Adopted July, 1976 and reaffirmed November, 1977

RECOGNIZING:

1. that the survival of humankind depends upon preservation of out natural environment;
2. that nuclear power poses a mortal threat to people and the environment;
3. that our energy needs can be adequately met through utilization of non-nuclear energy sources;
4. that energy should not be abused for private profit; and
5. that people should not be exploited for private profit,

THE CLAMSHELL ALLIANCE, a New England organization, has been formed:

1. to stop all construction of a nuclear power plant in Seabrook, New Hampshire;
2. to assist efforts to halt nuclear plant development in New England;
3. to re-assert the right of citizens to be fully informed and then to decide the nature and destiny of their own communities; and
4. to achieve these goals through direct, non-violent action, such an one-to-one dialogue, public prayer and fasting, public demonstrations, site occupations and other means which put life before property.