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Bonnie Raitt’s been protesting nuclear power since the 70’s. Now that she’s seen Congress’s new energy bill, she’s not about to stop.
Bonnie Raitt, Jackson Browne, Ben Harper and other musicians are protesting a line in the new energy bill that provides subsidies for construction of new nuclear power plants. Host Bruce Gellerman talks with Bonnie Raitt about how the antinuclear movement’s changed, but the music’s message is the same.