Kerry & Edwards Refuse To Join Kucinich In Protecting US Jobs
Press Release on February 26, 2004
http://www.kucinich.us/pressreleases/pr_022604.php

Aloha Dennis
THE NATION
by John Nichols
http://www.commondreams.org/views04/0226-12.htm

KUCINICH: "LACK OF EFFECTIVE EVACUATION PLAN AT INDIAN POINT POWER PLANT UNACCEPTABLE"
Press Release on February 24, 2004

Democratic Congressman and presidential candidate Dennis J. Kucinich today issued this statement regarding the Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant in Buchanan, New York:

"The Concerned Families of Westchester have worked tirelessly to close the Indian Point Power Plant, and I support their efforts wholeheartedly. The fact that this nuclear power station is within 35 miles of mid-town Manhattan with no evacuation plan beyond 10 miles leaves eight million people at risk. This is completely and utterly unacceptable. "Nuclear power-generating stations are inherently dangerous. We've seen what can happen when they breach: witness the horror of the Chernobyl disaster in Russia and our own near-disaster at Three Mile Island. Then add to that the likelihood that these plants stand at the top of the list of targets of any terrorist organization seeking us harm plus the possibility that spent fuel from these plants can be used to make 'dirty bombs.' These plants are nightmares waiting to happen. We just replace them with safe, renewable energy facilities all across the country.

"We need an energy policy that is based on responsible, critical thinking, one that looks out for the health and well-being of our children and our grandchildren. Our present-day reliance on nuclear power and on inherently dirty and environmentally harmful fossil fuels doesn't do this. But a shift to safe, clean and environmentally-benign renewable energy sources does. "At least three million new jobs can be created by my plan to invest in safe renewable technologies such as solar, wind, biomass, green hydrogen, geo-thermal and in designing energy efficient buildings, vehicles, and manufacturing processing equipment and systems. These new technologies are already proven and offer us real hope to stem the speed of global climate change and preserve our ecosystems, besides offering us viable alternatives to the consumption of Middle-Eastern oil. "This is the kind of responsible, forward thinking, honest leadership we must demand from our government, and the kind of responsible leadership I am committed to providing."

To schedule interview with Kucinich or spokesperson ... jonathans@kucinich.us.