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‘A Hard Rain’ exposes hidden agendas behind latest push to go nuclear

‘A Hard Rain’ exposes hidden agendas behind latest push to go nuclear SOUTHSHORENOW 
10 feb 09 A film not to be missed will be presented at Movie Night at the Centre by the South Shore Chapter of the Council of Canadians on February 20. Entitled “A Hard Rain,” the documentary explores the “other side” of the nuclear debate. An Australian film directed by David Bradbury, it was twice nominated for an Academy Award.
Governments and most mainstream media are promoting nuclear power as an attractive alternative to fossil fuels – the magic fix that will save us from global warming. Nuclear power has taken on a clean and green spin from the low point 20 years ago of Three Mile Island and Chernobyl.
Traversing five countries – China, France, UK, Japan and Australia – Mr. Bradbury takes a close look at the global nuclear industry in its entirety. From the mining of uranium to the nuclear power plant to the radioactive waste and weapons manufacturing, “A Hard Rain” exposes the hidden agendas behind this latest push to go nuclear. Included are interviews with some of the world’s top scientists and environmentalists.
Also, by looking at the experience of various countries that have gone nuclear, “A Hard Rain” debunks some of the myths of the nuclear industry – that nuclear is safe, cheap, healthy and green with little chance of another Chernobyl happening.

If you want vital and factual information to debate intelligently the issue of going nuclear and counter the myths that the nuclear and pro-uranium mining lobby has so successfully implanted in the media and our governments, then this documentary is definitely a must-see.

‘A Hard Rain’ exposes hidden agendas behind latest push to go nuclear

Tags: nuclear, antinuclear, uranium, radioactive

February 10, 2009 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | spinbuster