Former NRC Head: Fukushima a Call to Phase Out Nukes | Common Dreams
"Former U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission chief Gregory Jaczko is stressing that the only way to prevent nuclear accidents is to phase out nuclear power completely."
Thursday, March 13, 2014
Tuesday, March 11, 2014
Fukushima 2014: Don't Forget | Common Dreams
Fukushima 2014: Don't Forget | Common Dreams
"Three years after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear catastrophe, the Japanese government insists everything is under control. But the real story is very different."
"Three years after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear catastrophe, the Japanese government insists everything is under control. But the real story is very different."
U.S. Nuclear Agency Hid Concerns, Hailed Safety Record as Fukushima Melted
www.nbcnews.com/storyline/fukushima-anniversary/u-s-nuclear-agency-hid-concerns-hailed-safety-record-fukushima-n48561
"In the tense days after a powerful earthquake and tsunami crippled the Fukushima Daiichi power plant in Japan on March 11, 2011, staff at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission made a concerted effort to play down the risk of earthquakes and tsunamis to America’s aging nuclear plants, according to thousands of internal emails reviewed by NBC News."
"In the tense days after a powerful earthquake and tsunami crippled the Fukushima Daiichi power plant in Japan on March 11, 2011, staff at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission made a concerted effort to play down the risk of earthquakes and tsunamis to America’s aging nuclear plants, according to thousands of internal emails reviewed by NBC News."
Fukushima Nuclear Disaster Three Years Later, Who is Responsible? | Common Dreams
Fukushima Nuclear Disaster Three Years Later, Who is Responsible? | Common Dreams
"Nuclear power engineer Arnie Gunderson and journalist Chiho Kaneko discuss a lawsuit to hold General Electric and other reactor manufacturing companies responsible and the Japanese public's attitude toward nuclear energy"
"Nuclear power engineer Arnie Gunderson and journalist Chiho Kaneko discuss a lawsuit to hold General Electric and other reactor manufacturing companies responsible and the Japanese public's attitude toward nuclear energy"
Study: Nuclear Reactors Are Toxic to Surrounding Areas, Especially With Age
Study: Nuclear Reactors Are Toxic to Surrounding Areas, Especially With Age
"A study released this week shows that public health in the communities surrounding California's Diablo Canyon power plant in San Luis Obispo County declined dramatically after the plant was built. The findings also document the presence of Strontium-90 in baby teeth."
"A study released this week shows that public health in the communities surrounding California's Diablo Canyon power plant in San Luis Obispo County declined dramatically after the plant was built. The findings also document the presence of Strontium-90 in baby teeth."
Deadly Fukushima Crisis Further Corrodes Viability of Nuclear Energy
Deadly Fukushima Crisis Further Corrodes Viability of Nuclear Energy
"At the three-year anniversary of the Fukushima Dai'ichi nuclear power plant reactor meltdowns, the disaster's consequences continue to unfold. One should be a global switch from nuclear power to renewable energy sources."
"At the three-year anniversary of the Fukushima Dai'ichi nuclear power plant reactor meltdowns, the disaster's consequences continue to unfold. One should be a global switch from nuclear power to renewable energy sources."
ALEC Launches New Effort To Influence Local Government Policy
www.thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/03/10/3383411/alec-infiltrate-cities-towns/
"The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), an organization known for helping to advance corporate interests by writing and then pushing to pass conservative legislation at the state level, has created a new initiative with the goal to expand its influence in cities, towns, villages, and other local municipalities throughout the country. ALEC has actively pursued an anti-clean energy and anti-climate agenda in states across the country and its vast network of donors include the notorious petrochemical billionaires Charles and David Koch."
"The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), an organization known for helping to advance corporate interests by writing and then pushing to pass conservative legislation at the state level, has created a new initiative with the goal to expand its influence in cities, towns, villages, and other local municipalities throughout the country. ALEC has actively pursued an anti-clean energy and anti-climate agenda in states across the country and its vast network of donors include the notorious petrochemical billionaires Charles and David Koch."
Was Your Senator #Up4Climate or In Bed with Oil Industry? | Common Dreams
Was Your Senator #Up4Climate or In Bed with Oil Industry? | Common Dreams
"28 Democrats participate in overnight talkathon designed to wake up Congress over global warming"
"28 Democrats participate in overnight talkathon designed to wake up Congress over global warming"
Monday, March 10, 2014
Duke Energy to Customers: You Pay for Coal Ash Mess | Common Dreams
Duke Energy to Customers: You Pay for Coal Ash Mess | Common Dreams
"Duke Energy's North Carolina customers should pay for the cleanup of its toxic coal ash ponds across the state."
"Duke Energy's North Carolina customers should pay for the cleanup of its toxic coal ash ponds across the state."
Fasting for Fukushima on Third Anniversary | Common Dreams
Fasting for Fukushima on Third Anniversary | Common Dreams
"The three melt-downs, four explosions, scattered fuel rods and continual gusher of radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean at Fukushima have torn a deadly hole in the fabric of our ability to survive on this planet."
"The three melt-downs, four explosions, scattered fuel rods and continual gusher of radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean at Fukushima have torn a deadly hole in the fabric of our ability to survive on this planet."
Sunday, March 9, 2014
Three Years After Fukushima: 'No Nukes! Go Renewable!' | Common Dreams
Three Years After Fukushima: 'No Nukes! Go Renewable!' | Common Dreams
"Tens of thousands marched and rallied in Tokyo and other Japanese cities on Sunday to mark this week's anniversary of the initial Fukushima nuclear disaster and delivering a message to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and parliament that they will not tolerate a restart of the nation's reactors, calling for a future of renewable energy instead."
"Tens of thousands marched and rallied in Tokyo and other Japanese cities on Sunday to mark this week's anniversary of the initial Fukushima nuclear disaster and delivering a message to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and parliament that they will not tolerate a restart of the nation's reactors, calling for a future of renewable energy instead."
Saturday, March 8, 2014
Friday, March 7, 2014
Thursday, March 6, 2014
Europe's Nuclear Plants Threaten Millions with 'New Era of Risk': Report | Common Dreams
Europe's Nuclear Plants Threaten Millions with 'New Era of Risk': Report | Common Dreams
"Many nuclear power plants in Europe have passed their expiration date and pose a threat to millions of people, yet they continue to be heavily integrated into energy programs across the continent, a new study commissioned by Greenpeace warns."
"Many nuclear power plants in Europe have passed their expiration date and pose a threat to millions of people, yet they continue to be heavily integrated into energy programs across the continent, a new study commissioned by Greenpeace warns."
Hours Left for KXL Public Comment | Common Dreams
Hours Left for KXL Public Comment | Common Dreams
"With just hours left in the public comment period on the proposed construction of the Keystone XL pipeline, green groups are calling on all concerned citizens to contact the Obama administration and make their opposition known."
"With just hours left in the public comment period on the proposed construction of the Keystone XL pipeline, green groups are calling on all concerned citizens to contact the Obama administration and make their opposition known."
Climate buffoons’ real motives: 5 reasons they still spout debunked garbage
Climate buffoons’ <em>real</em> motives: 5 reasons they still spout debunked garbage
"From greed to idiocy, here's the true agenda of deniers who still claim climate change isn't happening"
"From greed to idiocy, here's the true agenda of deniers who still claim climate change isn't happening"
Wednesday, March 5, 2014
Enbridge Announces $7B Line 3 Rebuild, Largest Project in Company History | Common Dreams
Enbridge Announces $7B Line 3 Rebuild, Largest Project in Company History | Common Dreams
"In its largest capital project in history, Enbridge plans to do what Transcanada so far can't — ship more than half a million barrels of heavy oil across the U.S. border without President Barack Obama's direct approval."
"In its largest capital project in history, Enbridge plans to do what Transcanada so far can't — ship more than half a million barrels of heavy oil across the U.S. border without President Barack Obama's direct approval."
Dump Closure Leaves Nuclear Waste Stranded... In Parking Lot | Common Dreams
Dump Closure Leaves Nuclear Waste Stranded... In Parking Lot | Common Dreams
"The federally-owned Waste Isolation Pilot Project, located in southeastern New Mexico, has been closed to underground waste dumping since early February as a result of a series of accidents, including an airborne radiation leak that contaminated at least 13 workers."
"The federally-owned Waste Isolation Pilot Project, located in southeastern New Mexico, has been closed to underground waste dumping since early February as a result of a series of accidents, including an airborne radiation leak that contaminated at least 13 workers."
Coal Giant Slapped With Record Fine for Years of Toxic Water Pollution | Common Dreams
Coal Giant Slapped With Record Fine for Years of Toxic Water Pollution | Common Dreams
"Coal giant Alpha Natural Resources Inc. has been hit with a record $27.5 million fine for violating water pollution permits thousands of times, discharging toxic contaminants into Appalachian waterways for years, the Associated Press is reporting."
"Coal giant Alpha Natural Resources Inc. has been hit with a record $27.5 million fine for violating water pollution permits thousands of times, discharging toxic contaminants into Appalachian waterways for years, the Associated Press is reporting."
19 More Reasons to Be Worried About the Hanford Nuclear Site | Common Dreams
19 More Reasons to Be Worried About the Hanford Nuclear Site | Common Dreams
"Problems at the most contaminated nuclear site in the nation continue to unfold."
"Problems at the most contaminated nuclear site in the nation continue to unfold."
Tuesday, March 4, 2014
First Electric School Bus Hits The Road In California
www.thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/03/04/3359551/electric-school-bus/
"The first-ever electric school bus, introduced in November, started picking up students in Central California’s Kings Canyon Unified school district this week. And three more should be operating soon, according to a press release from developers Trans Tech and Motiv Power Systems."
"The first-ever electric school bus, introduced in November, started picking up students in Central California’s Kings Canyon Unified school district this week. And three more should be operating soon, according to a press release from developers Trans Tech and Motiv Power Systems."
The Fracking Industry's Contempt for the Public Is Finally Coming to Light
www.alternet.org/environment/fracking-industry-loses-trust-public
"This past week a leak, a report and a lawsuit have given a rare glimpse of what the gas industry really thinks about the public (easily manipulated), environmentalists (extremely effective) and fracking (not in my backyard)."
"This past week a leak, a report and a lawsuit have given a rare glimpse of what the gas industry really thinks about the public (easily manipulated), environmentalists (extremely effective) and fracking (not in my backyard)."
Monday, March 3, 2014
Organic Farmers Pay the Price of GMO Contamination | Common Dreams
Organic Farmers Pay the Price of GMO Contamination | Common Dreams
"Organic farmers and others who do not use GMOs are increasingly under assault by GMO contamination and often left holding the bag, a survey released Monday reveals."
"Organic farmers and others who do not use GMOs are increasingly under assault by GMO contamination and often left holding the bag, a survey released Monday reveals."
Saturday, March 1, 2014
How to survive a future without water
How to survive a future without water
"As history-defying droughts become more common, Americans will be forced to cope with the reality of water scarcity"
"As history-defying droughts become more common, Americans will be forced to cope with the reality of water scarcity"
Why Are the Advocates Trying to Save the Planet Prosecuted While the Plunderers Walk Free?
Why Are the Advocates Trying to Save the Planet Prosecuted While the Plunderers Walk Free?
"Three Michigan women - Lisa Leggio, Barbara Carter, and Vicci Hamlin - chained themselves to an excavator in the little town of Mason. They were polite in that Midwestern way throughout their protest of Enbridge, the Canadian firm that leaked 800,000 gallons of oil in their community, and can't seem to clean it up. After the conviction was read, Judge William Collette, a Republican and former bomber pilot, marched the ladies - one of them a great-grandmother - straight to jail from their defense table, despite their intentions to appeal."
"Three Michigan women - Lisa Leggio, Barbara Carter, and Vicci Hamlin - chained themselves to an excavator in the little town of Mason. They were polite in that Midwestern way throughout their protest of Enbridge, the Canadian firm that leaked 800,000 gallons of oil in their community, and can't seem to clean it up. After the conviction was read, Judge William Collette, a Republican and former bomber pilot, marched the ladies - one of them a great-grandmother - straight to jail from their defense table, despite their intentions to appeal."
While Duke Energy dodges taxes, its pollution costs the public dearly
www.southernstudies.org/2014/02/while-duke-energy-dodges-taxes-its-pollution-costs.html
"In fact, Duke -- the nation's largest electric utility -- had a negative effective tax rate of -3.3 percent during the five-year period. The investor-owned company earned over $9 billion in profits during those years but received tax rebates totaling $299 million."
"In fact, Duke -- the nation's largest electric utility -- had a negative effective tax rate of -3.3 percent during the five-year period. The investor-owned company earned over $9 billion in profits during those years but received tax rebates totaling $299 million."
Friday, February 28, 2014
Idaho's 'Ag-Gag' Bill Signed Into Law | Common Dreams
Idaho's 'Ag-Gag' Bill Signed Into Law | Common Dreams
"New law will allow "animal abuse, environmental violations, and food contamination to flourish undetected, unchallenged, and unaddressed"."
"New law will allow "animal abuse, environmental violations, and food contamination to flourish undetected, unchallenged, and unaddressed"."
Report: Navy Knew USS Ronald Reagan Was Seriously Contaminated By Fukushima
Report: Navy Knew USS Ronald Reagan Was Seriously Contaminated By Fukushima
"The revelations cast new light on the $1 billion lawsuit filed by the sailors against Tokyo Electric Power."
"The revelations cast new light on the $1 billion lawsuit filed by the sailors against Tokyo Electric Power."
For the Climate, For Clean Energy and Healthy Communities: We March | Common Dreams
For the Climate, For Clean Energy and Healthy Communities: We March | Common Dreams
"A recent report funded by the Central Intelligence Agency says the climate extremes we’re now seeing are early warnings of more disasters to come.“Unexpected changes in regional weather are likely to define the new climate normal,” says Michael McElroy, Gilbert Butler Professor of Environmental Studies at Harvard University.
The vast majority of scientific academies agree that the burning of fossil fuels is contributing to more intense heat waves, extreme weather, rising of sea levels, ocean acidification, and the melting of the glaciers. No wonder Secretary of State John Kerry’s finally admitted recently to students and civic leaders in Jakarta: "Climate change is the world's largest weapon of mass destruction"."
"A recent report funded by the Central Intelligence Agency says the climate extremes we’re now seeing are early warnings of more disasters to come.“Unexpected changes in regional weather are likely to define the new climate normal,” says Michael McElroy, Gilbert Butler Professor of Environmental Studies at Harvard University.
The vast majority of scientific academies agree that the burning of fossil fuels is contributing to more intense heat waves, extreme weather, rising of sea levels, ocean acidification, and the melting of the glaciers. No wonder Secretary of State John Kerry’s finally admitted recently to students and civic leaders in Jakarta: "Climate change is the world's largest weapon of mass destruction"."
In Face of Radiation Leak, Is There a Plan B for Nuclear Waste Dumping? | Common Dreams
In Face of Radiation Leak, Is There a Plan B for Nuclear Waste Dumping? | Common Dreams
"A radioactive leak from a New Mexico underground nuclear dump that was championed as a safe long-term repository calls into question the federal government's overall approach to disposing of dangerous waste from nuclear weapons production, experts warn."
"A radioactive leak from a New Mexico underground nuclear dump that was championed as a safe long-term repository calls into question the federal government's overall approach to disposing of dangerous waste from nuclear weapons production, experts warn."
New Climate Change Warning: So Simple A Teabagger Can Understand It (No Promises)
New Climate Change Warning: So Simple A Teabagger Can Understand It (No Promises)
"Scientific papers tend to be written for other scientists and therefore are very difficult for non-scientists to understand. Thankfully, a more comprehensive paper has been released jointly by the US National Academy of Sciences and the U.K. Royal Society."
"Scientific papers tend to be written for other scientists and therefore are very difficult for non-scientists to understand. Thankfully, a more comprehensive paper has been released jointly by the US National Academy of Sciences and the U.K. Royal Society."
Thursday, February 27, 2014
500 Other Foods Besides Subway Sandwich Bread Containing Yoga Mat Chemical
www.alternet.org/food/500-other-foods-besides-subway-sandwich-bread-containing-yoga-mat-chemical
"Subway’s announcement, earlier this month, that its bread would no longer be made with a chemical foaming agent also found in yoga mats and shoe rubber, made a splash for two reasons: first, because it marked the success of a consumer-driven campaign to get the company to reform its practices; and second, because most of us were surprised to find out that the chemical was being used in the first place."
"Subway’s announcement, earlier this month, that its bread would no longer be made with a chemical foaming agent also found in yoga mats and shoe rubber, made a splash for two reasons: first, because it marked the success of a consumer-driven campaign to get the company to reform its practices; and second, because most of us were surprised to find out that the chemical was being used in the first place."
'Unusually High Number' of Workers at Leaking Nuclear Dump Test Radiation Positive | Common Dreams
'Unusually High Number' of Workers at Leaking Nuclear Dump Test Radiation Positive | Common Dreams
"Thirteen workers at an underground nuclear waste dump in New Mexico have tested positive for radiation following a leak of radioactive particles into the air earlier this month, the Department of Energy announced Wednesday."
"Thirteen workers at an underground nuclear waste dump in New Mexico have tested positive for radiation following a leak of radioactive particles into the air earlier this month, the Department of Energy announced Wednesday."
Keystone PipeLIES Exposed: The Facts on Phantom Jobs, Phony Gas Prices, and Missing Revenue
Keystone PipeLIES Exposed: The Facts on Phantom Jobs, Phony Gas Prices, and Missing Revenue
"KXL likely would create just 35 permanent jobs and 15 temporary jobs that would have “negligible socioeconomic impacts"."
"KXL likely would create just 35 permanent jobs and 15 temporary jobs that would have “negligible socioeconomic impacts"."
Wednesday, February 26, 2014
North Carolina: Where the Politics are as Murky as the Water | Common Dreams
North Carolina: Where the Politics are as Murky as the Water | Common Dreams
"Standing outside the Duke Energy Center in Charlotte, North Carolina Tuesday, roughly one hundred protesters chanted, "Shame!"—scolding the company responsible for last month's coal ash spill into the Dan River."
"Standing outside the Duke Energy Center in Charlotte, North Carolina Tuesday, roughly one hundred protesters chanted, "Shame!"—scolding the company responsible for last month's coal ash spill into the Dan River."
Keystone PipeLIES Exposed: New Film Refutes Jobs, Security, Gas Price, Tax, Safety, and Climate Claims
Keystone PipeLIES Exposed: New Film Refutes Jobs, Security, Gas Price, Tax, Safety, and Climate Claims
"The film, "Keystone PipeLIES Exposed," highlights little known facts about the KXL pipeline project such as the corporate exemption for tar sands oil from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund and the limits on taxes due for foreign oil imported to foreign trade zones like Port Arthur. The film also includes footage from major tar sands oil spills in the U.S. and Canada that were only briefly in the headlines despite the enormous damages they caused."
"The film, "Keystone PipeLIES Exposed," highlights little known facts about the KXL pipeline project such as the corporate exemption for tar sands oil from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund and the limits on taxes due for foreign oil imported to foreign trade zones like Port Arthur. The film also includes footage from major tar sands oil spills in the U.S. and Canada that were only briefly in the headlines despite the enormous damages they caused."
Tuesday, February 25, 2014
WildLeaks: Giving Voice to the Powerless, Animal and Human | Common Dreams
WildLeaks: Giving Voice to the Powerless, Animal and Human | Common Dreams
"With wildlife crime the most immediate threat to many species and the world's fourth largest transnational crime after drugs, counterfeiting and human trafficking, this month saw thelaunch of WildLeaks, the first secure, online whistleblower platform for crimes like illegal logging, poaching of endangered species, trafficking of live animals like apes, birds and big cats, and buying and selling the coveted parts of dead ones - ivory, horn, bone - for the "luxury" trade."
"With wildlife crime the most immediate threat to many species and the world's fourth largest transnational crime after drugs, counterfeiting and human trafficking, this month saw thelaunch of WildLeaks, the first secure, online whistleblower platform for crimes like illegal logging, poaching of endangered species, trafficking of live animals like apes, birds and big cats, and buying and selling the coveted parts of dead ones - ivory, horn, bone - for the "luxury" trade."
New Study Confirms One of Agent Orange's Toxic Legacies | Common Dreams
New Study Confirms One of Agent Orange's Toxic Legacies | Common Dreams
"A new study reveals that members of the Air Force Reserve were exposed to significant levels of Agent Orange long after planes were dumping the toxic cocktail on Vietnam."
"A new study reveals that members of the Air Force Reserve were exposed to significant levels of Agent Orange long after planes were dumping the toxic cocktail on Vietnam."
Exxon Mobil CEO Sues To Keep Fracking Away From His Backyard
Exxon Mobil CEO Sues To Keep Fracking Away From His Backyard
"Forbes: "Meet Rex Tillerson, the CEO of oil and gas superstar ExxonMobil Corporation—the largest natural gas producer in these United States of America—and a newly emerging giant in the world of exquisite hypocrisy"."
"Forbes: "Meet Rex Tillerson, the CEO of oil and gas superstar ExxonMobil Corporation—the largest natural gas producer in these United States of America—and a newly emerging giant in the world of exquisite hypocrisy"."
Radioactive Fukushima Plume Due to Reach West Coast this Spring | Common Dreams
Radioactive Fukushima Plume Due to Reach West Coast this Spring | Common Dreams
"A radioactive plume released from the Fukushima meltdown is expected to reach the west coast of the U.S. in April, said a panel of researchers in Honolulu Monday. However, without any federal or international monitoring, scientists are bereft of "actual data," guessing at the amount of radiation coming at us."
"A radioactive plume released from the Fukushima meltdown is expected to reach the west coast of the U.S. in April, said a panel of researchers in Honolulu Monday. However, without any federal or international monitoring, scientists are bereft of "actual data," guessing at the amount of radiation coming at us."
Remember That Nuclear Dump Site That 'Was Never Supposed to Leak'? | Common Dreams
Remember That Nuclear Dump Site That 'Was Never Supposed to Leak'? | Common Dreams
"A suspected underground leak at the only deep-earth nuclear waste dump in the United States is now believed to be releasing radiation into the air, the Department of Energyannounced Monday, sparking alarm among residents near the southeastern New Mexico site."
"A suspected underground leak at the only deep-earth nuclear waste dump in the United States is now believed to be releasing radiation into the air, the Department of Energyannounced Monday, sparking alarm among residents near the southeastern New Mexico site."
TEPCO: Fukushima Radiation Was 'Significantly' Undercounted
TEPCO: Fukushima Radiation Was 'Significantly' Undercounted
"It just goes to show you how capable and trustworthy corporate power providers are"
"It just goes to show you how capable and trustworthy corporate power providers are"
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