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Death of long-term and highly respected anti nuclear activist Michael Mariotte

Flag-USAAnti-Nuclear Activist Michael Mariotte Dies at 63 http://www.democracynow.org/2016/5/24/headlines/anti_nuclear_activist_michael_mariotte_dies_at_63 And the leading anti-nuclear advocate Michael Mariotte has died at the age of 63. Mariotte served as executive director of the Nuclear Information and Resource Service for three decades, leading successful campaigns to defeat two nuclear facilities and uphold restrictions on the transportation of radioactive waste. He also co-founded the newspaper that became the Washington City Paper. Mariotte died of pancreatic cancer at home in Kensington, Maryland, on May 16.

May 25, 2016 - Posted by | general

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