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On George Washington's birthday, February 22nd in 1974, Sam Lovejoy – a 27-year-old farmer – toppled a 500-foot weather tower in Montague, Massachusetts. The tower had been erected by the local utility as part of their attempt to build one of the largest nuclear power plants ever planned. Leaving 349 feet of twisted wreckage behind, Lovejoy hitched a ride to the local police station, where he turned himself in along with a four-page statement decrying the dangers of nuclear power and accusing the government and utilities of "conspiracy and despotism." Six months later, Lovejoy stood trial for "willful and malicious destruction of personal property," a five-year felony.

LOVEJOY'S NUCLEAR WAR presents a cross-section of views about nuclear power, civil disobedience, and the politics of energy that were drawn together by Lovejoy's sabotage and the trial that followed it. Step by step, it traces the path left by the shock wave of the falling tower: from the streets of this small Connecticut River Valley town to the marble hallways of the Atomic Energy Commission.

Presented by Bullfrog Films
Directed by Dan Keller
Produced by Dam Keller & Charles Light
Narrated by John Wilton

Educational Use: https://www.bullfrogfilms.com/catalog/lnw.html
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