) > Allegany (Comté)
Environnement > Protection > New York (État) > Allegany (Comté) > Participation des citoyens.
Désobéissance civile > New York (État) > Allegany (Comté)
Non-violence > New York (État) > Allegany (Comté)
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Environmental > Waste Management.
Civil disobedience
Environmental protection > Citizen participation
Low level radioactive waste disposal facilities > Location
Low level radioactive waste disposal facilities > Public opinion
Nonviolence
Public opinion
New York (State) > Allegany County
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. The Struggle Begins
  • 2. Birth of Nonviolent Resistance
  • 3. Declaration of War
  • 4. Vigilance and Rage
  • 5. Defiance in the Bitter Cold
  • 6. Linked Arms
  • 7. Defending the Sites
  • 8. Outside the Law
  • 9. Grandparents, Horses, and Masks
  • App. People Arrested in ACNAG Actions.

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