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Is Obama’s call for “clean” energy in fact a push for nuclear power?

Obama’s Gulf oil catastrophe Oval Office call for “clean energy” tacit push for taxpayer-backed atomic power expansion, Beyond Nuclear, 18 June 2010, ?Although President Barack Obama did not say the words “nuclear power” in his first ever Oval Office address to the nation on June 15th, his call for an accelerated “transition to clean energy” in response to the worst environmental catastrophe in U.S. history — the worsening oil catastrophe in the Gulf of Mexico — represents a tacit push for the expansion of atomic energy.

Such a nuclear relapse would only take place by transferring the financial risks and even direct costs (not to mention the radiological risks) squarely on the backs of taxpayers. Obama’s speech only adds to concerns this his choice of pro-nuclear co-chairs to head his oil catastrophe investigative panel could serve as a cynical pretext for advancing the dirty, dangerous, and expensive atomic reactors and associated facilities. Continue reading →

June 18, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | politics, USA | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear secrecy, nuclear spin, nuclear wastes, nuclear weapons, radioactive, reactors, uranium | Leave a comment

American city mayors call for a stop to nuclear weapons modernisation

“The U.S. Conference of Mayors calls on the U.S. Congress to terminate funding for modernization of the nuclear weapons complex and nuclear weapons systems, to reduce spending on nuclear weapons programs well below Cold War levels, and to redirect funds to meet the urgent needs of cities.”

U.S. Conference of Mayors Calls on Congress to Slash Nuclear Weapons | WarIsACrime.org, 18 June 2010, Spending and Redirect Funds to Meet the Needs of Cities Mayors for Peace congratulates the U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) for unanimously adopting a groundbreaking resolution, Supporting U.S. Participation in Global Elimination of Nuclear Weapons and Redirection of Nuclear Weapons Spending to Meet the Needs of Cities, at the conclusion of its 78th annual meeting in Oklahoma City on June 14, 2010. Continue reading →

June 18, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | USA, weapons and war | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear spin, nuclear weapons | Leave a comment

U.S.- Russia agreement designed to further commercial nuclear power

The Importance of the US-Russia 123 Agreement, ClimateIntel. June 16, 2010 The Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Russian Federation for Cooperation in the Field of Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy (also known as the 123 Agreement) serves not only non-proliferation, but also the commercial interests of both countries…..

The U.S.-Russia agreement for peaceful nuclear cooperation would create a legal framework for:

exporting U.S. nuclear technology, material, or equipment;
importing Russian nuclear technology;
jointly developing advanced nuclear technologies;
reprocessing in Russia of U.S.-origin spent nuclear fuel from various U.S. partners (i.e. South Korea, Taiwan)….

The International Nuclear Energy Cooperation (INEC) initiative seeks to “foster the safe, reliable, and environmentally sustainable use of nuclear energy

June 17, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 2 WORLD, politics international | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear secrecy, nuclear spin, nuclear technology, nuclear wastes, nuclear weapons, reactors, uranium | Leave a comment

North Korea – sanctions extended by USA

Obama renews sanctions on North Korea ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) 17 June 2010, The White House says president Barack Obama has extended US economic sanctions on North Korea for another year, citing the continuing threat posed by Pyongyang’s nuclear program.Mr Obama said he was renewing the sanctions because “the existence and the risk of proliferation of weapons-usable fissile material on the Korean Peninsula continued to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat” to the United States.Washington has struggled to convince North Korea to resume multi-party talks to end its nuclear ambitions.Pyongyang has insisted on direct talks with the United States and the removal of sanctions imposed on the communist-run country. Obama renews sanctions on North Korea – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

June 17, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | North Korea, politics international | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear weapons | Leave a comment

Oil spill should awaken us to nuclear danger

Waging Peace Today: Scenarios For Nuclear Catastrophe, David Krieger, 16 June 2010, “….. Continued offshore oil drilling runs the risk of future offshore oil leak catastrophes that will destroy large aquatic and shoreline habitats. Applied to nuclear weapons, the proposition could be restated in this way: Continued reliance on nuclear weapons runs the risk of future nuclear catastrophes that will destroy cities, countries and civilization……. Continue reading →

June 17, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | general | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear spin, nuclear wastes, nuclear weapons, radioactive, uranium | Leave a comment

Depleted uranium endangering rare seal

to protect marine mammals and other marine life from……….highly toxic materials like depleted uranium that have been deposited by the military.

Saving the world’s rarest seal from uranium, guardian Uk, 17 June 2010, Dr Anastasia Miliou was interviewed by Georgina Kenyon“....Greek conservationists from the Greek NGO, Archipelagos, work to protect endangered common dolphins and monk seals and also the region’s marine ecosystems from the effects of overfishing, shipping, and the military. Dr Anastasia Miliou, manager and head scientist from Archipelagos Institute of Marine and Environmental Research of the Aegean Sea, based on the Greek island of Samos in the eastern Aegean, explains about seals, uranium deposits and sonar Continue reading →

June 17, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | environment, Greece | antinuclear, depleted, nuclear secrecy, nuclear spin, nuclear wastes, nuclear weapons, radioactive, reactors, uranium | Leave a comment

USA’s nuclear weapons policy is designed to fail

it’s designed to fail. U.S. policy is designed to keep a hold on power and wealth, and the people running the country believe nuclear weapons are useful in that quest….

No Nukes/No Empire: Pax Christi Australia NSW The Abolition of Nuclear Weapons Requires the End of the U.S. Empire by Robert Jensen
CommonDreams.org June 15, 2010 “….the world can change — if the dominant military power in the world, the United States, can change. If the United States could give up the quest to consume a disproportionate share of the world’s resources and disavow its reliance on securing that unjust distribution of wealth through the largest and most destructive military in the history of the world, things could change. Continue reading →

June 17, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | general | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear secrecy, nuclear spin, nuclear weapons | Leave a comment

U.S. company Halliburton slyly selling nuclear technology to Iran

Halliburton Sells Nuclear Tech to Iran The Sly Oyster, by James Furbush June 15, 2010 · Interesting. Seems like Halliburton has found a way to profit from every conceivable scenario. Can’t even fault them, really, savvy business practices. It’s just unfortunate they’re able to take advantage of the system set up.

So, Halliburton creates offshore entities to circumvent the U.S. ban on doing business in Iran, and part of what passes through this truly ridiculous loophole is nuclear enabling technology. All of the profit ends up in a Cayman Islands shell company so there’s no U.S. tax burden, and when we have to go interdict anuclear armed Iran Halliburton gets paid again supporting our military in the conflict. Halliburton Sells Nuclear Tech to Iran

June 16, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | secrets,lies and civil liberties, USA | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear secrecy, nuclear spin, nuclear technology, nuclear weapons, uranium | Leave a comment

Depleted uranium from Afghan war causing neurolical effects in children in India

when heavy metals are coupled with uranium, the toxic effect increases manifold,” said Dr Amar Singh Azad, a paediatrician working on neurological disorders in children

Parts of Malwa, Raj drinking poison? Chandigarh – City – The Times of India P Singh, , Jun 16, 2010, “… While high concentration of uranium is attributed to use of depleted uranium in the Afghan war by US, Continue reading →

June 16, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | depleted uranium, India | antinuclear, depleted, nuclear, nuclear wastes, nuclear weapons, radioactive, uranium | Leave a comment

China doing a quiet nuclear deal with Pakistan

China on verge of unveiling nuclear deal with Pakistan Pakistan Daily, Pakistan Jun 15, 2010 China is on the verge of unveiling a nuclear deal with Pakistan that will, in effect, be “cocking a snook” at the world as it will be outside the purview of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), a noted security expert said.After the exception the NSG accorded to India in 2008 to enable the implementation of its civilian nuclear pact with the US, Pakistan had sought a similar deal from Washington and after having been turned down, “it now appears that China will soon announce its deal with Pakistan to export two nuclear reactors”. China on verge of unveiling nuclear deal with Pakistan | Pakistan Daily

June 16, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | China, politics international | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear secrecy, nuclear spin, nuclear technology, nuclear weapons, uranium | Leave a comment

Grassroots movement to abolish uranium mining and nuclear industry

“If we are going to stop the weapons, then we need to stop the mining of uranium altogether,”

Unhappy Anniversary for the Atomic Bomb, Streetvibes Newspaper , June 15, 2010 Anti-nuclear activists want it to retire By Jeremy Flannery “,,,,,, Rhianna Bahee, a member of the Navajo and Inuit tribes, joined Think Outside the Bomb when she visited New York City for a May 2 rally calling for the abolition of nuclear weapons. Continue reading →

June 16, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | general | antinuclear, AUSTRALIA, nuclear spin, nuclear weapons, uranium | Leave a comment

European Union invites Iran for nuclear talks

Ashton invites Jalili for nuclear talks, PRESSTV, 14 Jun 2010 , EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton has invited Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator to discuss Tehran’s nuclear issue ahead of an EU summit in Brussels Thursday. Continue reading →

June 15, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | general | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear weapons | Leave a comment

Italy’s terrorist danger from nuclear waste dumps, and neighbouring reactors

Terrorism report warns of ‘dirty bomb’ risks, says Italy’s nuclear waste deposits vulnerable, The Canadian Press:By The Associated Press (CP) – 15 June 2010, ROME — Italy’s dumps of nuclear waste and other radioactive material are vulnerable to terrorists and should be kept under strict security, a terrorism report released Monday said. Continue reading →

June 15, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Italy, safety | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear secrecy, nuclear spin, nuclear wastes, nuclear weapons, radiation, radioactive, reactors, uranium | Leave a comment

Iran to reduce its connection with UN atomic agency

Iran Drafting Bill to Reduce Ties With UN Atomic Body, BusinessWeek By Henry Meyer and Ladane Nasseri Security Council imposed a fourth set of sanctions on the country, a senior member of parliament said……

Iran Drafting Bill to Reduce Ties With UN Atomic Body (Update2) – BusinessWeek

June 14, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Iran, weapons and war | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear secrecy, nuclear weapons | Leave a comment

Iran’s pressure on Russia for defense systems against Israel

Iran Demands Russian S-300s to Make It ‘Invincible’ to Israel, BusinessWeek, by Henry Meyer June 13 (Bloomberg) — Russia must honor a contract to supply S-300 air-defense systems, an Iranian lawmaker said.“Russia should abide by agreements made between the two countries and deliver the system to Iran,” Continue reading →

June 14, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Iran, politics international | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear weapons | Leave a comment