Not Dark Yet: Bonnie and Me
Bonnie Raitt and Jackson Browne helped launch Musicians United for Safe Energy as anti-nuclear activists say 40 years passed without new U.S. plants.
- Longtime activist Bonnie Raitt recently performed for a crowd of 12,000, continuing her work for Mother Earth. For almost 50 years, Raitt has advocated for justice through music and activism.
- Raitt and Jackson Browne co-founded Musicians United for Safe Energy to oppose President Richard Nixon's plan for nuclear expansion. The movement stalled plant construction for about 40 years after emerging in the 1970s.
- Three major nuclear accidents—Three Mile Island , Chernobyl , and Fukushima —galvanized the movement. Raitt fought uranium mining near Mount Taylor, a sacred Navajo site, sharing history with "end users" at nuclear plants.
- Microsoft is now reopening Three Mile Island Unit One as Crane Clean Energy, drawing 835 megawatts of power for data centers. Critics argue this ignores ongoing risks, as no plan exists for nuclear waste disposal.
- In a 1998 New York Times story, Raitt said, "You just do what you can." She continues urging collective action: "We need to keep our hands and hearts together to make that change.
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LaDuke: For Bonnie Raitt and me, it's not dark yet
On the opening night of the Minnesota State Fair, I ate my approved amount of deep-fried goods, and settled into my seat to see my old friend Bonnie Raitt. As she carried a crowd of 12,000 or so through a wide-ranging set list, it was hard not to hang my head at history and then smile and clap again for the courage of those who stand up for what’s right. That’s Bonnie Raitt. I can say we are old friends because we have known each other for almos…
Not Dark Yet: Bonnie and Me
By Winona LaDuke On the opening night of the Minnesota State Fair, I ate my approved amount of deep-fried goods and settled into my seat with a couple of friends to see my old friend Bonnie Raitt . As she carried a crowd of 12,000 or so through a wide-ranging set list, it was hard […] The post Not Dark Yet: Bonnie and Me first appeared on The Circle News.
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