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Climate and Nuclear News: week to 2nd April

Serious indeed, as the nuclear threat is, the climate change threat is upon the world right now, and it’s accelerating.  Paul Beckwith’s videos explain how Every spring, for the past 25 years, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) releases their State of the Climate report. This years edition clearly shows how dire our climate situation is becoming e.  While the rich world braces for future climate change, the poor world is already being devastated by it.   It’s also an issue of generational injustice with the children at the losing end of this betrayal.

The unique role of the Earth Journalism Network (EJN).

Research group finds that ending the USA-Russia arms pact will bring about a nuclear weapons race.  The huge financial risks of nuclear incidents.

Age and Gender Bias in Radiation Research.

USA. 

• Trump’s ?ultimatum piece of paper to Kim Jong Un – insulting and provocative. U.S.
• Energy Secretary, Rick Perry, approved 6 secret nuclear technology companies’ sales to Saudi Arabia.   Concerns in USA Congress as the Trump administration OKs nuclear energy transfers to Saudi Arabia.
• Trump budget for fiscal year 2020 to spend up big on nuclear weapons.
• 15 USA senators re-introduce bill to promote new nuclear reactors.    Government funding for dodgy Westinghouse “micro-reactor”.
•  Three Mile Island nuclear accident exposed residents to far more radiation than officials claimed. 40 Years Ago: US President Jimmy Carter Pushed For Renewable Energy Funding After Three Mile Island Nuclear Disaster.
• The very dangerous history of making plutonium weapons triggers – “pits” at Rocky Flats.
• Unanswered questions about the decommissioning of Pilgrim Nuclear Plant.
• Earthquake dangers near nuclear materials store at Nevada National Security Site.
• Denver-based Professional Case Management suing federal govt over delaying process in nuclear workers’ access to care.
• Fukushima Radioactive Contamination Detected in Northern Bering Sea Alaska.
• Eleven nuclear resisters with the Pacific Life Community were arrested, More arrests at Des Moines.
• Chelsea Manning back in prison after refusing to cooperate with a grand jury investigating Wikileaks.

JAPAN. “Tokyo 2020 – The Radioactive Olympics“.    Behind the Scenes / Labor shortage plagues nuclear industry.  ‘Shocked’ Fukushima evacuees say Tepco ruling fails to fairly compensate them for suffering.  Japanese people have turned away from nuclear power.

UK. UK Parliament: protesters disrupt Brexit debate by baring bottoms over inaction on climate change.  The insanity of building Sizewell nuclear power station on the beach.

IRELAND. Nuclear Resisters .

BELGIUM. Nuclear resisters. Members of European Parliament among 16 arrested at Belgian air base where U.S. nuclear weapons are stored.

NETHERLANDS. Catastrophic insect declines in Europe: butterfly numbers have fallen dramatically in Netherlands.

CANADA.  Proof now clear with evidence that Canadian government lied about the SNC Lavalin corruption case

INDIA.  India is waking up from nuclear energy dream, as renewables become safer, cheaper.

SAUDI ARABIA. Saudi Arabia announces 2.6GW solar project near Mecca .

April 2, 2019 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Christina's notes