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Nuclear Plant to be Shut Down by State Legislature

Vermont Senate Votes to Shut Down Nuclear Plant  Politics Daily 25 Feb 2010, Just a week after President Obama called for a revitalization of the nation’s nuclear industry, the Vermont Senate voted to deny a license extension for the state’s only nuclear power plant. Continue reading →

February 25, 2010 Posted by | politics, USA | , , , , | Leave a comment

Aborigines across Australia will fight nuclear waste dumping on their land

“Aborigines from across the country will fight nuclear dumping” Goodooga, northwest NSW, 24 February 10 – Aboriginal people will be called from all over Australia to protest in the Northern Territory against any movement of nuclear waste across their traditional lands, an Aboriginal activist says. Continue reading →

February 25, 2010 Posted by | indigenous issues | , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Atomic Mom” documentary

there was so much secrecy about everything that happened, especially in terms of telling people in the United States about what happened

Atomic Mom” documentary fundraiser: Feb. 27, Oakland | Oakland Local Seven years in the making, Oakland filmmaker M.T. Silvia has nearly completed Atomic Mom, an understated rumination on the U.S. nuclear program during WWII examined largely through the experience of two women: Continue reading →

February 25, 2010 Posted by | general | Leave a comment

Obama provides $8 for nuclear, $1billion for solar

So why is Obama providing 8.3B in loan guarantees for nuclear fission power plants?

Because it’s all about the money for elections. Which is a different diary.

8.3B for nukes,1.4b for Solar, The Seminal,  By: ubetchaiam ,  February 24, 2010 Continue reading →

February 25, 2010 Posted by | politics, USA | , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Indigenous Rights- shameful history in Canada

Olympics can’t mask country’s human rights record on indigenous peoples rabble.ca, By Martin Lukacs| February 24, 2010 “.… aboriginal gilding can blind Canadians and the world to the country’s secret shame: the true state of its indigenous peoples………….. Billions have indeed been spent — not on paving roads or developing infrastructure and healthcare in dilapidated and diseased communities, but on a legal war opposing aboriginal rights.

Olympics can’t mask country’s human rights record on indigenous peoples | rabble.ca

February 25, 2010 Posted by | general | Leave a comment

Uranium mining threatens Public Health and Indigenous Sacred Lands

Uranium Mining Begins Near Grand Canyon: Thousands of Claims Threaten Public Health & Sacred Lands ::  Peace, Earth & Justice News Feb 24, 2010 Grand Canyon, AZ — In defiance of legal challenges and a U.S. Government moratorium, Canadian company Denison Mines has started mining uranium on the north rim of the Grand Canyon. Continue reading →

February 25, 2010 Posted by | indigenous issues, USA | , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Australian women protesting nuclear waste dumping

Women’s Peace Walk to Take People’s Opposition to Nuke Dump to Canberra | Indymedia Australia 24 Feb 2010
The Women’s Peace Walk “Footprints for Peace” will begin their epic three month trek from Brisbane to Canberra to send a message of peace, sustainability and anti-nuclear proliferation to Prime Minister Kevin Rudd. Continue reading →

February 25, 2010 Posted by | politics | | Leave a comment

After decades, uranium mining areas still radioactive

Enviros: Uranium mines still too hot CYNDY COLE AZ Daily Sun , February 20,
Local environmentalists said Thursday’s findings on past uranium mining confirmed what they suspected: That it led to uranium contamination on the Arizona Strip north of the Grand Canyon, and that mining is not safe. Continue reading →

February 25, 2010 Posted by | environment, USA | , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Arizona Bill Calls Nuclear Power “Renewable” !!

Solar Industry Fights Arizona Bill That Favors Nuclear, Hydro · Environmental Leader, 24 Feb 2010  Solar City, Kyocera Solar and Suntech Power Holdings, together with other solar energy providers, are opposed to Arizona House Bill 2701 (HB 2701) stating it would jeopardize Arizona’s renewable energy industry by allowing nuclear and hydroelectric power to meet RES requirements and by setting up a more burdensome regulatory scheme. Continue reading →

February 25, 2010 Posted by | spinbuster | Leave a comment