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Ionising radiation “just keeps on giving” toxic danger

DISARMING THE EAGLE BIT BY BIT The Observation Post * By Vicki Crawford April 6, 2010 . “…….We should not discount other nations with nuclear technologies either. A nation that can use nuclear technologies to produce electricity can also use it to make bombs. Don’t ignore the dangers of “dirty bombs” either. They’re another gift that keeps on giving in the form of ionizing radiation…..

April 7, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | general | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear wastes, nuclear weapons, radioactive | Leave a comment

Earth Hour. Lights off 8.30pm – 9.30pm Sat 27 March

Earth Hour 2010: Respond to Climate Change through Energy Conservation, March 26, 2010 by Tracy Edenloft In this times of global climate change, we are called upon to act for energy conservation. This year 2010, various cities all over the world will be celebrating Earth Hour 2010 as we turn our lights off for 1 hour on Saturday, March 27, 2010 from 8:30pm to 9:30pm.

Various countries will participate in this year’s Earth Hour 2010 dubbed to the the largest gathering of participants which aims to surpass last year’s Earth Hour. Continue reading →

March 26, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | general | cancer, energy efficiency | Leave a comment

Nuclear disarmament and nuclear blackmail

A government serious about preventing nuclear blackmail would be ready to bring something decisive to the non-proliferation review in New York in May. The UK’s claim that we’re working towards full multilateral disarmament while investing £70-odd billion in nuclear rearmament doesn’t exactly have the ring of conviction.

War With The Ghosts | Permaculture Research Institute of Australia, 25 March 2010, “………….The only certain means of preventing nuclear blackmail is multilateral disarmament. The only route to multilateral disarmament is for the nuclear powers to show that they are serious about junking their weapons. Continue reading →

March 26, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | general | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear weapons | Leave a comment

Film on fight of Native Americans against uranium mining

Uranium is NOT My Friend – Care2 News Network, 25 March 2010, This film is about a coalition of Native Americans from the Pine Ridge Reservation (South Dakota) and Environmentalists fighting the largest and most powerful Uranium Mining Company on the Planet. Uranium is Radioactive. …

Uranium is NOT My Friend – Care2 News Network

March 25, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | general | cancer, indigenous, nuclear, nuclear wastes, radiation, radioactive, uranium | Leave a comment

Desperate efforts to resuscitate the nuclear industry: why should taxpayers pay for this?

taxpayers shouldn’t have to offer billions in guarantees!

Nuclear Corporate Welfare, John Stossel, 23 March 2010, Today Energy Secretary Steven Chu took to the pages of the Wall Street Journal to sell his plans for more nuclear power:America is on the cusp of reviving its nuclear power industry.

Last month President Obama pledged more than $8 billion in conditional loan guarantees Continue reading →

March 24, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | general | antinuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear secrecy, nuclear spin, uranium | Leave a comment

U.S. students’ program to help American Indian radiation victims

Students can hear more about the part-time internships at Northern Arizona University on March 29, the University of New Mexico in Gallup on March 30 and at Dine College in Shiprock, N.M., on March 31.

Program aims to find American Indian victims of radiation exposure. The Associated Press : 03/22/2010 Flagstaff, Ariz. » The U.S. Department of Justice is seeking the help of students to identify American Indians who might be victims of radiation exposure. Continue reading →

March 23, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | general | antinuclear, indigenous, nuclear secrecy, nuclear spin, nuclear wastes, radiation, radioactive, reactor, uranium | Leave a comment

Nuclear terrorism the subject of new book

New book on nuclear terrorism M.S. Kirann Peddling Peril, 23 March 2010,
Excerpt from David Albright’s new book, Peddling Peril: How the Secret Nuclear Trade Arms America’s Enemies.BY DAVID ALBRIGHT | MARCH 17, 2010 The image of Osama bin Laden discussing nuclear weapons around a campfire with two former senior Pakistani nuclear engineers is the stuff of movies. Yet it actually happened in August 2001, when A.Q. Khan’s deal with Libya was in full swing. Access to these Pakistani engineers was a major shortcut to possessing nuclear weapons. No one could dismiss the likelihood of nuclear terrorism again.

New book on nuclear terrorism « M.S. Kiran

March 23, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | general | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear secrecy, radiation, radioactive | Leave a comment

Obama warns of nuclear arms race, starting with Iran

Obama: Iran with nukes could trigger arms race, Google News, (AP) – 18 March 2010, WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says a nuclear-armed Iran could trigger an arms race in the Middle East, something his administration wants to avoid.Obama told Fox News Channel’s Bret Baier that keeping Tehran without a nuclear weapon is one of his highest priorities. Baier asked Obama if a nuclear-armed Tehran would be a failure of his administration. Obama’s reply was to emphasize work already under way among international partners to isolate Iran.Iran has accelerated its nuclear program despite previous U.N. penalties, but the United States and some of its allies say a renewed demonstration of world resolve could finally push Iran to negotiate.

The Associated Press: Obama: Iran with nukes could trigger arms race

March 19, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | general | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear spin, nuclear weapons | Leave a comment

Russia pushing ahead with Iran’s nuclear power

Iran nuclear plant launch set for summer, the Age, SERGEI VENYAVSKY, March 19, 2010 Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin says Iran’s Russian-built nuclear power plant will be launched in the northern summer, even as the US calls for Russia to delay the start-up.US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, in Moscow on an official trip, urged Russia not to launch the plant until Tehran proves it’s not developing atomic weapons.

Iran nuclear plant launch set for summer

March 19, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | general | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear spin, nuclear weapons | Leave a comment

Nuclear power is the most pressing global issue

Nuclear Power Decisions Will Determine Much. Climate Progress Craig Severance 15 March 2010, Though nuclear power may seem a limited issue — related only to energy, and only one of several energy sources at that – the decision whether to pursue nuclear power may prove to be the most important decision now before world leaders. Consider the following: Continue reading →

March 17, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | general | antinuclear, energy efficiency, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear secrecy, nuclear spin, nuclear wastes, radiation, uranium | Leave a comment

University Students Set Up Virtual Nuclear Weapons Forum

learn more, please visit the world forum on the future of nuclear weapons, http://eagle.webster.edu/TheGlobalForum/ launched by Webster University students

Nuclear Nemesis, Civil Religion | By Rosan Yoshida, Post-Dispatch 16 March 2010, The entire earth ecology faces imminent inferno. We may evaporate instantaneously, be burned skinless in the nuclear blast, or be irradiated incessantly, inside and out, succumbing to dust in a nuclear winter.We are at the critical point: either we abolish nukes or nukes abolish us. Continue reading →

March 16, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | general | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear weapons | Leave a comment

Video on depleted uranium

Alan Watt: The depleted uranium nightmare

Watch “Alan Watt: The depleted uranium nightmare” Video at 911Revolution

March 15, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | general | antinuclear, cancer, depleted, nuclear, nuclear secrecy, radiation, radioactive | Leave a comment

Russia looking to sell nuclear waste services to India

India keen on Russian help in nuclear waste disposal: Putin

Indo-Asian News Service

New Delhi, March 14, 2010, Seeking to expand civil nuclear cooperation with India, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Friday said India was keen on getting Russian help to dispose of nuclear waste.

India keen on Russian help in nuclear waste disposal: Putin- Hindustan Times

March 15, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | general | antinuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear secrecy, nuclear wastes | Leave a comment

Nuclear industry’s “Safety Cultures” questioned

Aging Reactors Put Nuclear Power Plant ‘Safety Cultures’ in the Spotlight The New York Times By PETER BEHR , March 9, 2010 “…..”The resurgence in interest [in nuclear power] is dependent upon the sustained faith and reliability performance of the current fleet,” NRC Commissioner Kristine Svinicki said last year. “The nuclear industry remains … just one incident away from retrenchment.”..

Aging Reactors Put Nuclear Power Plant ‘Safety Cultures’ in the Spotlight – NYTimes.com

March 10, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | general | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear secrecy, nuclear spin, reactor | Leave a comment

Obama’s nuclear greenwash just doesn’t wash

Don’t buy Obama’s greenwashing of nuclear power | Erich Pica | guardian.co.uk, 10 March 2010, Last month, inspectors found dangerous chemicals in the groundwater near the Vermont Yankee nuclear reactor. The situation demonstrates that from the mining of uranium ore to the storage of radioactive waste, nuclear reactors remain as dirty, risky, and as costly as they ever were. If President Obama’s recent enthusiasm for nuclear reactors has led you to believe otherwise, you’ve bought in to the administration’s greenwashing of nuclear. Continue reading →