Claire V. Watkins

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479 appearances 2 recordings 1 series first heard Aug 2026 last heard 12 Sep

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Morality

taking action even though

You don't have a

real grounded expectation of being successful, I think there's still value in the action.

to watch and witness and be able to say that you

saw what was there.

I mean that's what drove me out to Yellow Pine was that I wanted to be able to say that I saw it before it was gone.

And I guess I kinda just feel like if you only engage in an action that you're certain is gonna be successful, that's pretty cowardly, really.

You know, I mean we wanna be strategic and and effective as activists, but um

There's no guarantee in any of this stuff and that doesn't mean it's not still a worthwhile way to spend your life.

Yes.

I was painfully aware of it.

Um, I don't remember a time when I ever didn't know about Yucca Mountain, that nuclear repository that you're referring to.

I mean, and that's another win, you know, there's a lot of very

gnarly waste going into that mountain today, but not nuclear waste, because of people stood up and um said no, you know.

So yeah, um my parents were involved in activism against nuclear testing and against Yucca Mountain and against water water projects.

And I remember feeling really hurt by it as a kid, feeling like

So they think that's okay to do to me?

Like I'm just a kid, you know?

Um, it it made me feel like

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