Levee blast means lost year for Missouri farmers
National / World News 4:46 p.m. Thursday, May 5, 2011 Levee blast means lost year for Missouri farmers By MICHAEL J. CRUMB The Associated Press WYATT, Mo. — Blasting open a levee and submerging more than 200 square miles of Missouri farmland has likely gouged away fertile topsoil, deposited mountains of debris … Read more
Monsanto’s Roundup Herbicide Comes Under Fire
Monsanto’s Roundup Herbicide Comes Under Fire EPA Reviews for Safety and Boulder Discontinues Use by Rachel Cernansky, Boulder, Colorado on 05. 3. 2011 Image: Jeff Turner via flickr Monsanto’s Roundup herbicide has been coming under increasing scrutiny, and it’s about time. Glyphosate, the main ingredient in the herbicide, is being reviewed for safety by regulators in … Read more
Oregon farmers wait anxiously on Monsanto ‘Round Up’ Ruling
Oregon farmers wait anxiously on Monsanto ‘Round Up’ Ruling By Carol Forsloff. Oregon farmers are up in arms about Monsanto and so they are watching a lawsuit against the food giant as it impacts Oregon farming. While press releases had hinted earlier about the problems, OregonLivebrought the story to full readers’ attention with a … Read more
Simulations of radioactive substances diffusion from nuke plant released by gov’t
Simulations of radioactive substances diffusion from nuke plant released by gov’t May 6, 2011 (Mainichi Japan) May 4, 2011 A chart simulating the spread of radioactive substances from the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant made at 4 p.m. on March 12. (Chart courtesy of the Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Ministry) The … Read more
Japan Kept Secret on Fukushima Radiation Measurements
Japan Kept Secret on Fukushima Radiation Measurements World | May 3, 2011, Tuesday From: 64 This photograph released 30 April 2011 shows Katsuaki Kozuka showing a radiation measuring instrument in Kawauchimura located in the radius of 20-30 km from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan on 28 April 2011. Phot The Japanese … Read more
New U.S. nuclear reactors close to construction
New U.S. nuclear reactors close to construction NEW YORK | Wed May 4, 2011 11:11am EDT NEW YORK (Reuters) – For the first time in more than 30 years, the construction of new nuclear plants is underway in the United States despite the ongoing nuclear crisis at Fukushima in Japan. The accident at Fukushima … Read more
Animation – “No Shell Blues”
“No Shell Blues” – Dialogue Earth Ocean Acidification Video Contest From: DialogueEarth | Jan 7, 2011 Those familiar with Schoolhouse Rock, the popular educational cartoons from the early 1980s, will appreciate this piece. The playful animation, fun music and pleasant voiceover are engaging and entertaining. The science is handled well and in a tone that … Read more
Nuclear Power and India
Nuclear Power and India Now is not the time for energy-starved India to increase nuclear dependency Soaring costs and safety doubts post-Fukushima mean India is unwise to plan a doubling of its nuclear plants Jaswant Singh guardian.co.uk,Friday 29 April 2011 14.30 BST Article history Police officers guard the proposed site of the nuclear power project … Read more
Advantages of Green Clean Renewable Energy
Advantages of Green Clean Renewable Energy – Complete List to Solar, Wind, Biomass Geothermal, Hydro, and Tidal Energy Pros 31 Mar, 2011 || by Abhishek Shah from Green World Investor The importance of Clean and Renewable Energy is growing driven by the twin factors of increasing fossil fuel prices and Global Warming.Other factors contributing to the importance … Read more
S Korea, China, Japan pledge tripartite efforts on environmental issues
S Korea, China, Japan pledge tripartite efforts on environmental issues English.news.cn 2011-04-29 15:50:18 SEOUL, April 29 (Xinhua) — South Korea’s environment minister joined a three-way meeting with his Chinese and Japanese counterparts to discuss pending environmental issues they seek to jointly tackle, the environment ministry here said Friday. The tripartite meeting, the highest-level dialogue for … Read more
BP first-quarter profit up 17% despite spill damage
Are we paying for this at the gas pump? BP first-quarter profit up 17% despite spill damage STEFAN WERMUTH/ REUTERS – BP reported a 17 percent increase in first-quarter profit on April 27 By Steven Mufson, Published: April 27 Bolstered by soaring crude oil prices, BP reported a 17 percent increase in first quarter profit to … Read more
Nuclear Information and Resource Service – Action Page
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Nuclear Information and Resource Service – Petition
Take action now! A Simple Statement On Nuclear Power and Climate Change Sign the Statement | Invite Your Friends to Sign | View the Signers | Print the Statement 14,001 Signers We’re getting a little tired hearing nuclear industry lobbyists and pro-nuclear politicians allege that environmentalists are now supporting nuclear power as a … Read more
Nuclear Information and Resource Service
Nuclear Crisis in Japan Nuclear Crisis in Japan: Updates on Fukushima reactors and aftermath of Japan earthquake. Updated 11 am, Wednesday, April 27, 2011. Highest radiation readings since onset of accident measured inside Unit 1. New video from nuclear engineer Arnie Gunderson postulates Unit 3 explosion sparked by criticality in its fuel pool. April 26, … Read more
Debt, Radiation and Earthquakes: It is Getting Worse and Everyone Knows It
Debt, Radiation and Earthquakes: It is Getting Worse and Everyone Knows It April 26, 2011 By Tom Burnett (posted by permission) Greece, Ireland and Portugal are going to default on their national debts. Most other EU nations are bailing out of private bonds in those countries and converting their equity to national debt. China is bailing … Read more
Chernobyl marks 25th anniversary
Chernobyl marks 25th anniversary By Derrick Penner, Vancouver Sun April 27, 2011 Before Russian and Ukrainian leaders arrived at a site near Chernobyl on Tuesday to mark the 25th anniversary of the world’s worst nuclear accident, crews washed down the site to disperse the radioactive dust that persists still. “It’s impossible to be here … Read more
Shri Lanka – Nuclear Radiation
Nuclear Threat Across The Gulf Of Mannar The ultra safety precautions taken by Sri Lankan authorities in testing the water in the Gulf of Mannar for radioactivity following the Fukushima disaster far away in the North Pacific Ocean seems comical when this month India’s biggest nuclear power generating complex at Koodankulam near Kanyakumari — just 40 miles … Read more
The Nuclear Disaster That Could Destroy Japan … and the World
April 25, 2011 The Nuclear Disaster That Could Destroy Japan … and the World By HIROSE TAKASHI Translated by Doug Lummis The nuclear power plants in Japan are ageing rapidly; like cyborgs, they are barely kept in operation by a continuous replacement of parts. And now that Japan has entered a period of earthquake activity … Read more
Nuclear Danger Still Dwarfed by Coal
Article: Nuclear Danger Still Dwarfed by Coal Christopher Wanjek, LiveScience’s Bad Medicine Columnist Date: 26 April 2011 Time: 09:09 AM ET Nuclear Cooling Towers CREDIT: Orion Montoya TOKYO — One must accept a risk of radiation exposure when flying in and out of Narita International Airport, the busiest airport in Japan, just east … Read more
More Nuke issues in Japan
UPDATE 1-Chubu Elec faces uncertainty on Hamaoka reactor restart Thu Apr 28, 2011 9:53am EDT (Adds detail, comments) TOKYO, April 28 (Reuters) – Chubu Electric Power Co said it is not committed to its presumed July restart of the No.3 reactor at its Hamaoka plant in central Japan while comments by the area’s prefectural governor suggest political … Read more
Pacific North Jetstream
180 Hour Pacific North Jetstream ending May 2, 2011
Award Winning Animation on Global Warming
Award Winning Animation on Global Warming Title: Neglected Sky Award: Winner in the 5th Annual Media That Matters Film Festival (http://www.mediathatmattersfest.org/5/neglected_sky/) Description: In this fast-paced animation, youth producer John Cooney shows us that a little effort can go a long way in reversing global warming.
Japanese undecided on nuclear power
I wonder what it’s going to take to wake people up! Click title below to view site. 41% of local gov’ts undecided on future of nuclear power plants TOKYO, April 23, Kyodo Of 46 local governments hosting or located close to current and future nuclear power plants in Japan, 41 percent said they … Read more
Global Listing for Nuclear Reactors
Wikipedia Listing of all Nuclear Reactors in the World listed by Country. (please click headline) Global Listing for Nuclear Reactors Of course the U.S. has the longest and most complicated listing: 68 United States of America 68.1 Power station reactors 68.1.1 NRC Region One (Northeast) 68.1.2 NRC Region Two (South) 68.1.3 NRC … Read more
Nuclear Reactor Project Withdrawal
Click image to view Daily Yomiuri Online Site Nuclear dreams set back Taro Koyano and Takeshi Kurihara / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writers NEW YORK–The news that a major U.S. power company would stop investing in a nuclear project with Toshiba Corp. dealt a huge–but maybe expected–blow to Japanese firms that have been working tirelessly with the government … Read more
Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant License Issues
Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant License Issues Does San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace (MFP) perceive or predict a backlash against nuclear power in the U.S. in general 3-24-2011 San Luis Obispo Mothers for PeaceP.O. Box 3608 San Luis Obispo, CA 93403 mothersforpeace.org March 24, 2011: NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release … Read more
Drifters Could Monitor Ocean Radiation From Japan
Drifters Could Monitor Ocean Radiation From Japan The ocean-going floats would track radioactive material as it approaches Hawaii and the U.S. West Coast. By Eric Niiler Thu Apr 14, 2011 08:34 AM ET THE GIST Radioactive debris from Japan could reach the U.S. West Coast in three years. Scientists want to deploy drifters to monitor … Read more
Environmental cost of Gulf oil spill
Environmental cost of Gulf oil spill Updated: 15:45, Sunday April 17, 2011 Pelicans coated in oil became one of the defining images of the impact the Gulf of Mexico disaster had on the marine and coastal environment in the region. Despite a massive effort to curb the effects of about 4.9 million barrels of oil … Read more
Japan nuclear operator crisis plan announced
Japan nuclear operator crisis plan announced 17 April 2011 Last updated at 18:13 ET The operator of Japan’s crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant has said it expects to bring the crisis under control by the end of the year. Tokyo Electric Power Co (Tepco) aims to reduce radiation leaks in three months and to cool … Read more
The Fukushima Updates blog is a project of Green Action Japan
The Fukushima Updates blog is a project of Green Action Japan. Founded in 1991, Green Action is a Japanese citizens organization (NGO) campaigning to stop Japan’s plutonium program. Based in Kyoto, Green Action provides timely information in Japanese and English about nuclear fuel cycle issues. We believe Japanese energy policy should shift away from … Read more
Please support this petition by Japanese citizens!
Fukushima Update Tracking Japan’s nuclear crisis Click this link to sign the petition! Please note: Due to the popularity of our petition, you might experience slow loading times or dropped connections on the website. If so, we recommend coming back later. Thank you for your patience. This petition is from concerned Japanese citizens, who would … Read more
