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VIDEO: Thom Hartmann on cover-up of nuclear dangers

Video: On the News With Thom Hartmann: US Nuclear Regulators Are Hiding the Risk of a Fukushima-Style Incident, and More TruthOut , 17 March 2014 15:21By Thom Hartmann, The Thom Hartmann Program | Video Report In today’s On the News segment: Recently released documents show that since Fukushima, our nuclear regulators have been playing down the risk of a similar incident happening in the US; homeowners want energy choices – and for once, that’s not just a Republican talking point; four new man-made gases are destroying our ozone layer and intensifying the effects of climate change; and more.

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You need to know this. Last week marked the third anniversary of the earthquake and tsunami that devastated the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant in Japan. And, recently released documents show that since then, our nuclear regulators have been playing down the risk of a similar incident happening in the U.S. Emails obtained via a Freedom of Information Request show that the higher-ups at the Nuclear Regulatory Agency told staff to hide information from reporters, to keep quiet about NRC scientists studying risk at US plants, and to change the subject when media asked what a worst-case scenario in our country could look like. ……http://truth-out.org/news/item/22526-on-the-news-with-thom-hartmann-us-nuclear-regulators-are-hiding-the-risk-of-a-fukushima-style-incident-and-more

March 18, 2014 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Resources -audiovicual