|
 Dear Activist/Supporters,
This week the Energy
Ministers of ASEAN countries will meet in Bangkok to take important
decisions regarding the future energy choices for the region. We
have an opportunity to steer them away from their plans to invest
in nuclear energy and instead invest in tapping the abundant
sources of renewable energy such as solar, wind, biomass and
geothermal to ensure energy security for all of us.
Join our
"Don't Nuke ASEAN" march next Tuesday demanding that nuclear energy
be taken off the table at the AMEM summit. Here are the details of
the march: Date: Tuesday 5th Meeting point: Bangkok Art
Gallery (opposite MBK Center) March starts at: 4:00pm Route of the
March: From BKK Art Gallery to Intercontinental Hotel and marching
on Skywalk back to Siam Square.
Nuclear
power - a frightening risk to our safety and no answer to energy
security:
All
operating reactors in the world have inherent safety flaws. 1,500
quality and safety defects have already been found in the
construction of the new reactor in Finland, described as state of
the art.
Today, the precise
death toll of the Chernobyl accident remains unknown but it is
estimated to be more than one hundred thousand.
Radioactive
pollution from nuclear power happens not only when there is an
accident, but throughout the nuclear cycle, continuously harming
our environment and health.
Furthermore, nuclear
power puts us at risk of increased proliferation, terrorists
getting nuclear materials or a nuclear reactor or nuclear transport
being potential terrorist target.
Nuclear power
produces nuclear waste, including the 200 000 tons of spent fuel
amassed worldwide. This will remain deadly for hundreds of
thousands of years. There is no safe solution to the long term
management and disposal of hazardous radioactive waste despite
billions of dollars in investment and decades of research.
The real solution
for ensuring energy security is sustainable, cheap and safe
decentralised renewable energy and energy efficiency.
I look forward
to seeing all of you on Tuesday. Together, let's march towards a
brighter, cleaner and safer future for Thailand.  Thank you, Tara Buakamsri
Campaign Manager Greenpeace Southeast Asia
|