Conservation fallout : nuclear protest at Diablo Canyon / John Wills

Author: Wills, John, 1971-
Published: Reno, Nev. : University of Nevada Press, [2006]
Copyright Date: ©2006
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 244 pages, 10 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, maps

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English.

Contents

Diablo Canyon wilds -- From cattle ranch to atomic homestead -- Local mothers, earthquake country, and the "nuclear center of America" -- The showdown -- Living alongside the machine -- Reconnecting the headland.

Summary

"Vehement, widespread opposition accompanied the rise of the U.S. nuclear industry during the 1960s and 1970s. In Conservation Fallout, John Wills examines one of the most controversial projects of the period: Pacific Gas and Electric Company's decision to build its premier nuclear power plant at Diablo Canyon, a relatively unsettled, biologically rich, and especially scenic part of the central California coastline."--Jacket

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ISBN

0874176883 (electronic bk.)
9780874176889 (electronic bk.)
0874176808 (hardcover ; alk. paper)
9780874176803 (hardcover ; alk. paper)
9780874178968

Bibliography Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-235) and index.

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