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Taiwanese mobilising against nuclear power

Out of concern over nuclear safety, the main opposition Democratic
Progressive Party has drafted a nuclear-free homeland bill, which is
being reviewed at the Legislative Yuan.

Under the draft bill, Taiwan must become nuclear-free by 2025.

Civic group planning anti-nuclear protest parade for March
http://focustaiwan.tw/ShowNews/WebNews_Detail.aspx?Type=aALL&ID=201301040035
(By Zoe Wei and Elizabeth Hsu)   Taipei, Jan. 4 (CNA) A Taipei-based
non-government environmental protection organization has decided to
hold an anti-nuclear demonstration parade in March in an attempt to
stop a controversial planned nuclear power plant from being given the
green light to begin commercial operations.

The planned parade is slated for March 9, two days before the second
anniversary of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster of 2011 in
Japan, a spokesman for the Green Citizens’ Action Alliance said
Friday. Continue reading →

January 7, 2013 Posted by Christina Macpherson | ACTION | Leave a comment

Dates for action to stop uranium mining in Virginia

The Time Has Come: Uranium Mining Battle Takes Center Stage in Richmond http://vasierraclub.org/2013/01/the-time-has-come-uranium-mining-battle-takes-center-stage-in-richmond/
By Eileen Levandoski  Jan 04, 2013 The time has come to take our fight to keep the ban on uranium mining to Virginia’s General Assembly. And we do so bolstered by over 10,000 petition signatures of Virginians throughout the Commonwealth, 65 organizations signed-on, numerous Virginia newspaper endorsing the ban, and over 50 government jurisdictions representing millions of Virginians resolving formally and informally their interest in maintaining Virginia’s ban on uranium mining.(Check out KeeptheBan.org for full list.) Continue reading →

January 5, 2013 Posted by Christina Macpherson | ACTION | Leave a comment