Solartopia celebrates the amazing

life unmatched activism of the legendary MICHAEL MARIOTTE, a truly

one-of-a-kind No Nukes activist, pamphleteer, researcher and strategist

who recently passed away from pancreatic cancer.

Michael’s

legendary career as a nuke-buster, grassroots organizer, writer,

speaker, rock drummer and husband/parent/friend has inspired a whole

generation.  For decades he has been at the core of fighting the nuke

industry in general, with particularly powerful impact at Calvert Cliffs

in Maryland, the uranium project in Louisiana he helped defeat, and

much much more.

Our tributes begin with MARY OLSON from the

NUCLEAR INFORMATION RESOURCE SERVICE, which Michael has helped

lead since the 1980s.  PAUL GUNTER then joins us, along with KEVIN

KAMPS, both from BEYOND NUCLEAR.  

ALFRED MEYER chimes in from

PHYSICIANS FOR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY along with BOB BACKUS from the

Seabrook fight, ROCHELLE BECKER from Diablo Canyon, TIM JUDSON (the new

Executive Director of NIRS), DIANE D’ARRIGO of NIRS, ALLISON FISHER from

PUBLIC CITIZEN, attorney DIANE CURREN, Michael’s band-mate and more.  

For those of us who knew him, the hole Michael leaves in our movement and in our hearts will be impossible to fill.  

There are few greater things one can do to further our power and wellness than what Michael accomplished in his lifetime.  

Thank you, brother.  We hope you enjoy the show….