tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569730744120411857.post209127802275723481..comments2022-11-17T06:22:00.867-08:00Comments on Heart of America Northwest: Seattle Public Hearing 11-12-09Heart of America Northwesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03905431010883525451noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569730744120411857.post-17687855704427602392009-11-18T13:25:53.658-08:002009-11-18T13:25:53.658-08:00I loved the Raging Grannys! They had great points ...I loved the Raging Grannys! They had great points about the clean-up project and were so cute. Public knowledge and awareness about Hanford is crucial to getting the community involved for the more efficient clean-up. If more students and community members knew about the radioactive waste site, they might be more inclined to do something about it. But the government is just not making that information easily accessible without doing some outside research. I hope to see the DOE and Washington state include the public more in the futures decision for plans that they make.Nikkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13318741471683723560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569730744120411857.post-14508405080093173752009-11-17T09:48:28.337-08:002009-11-17T09:48:28.337-08:00Great! Thanks for posting the lyrics here. I hope...Great! Thanks for posting the lyrics here. I hope to get an admittedly low quality video recording of the song posted soon.LVDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14427109416965110499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569730744120411857.post-77077491940007618832009-11-16T23:41:12.314-08:002009-11-16T23:41:12.314-08:00Here are the words to the grannies' song:
IT’S...Here are the words to the grannies' song:<br />IT’S LATER THAN YOU THINK<br />(tune: Enjoy Yourself)<br /><br />For years we’ve sung,<br />Beseeched and testified,<br />To clear the waste,<br />But we were just denied.<br />The people spoke<br />In their initiative.<br />We showed our fear,<br />The vote was clear—<br />Don’t wait another year.<br /><br />Respect the vote<br />And clean up all the waste.<br />No more delays<br />It must be done with haste.<br />Columbia is really on the brink<br />Clean up the waste!<br />Clean up the waste!<br />It’s later than you think.<br /><br />We don’t want<br />The nation’s nuclear load.<br />You haven’t cleared!<br />We’re ready to explode.<br />Don’t give us more<br />Until what’s here is clean.<br />Clean up the waste!<br />Clean up the waste!<br />It really is obscene.<br /><br />Respect the vote<br />And clean up all the waste.<br />No more delays<br />It must be done with haste.<br />Columbia is really on the brink<br />Clean up the waste!<br />Clean up the waste!<br />It’s later than you think.Raging Grannieshttp://seattleraginggrannies.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569730744120411857.post-33602735260689347722009-11-16T18:43:29.262-08:002009-11-16T18:43:29.262-08:00That was a great turnout! I hope such a well atten...That was a great turnout! I hope such a well attended public meeting made an impact on the representatives. They have such important jobs concerning the health of the environment and our futures. It is equally as important for us to voice our concerns and comments about what they are doing. I know the student attendance impressed the DOE because they are coming to speak to my class in the next few weeks! If we continue to pay attention to these issues and offer our presence, then word will continue to spread to the youth and public about what Hanford is and the issues surrounding it.ALaunoreply@blogger.com