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Bonnie Raitt speaks out against nuclear power

A wave of pro-nuclear arguments have been taking place between the climate talks in Paris and critical commentaries in the New York Times. And Bonnie Raitt is having none of it.

As one of the founders of MUSE (Musicians United for Safe Energy), along with Graham Nash and Jackson Browne, Raitt believes nuclear power is a dangerous option. She and her fellow advocates have been combatting “the idea that there’s some new form of nuclear power that’s safer and more viable” for some time, she said in an interview with Billboard. “There’s no solution for nuclear waste. There have been incredible cost overruns and delays” in nuclear plant construction. And nuclear power plants continue to pose “thesecurity threat of terrorism.”

“There are a lot of smart people on the side of pro nukes,” she continued. “But I find a lot more people making the anti-nuke argument.”

For Raitt, solar power remains a viable alternative. “The evolution of the safe energy movement— and the explosion of success around the globe in solar and wind and alternative energies— has certainly outweighed, in my mind, any argument for quote unquote safe new nukes,” she said.

Raitt’s new album Dig in the Deep drops February 26, and six days prior she’ll launch a new tour to promote the album. Selected ticket sales will go to benefit the Guacamole Fund, an organization which supports MUSE.

December 12, 2015 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | general