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The economic and social realities of nuclear energy

Waste not … or get nukes — High Country News, Eric Jantz Apr 13, 2010 “……..To begin with, there’s the issue of who benefits from increasing nuclear power generation. At every point along the nuclear fuel chain, the flow of money reinforces current economic and social power disparities. Continue reading →

April 14, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 2 WORLD, Religion and ethics | antinuclear, AREVA, energy efficiency, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear renaissance, nuclear spin, nuclear wastes, radiation, radioactive, reactors, renewable energy, uranium | Leave a comment

Easter Blockade of Nuclear Base, by Christians

Communion shared at blockade of Faslane nuclear base | Ekklesia, 3 April 2010, Christians have shared communion while participating in a blockade of the Faslane nuclear weapons base in Scotland. The “symbolic blockade” today (3 April) forms part of a day of action across Europe, as campaigners from various countries call for the removal of nuclear arms from the entire continent.The communion was distributed by six ministers from Scottish Clergy Against Nuclear Arms (SCANA). Around 100 people are reported to have joined the blockade after walking from the Faslane Peace Camp, which has maintained a continuous protest against nuclear arms for 27 years. Continue reading →

April 5, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 2 WORLD, politics international, Religion and ethics | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear weapons, peace, peaceful | Leave a comment

Double standards in nuclear policy on Iran and Israel

Israel and Iran simply highlight the hypocrisy of a larger nuclear policy that endorses a double standard.

The Nuclear Double Standard, Antiwar.com, by Charles V. Peña, March 12, Earlier this week, Israel announced its intention to pursue nuclear power to generate electricity. According to Israeli Infrastructure Minister Uzi Landau, Israel wants to achieve energy independence from coal, which it has to import in significant quantities:…..(Israel, however, practices a policy of nuclear ambiguity, neither confirming nor denying whether it has nuclear weapons – yet it is generally accepted that Israel has such weapons).. Continue reading →

March 13, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 2 WORLD, Religion and ethics | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear secrecy, nuclear spin, nuclear weapons | Leave a comment

Radiation tests on monkeys might be stopped

“Since there is currently no realistic timetable for deep space travel, there is simply no ethical justification for putting these monkeys through these inhumane and possibly fatal experiments at this time,” the lawmakers concluded.

NASA monkey radiation experiment facing animal-cruelty accusations THE HILL, By Tony Romm – 03/08/10 NASA’s Brookhaven National Laboratory is coming under intense scrutiny this week following complaints that its forthcoming $1.75 million radiation experiment on monkeys violates a score of animal-rights laws. Continue reading →

March 9, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Religion and ethics, USA | cancer, nuclear, radiation, radioactive | Leave a comment

Movement grows to stop NASA’s radiation monkey experiments

NASA’s proposed experiments would inundate these tiny monkeys – only a foot tall – with one massive burst of gamma radiation equal to a 3-year journey to Mars and back.

Celebrities Speak Against NASA’s Monkey Radiation Experiments Your Story SAN RAFAEL, Calif., Feb. 16 /PRNewswire/ — In Defense of Animals (IDA), an international animal protection organization with over 85,000 members, today released letters from celebrities opposed to NASA-funded experiments. Continue reading →

February 17, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Religion and ethics, USA | antinuclear, nuclear, radioactive | Leave a comment

NASA’s radiation monkey tests – unecessary, cruel, wasteful, ? stupid

NASA’s Wrong Stuff Aysha Akhtar MD, MPH THE HUFFINGTON POST 16 Feb 2010 “………..I am bewildered by NASA’s plan to squander nearly $2 million in taxpayer money on radiation experiments on monkeys.NASA has announced it is funding an experiment in which as many as 30 squirrel monkeys will be exposed to harmful ionizing radiation here on Earth. Continue reading →

February 16, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Religion and ethics, USA | Leave a comment

Unecessary and cruel radiation experiments on squirrel monkeys

There are obvious flaws to this research: 1) High doses of radiation are not the same as low levels of radiation. 2) Squirrel monkeys are not the same as humans. 3) The dangers of radiation are not a secret. And, of course, the fact that animals will suffer needlessly.

More Radiation for Space Monkeys ANIMAL WELFARE Stephanie Feldstein 29 Jan 2010 It’s not the first time monkeys have been exposed to radiation. So many studies have documented the painful and disturbing effects of exposure, that there’s no reason for further animal research. But NASA doesn’t see it that way. Continue reading →

January 30, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Religion and ethics, USA | 3 Comments

Animal lovers protest NASA’s plan to irradiate monkeys

PETA Protests NASA Experiments On Monkeys Newsnet5.com January 20, 2010 CLEVELAND — There was an unusual sight Wednesday as PETA protested NASA over planned radiation experiments on squirrel monkeys.To make their point, they protested in front of Cleveland’s Glenn Research Center Wednesday dressed as monkeys in cages. PETA said NASA’s planned tests on monkeys are cruel.

PETA Protests NASA Experiments On Monkeys – News Story – WEWS Cleveland

January 21, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Religion and ethics, USA | antinuclear, radiation, radioactive | Leave a comment

Jury finds priest guilty in anti nuclear action

Jury finds priest guilty in nuclear silo breach The Tribune December 22, 2009 After only an hour of deliberation this afternoon, a Weld County Court jury found a Catholic priest guilty of damaging and trespassing on government property that housed a nuclear missile silo in northeastern Weld County last August. Continue reading →

December 23, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Religion and ethics, USA | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear weapons | Leave a comment

Catholic priest’s anti nuclear battle

Tenacious Priest Fights Colo. Nukes Dec 22, 2009 SHARON DUNN, The Greeley Tribune GREELEY, Colo. (AP) ― Five months in Weld County Jail was starting to wear thin on Father Carl Kabat’s normally patient and jovial demeanor.He misses the outdoors, the freedom to move around, which at 76 is getting harder to do anyway……. Continue reading →

December 23, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Religion and ethics, USA | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear wastes, nuclear weapons | Leave a comment

Religious protest against exploitation of indigenous land

Quaker Indian Committee disavows Doctrine of Discovery, affirms Declaration Indian Country Today By Gale Courey Toensing Dec 17, 2009 PHILADELPHIA – Inspired by the actions of the Episcopal Church, a Quaker group has disavowed the Christian Doctrine of Discovery and voiced its support for the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Continue reading →

December 23, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | indigenous issues, Religion and ethics, USA | antinuclear, indigenous, nuclear, nuclear wastes, radiation, radioactive, uranium | Leave a comment

Religious and medical anti-nuclear drive

Q&A : ‘Nuclear Energy Is Not a Solution to Climate Change’ – Neena Bhandari interviews DR SUE WAREHAM, at the 2009 Parliament of the World’s Religions MELBOURNE, Dec 9 (IPS)

IPS: What can religious and spiritual communities do to meet the challenge of abolishing these weapons of mass annihilation?

SW: We see the issue of nuclear weapons as one of the great ethical issues of our time. Continue reading →

December 10, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, 2 WORLD, Religion and ethics | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear weapons, radiation, radioactive, uranium | Leave a comment

World religions want action on abolishing nuclear weapons

Faiths join to stress vital challenge of nuclear abolition, at Melbourne’s Parliament of the World’s Religions

TOKYO, Dec. 8 /PRNewswire/ — Buddhist, Christian, Jewish and Muslim representatives joined voices during the Parliament of the World’s Religions in Melbourne, Australia, on December 7, calling for moral leadership by the world’s religions in the effort to abolish nuclear weapons. Continue reading →

December 9, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 2 WORLD, Religion and ethics | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear weapons | Leave a comment

MUSLIMS UNITE WITH CHRISTIANS AGAINST NUCLEAR WEAPONS | ISNA

ISNA UNITES WITH CHRISTIANS AGAINST NUCLEAR WEAPONS – The Islamic Society of North America Muslims, Christians United Against Nuclear Weapons Zainab Cheema Muslim Link Staff Writer Nuclear weapons pose one of the most contentious issues on today’s political stage. Continue reading →

November 22, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 2 WORLD, Religion and ethics | antinuclear, nuclear, radiation | Leave a comment

A holy terror

A holy terror Catholic archbishops speak out against nuclear reactors VICTORIA HANDYSIDES METRO NEWS 18 June 09 EDMONTON Toxic waste, terrorist threats and depleted natural resources could be part of Alberta’s future if nuclear reactors are erected in the province, a reality of which citizens are largely unaware, Alberta’s Catholic archbishops said yesterday. Continue reading →

June 19, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Canada, Religion and ethics | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear wastes, radiation, radioactive, wastes | Leave a comment