Nuclear Nebraska
Subtitle: the remarkable story of the little county that couldn't be bought
By: Susan Cragin.
Publisher: American Management Association
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 271
ISBN-13: 9780814474303
Subjects: Environmental protection -- Nebraska -- Boyd County -- Citizen participation; Nuclear industry -- Waste disposal -- Nebraska -- Boyd County; Radioactive waste disposal -- Government policy -- United States; Community organization -- Nebraska -- Boyd County; Boyd County (Neb.)
Description: "Nestled in lush, sprawling Boyd County, Butte seemed a paradise, of sorts, where people never got angry or defied authority. But in 1989, wwhentheir own state and federal governments tried to manipulate them into accepting an unsafe (and ultimately unnecessary) "low level" nuclear waste dump in their own backyard, this poor, elderly, and llargelyuneducated farming community fought back, and fought harder than anyone had ever anticipated. This little town was about to prove that they could not be bought, no matter how large the bribe."--Cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Key participants in the battle of nuclear Nebraska; title: What happened and when : key events in the battle of nuclear Nebraska; title: It can happen here; title: A question of survival; title: The seeds of opposition; title: Save Boyd County; title: Sign, everywhere a sign; title: Community consent; title: M?orr-a-torium : the battle heats up; title: After the victory: a time for change; title: A change of friends; title: Blood, sand, and water; title: To license or not to license : the long process; title: The final battle : making the case; title: The final battle : the future of Boyd County.