Many people think of Aiken and horses as belonging in the same sentence. After all, Northeasteners return home bragging about Aiken being “no stress, just horses”.

But I’m here to tell you there’s another passion alive and kicking in Aiken, SC: activism!

I already knew about my Aunt’s mission to insure Aiken’s satellite voting stations opened for Election 2008, about Aiken’s strong activist movement against the dirty coal industry the other night, and just now, I received an email alert from the Coastal Conservation League about the new term on the block: “nuclear reprocessing”.

As you might expect, nuclear reprocessing facilities have an alarming track record of leaks, contamination, and health risks to the surrounding population.