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Glenn Carroll: Georgia Power Stuck in a Nuclear Jam

Everybody except for Georgia is jumping on the wind and solar bandwagon, but Georgia Power is side-lined in a nuclear jam like a horse-buggy manufacturer at the dawning of the Ford assembly line Solar and wind are setting records in output and lower costs. Technological breakthroughs in collection and storage of wind and solar have [...]

May 2012 Calendar of Events

May 1 May Day! It’s a new year. A new May Day. Now is the time to join together in order to resist oppression. Join the Mady Day 2012 coalition, Georgia WAND, Georgia Peace and Justice Coalition and others on May 1st  for a  march and free, family-friendly festival. It’s a safe space to build [...]

Coalition Sends Urgent Request for UN Intervention to Stabilize the Fukushima Unit 4 Spent Nuclear Fuel

Kyoto, Japan—-On 30 April, seventy-two Japanese NGO organizations lead by Shut Tomari and Green Action send an urgent request to the UN and Japanese government urging immediate action to stabilize the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Unit 4 spent nuclear fuel. The letter was endorsed by experts from Japan and abroad. The letter warned that [...]

Georgia Delegation Speaks to DC Decision Makers About Nuclear Budget Busters

Georgia WAND took a delegation of eight people from Atlanta and Shell Bluff, Georgia to Washington, DC from March 17 through 21 for the Alliance for Nuclear Accountability’s DC Days to expose high-risk U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) nuclear projects, which will waste billions in taxpayer funds, damage the environment and undermine the nation’s non-proliferation goals. [...]

It’s our time to count!

Senator Carter on Redistricting

Senator Jason Carter gave a clear and concise speech outlining what the new congressional maps will do, highlighting the conflict between the maps and the parameters of the Voting Rights Act, and what this means for Georgia’s minority voters.  Watch the video below or scroll down for a typed transcript. Click here for Georgia WAND’s [...]

Our Troops Deserve Better

The Cold War is over. Yet some in Congress want to spend over $700 billion in outdated nuclear strategies instead of funding modern programs our troops need. We need to help our troops fight terrorists, not Soviets. Check out this 30-second spotl, aired during the Republican debates. The American Security Project is a nonpartisan, non-profit [...]

Update on progress of New START from Bobbie Paul

Twelve months ago the Georgia WAND community was VERY busy working as part of a national grassroots campaign to secure 67 votes for ratification of the STrategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) in the United States Senate.  Thankfully Georgia Senator Johnny Isakson cast a positive vote to support New START as a member of the [...]

Playing politics with New START harms U.S. security

By Sam Nunn 8:06 p.m. Monday, December 6, 2010 The list of national security challenges facing America today is daunting. A short list of key priorities must include: preventing nuclear weapons and materials from falling into the hands of terrorists; stopping and reversing North Korea and Iran’s drive to acquire nuclear weapons; assuring supply lines [...]

Take Action Against Nukes!

Below are four easy ways that you can take action to oppose nukes and make us all safer right now! Phone Bank to De-fund Nuclear Weapons The Congressional super committee has been charged with cutting $1.5 trillion from the federal budget by November 23. Congress will vote on their proposal one month later, December 23. [...]

Stand for Peace

Stand for Peace returns to the corner every Friday with a renewed commitment to end the war. We stand on the corner of 14th and Peachtree Streets from 12:00 – 1:00 pm each Friday. We have lunch and discussion afterward in the Colony Square Food Court.  We will continue to stand every Friday until the [...]