Greenpeace bid to stop nuclear waste in London

Trains carrying dangerous radioactive waste are passing through London on a weekly basis, and local Greenpeace volunteers will hit the streets on Saturday, 20 May to ask Londoners to help stop these hazardous transports. The environmental group will be at train stations across the capital, where they'll be asking people whether they'd prefer more nuclear power stations, or a safe, clean and efficient energy supply. The results of the poll will then be presented in the coming weeks to London MPs.

The Greenpeace volunteers will also be asking London residents to contact their local MP, urging them to stop these radioactive trains passing through the community.

Emma Gibson of Greenpeace, said: "Every week, highly dangerous radioactive waste trundles straight through dozens of London train stations. And these ridiculously hazardous nuclear cargoes go straight past homes and schools.

"Anyone can see that these trains are a potential terrorist target. Thousands of Londoners could be exposed to cancer-causing radiation in the event of a terrorist outrage, and whole areas might have to be evacuated. Yet despite this, it looks like the Government is hell-bent on building even more nuclear power stations, which would mean even more nuclear waste transported through the capital."

Greenpeace volunteers will be at the following stations this Saturday, where trains carrying nuclear waste pass through on a weekly basis:

Hampstead Heath;
Camden Road
Kilburn High Road
Highbury & Islington;
Hackney Central;
Stratford;
Ilford;
Kensington Olympia;
Clapham High Street;
Brixton;
Peckham Rye;
Lewisham;
Orpington.

At three of the events, local MPs will be joining the polling; Lyn Brown, Stratford MP will be outside Stratford rail station, Mike Gapes, Ilford MP will be outside Ilford station and Islington MP Emily Thornberry will be outside Highbury and Islington station.


For more information, contact Greenpeace nuclear campaigner Emma Gibson on 07801 212994

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