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Native Americans exploited for nuclear waste dumping

Nuclear Waste On Native American Reservations. | The Good Human. February 28th, 2010, Native tribes across the American West have been and continue to be subjected to significant amounts of radioactive and otherwise hazardous waste as a result of living near nuclear test sites, uranium mines, power plants and toxic waste dumps. Continue reading →

March 1, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | indigenous issues, USA | antinuclear, indigenous, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear secrecy, nuclear wastes, radiation, radioactive, uranium | Leave a comment

Arizona State stops attempt to sneak nuclear power in as “renewable”

that bill was killed on Thursday after a flood of opposition

Bureaucrats Backpedal on Solar-Killing Bill Seeking Alpha , by Jeff Siegel, 28 Feb 2010, “….a new Arizona bill (House Bill 2701) that was designed to essentially kill the state’s solar industry. It was intended to allow nuclear and hydroelectric power to be included in the state’s renewable energy standard, which requires 15 percent renewables by 2025. Continue reading →

March 1, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | politics, USA | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear secrecy, renewables, solar | Leave a comment

South Australians join British Class Action over Nuclear Waste

100 South Australians join class action against Britain for Maralinga-related deaths Adelaide Now, BRYAN LITTLELY INVESTIGATIONS EDITORFrom: The Advertiser March 01, 2010, SECRET records detailing the fate of dozens of babies born in the shadow of Maralinga’s nuclear testing hold the key to a case building as the state’s largest class action

More than 100 South Australians have joined a class action against the British Ministry of Defence over deaths and disabilities they believe were caused by nuclear testing at Maralinga more than 50 years ago. Continue reading →

March 1, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Legal | antinuclear, AUSTRALIA, indigenous, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear secrecy, nuclear weapons, radiation, radioactive, uranium | Leave a comment

The hidden costs of nuclear power

We know about the ever-increasing costs of building a nuclear reactor. Everyone talks about these “central”, or middle costs. But what about the hidden costs at the “front end” and the “back” end of the nuclear fuel cycle? – our theme for March 2010

February 28, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 2 WORLD, business and costs | antinuclear, cancer, energy efficiency, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear secrecy, nuclear spin, nuclear wastes, radiation, radioactive, uranium, wastes | Leave a comment

Not even money, but WATER might kill off the nuclear power industry

Water could the be issue that sinks this project, or it could be numerous other funding and safety issues related to nuclear power.

Water Issues Derailing Nuclear Power in Utah SpeakEasy by Tara Lohan , February 26, 2010 Nuclear power has been a hot topic these past few weeks with Vermont’s leaking reactor, Georgia’s plans for new ones (thanks to Obama), and the press’s blind approval of all things nuclear. ….

While there are lots of reasons that nuclear power is a bad idea, residents in Utah are particularly concerned about water. Waldholz writes: Continue reading →

February 27, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | environment, USA, water | nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear secrecy, nuclear wastes, radiation, radioactive, reactor | Leave a comment

U.S. States starting to rebel against nuclear industry

The nuclear industry may think it’s on the verge of a revival, but the people of the United States are saying something very different! Beyond Nuclear 27 Feb 2010

In Vermont on Tuesday, the State Senate voted 26-4 to close the Vermont Yankee reactor when its license expires in 2012. That’s a huge victory, but one that will need to be protected over the coming months since no one is foolish enough to believe the Entergy Corporation is just going to slink home. Here is a statement from Citizens Awareness Network on the vote.

Yesterday in West Virginia, a bill to repeal that state’s ban on new nuclear construction was defeated in the state legislature. Although the bill had already passed the Senate’s Energy and Mining Committee, it received only one vote in the Judiciary Committee and is now dead for the year.

And yesterday in Arizona, a bill to classify nuclear power as renewable energy was withdrawn following heavy lobbying from the solar power industry and environmental community.

February 27, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | politics, USA | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear secrecy, nuclear spin, nuclear wastes, radiation | Leave a comment

Nuclear Plant to be Shut Down by State Legislature

Vermont Senate Votes to Shut Down Nuclear Plant Politics Daily 25 Feb 2010, Just a week after President Obama called for a revitalization of the nation’s nuclear industry, the Vermont Senate voted to deny a license extension for the state’s only nuclear power plant. Continue reading →

February 25, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | politics, USA | cancer, nuclear, nuclear spin, nuclear wastes, radioactive | Leave a comment

Aborigines across Australia will fight nuclear waste dumping on their land

“Aborigines from across the country will fight nuclear dumping” Goodooga, northwest NSW, 24 February 10 – Aboriginal people will be called from all over Australia to protest in the Northern Territory against any movement of nuclear waste across their traditional lands, an Aboriginal activist says. Continue reading →

February 25, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | indigenous issues | antinuclear, AUSTRALIA, nuclear, nuclear secrecy, nuclear spin, nuclear wastes, radiation, radioactive | Leave a comment

Obama provides $8 for nuclear, $1billion for solar

So why is Obama providing 8.3B in loan guarantees for nuclear fission power plants?

Because it’s all about the money for elections. Which is a different diary.

8.3B for nukes,1.4b for Solar, The Seminal, By: ubetchaiam , February 24, 2010 Continue reading →

February 25, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | politics, USA | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear secrecy, nuclear spin, renewable energy, renewables, solar | Leave a comment

Uranium mining threatens Public Health and Indigenous Sacred Lands

Uranium Mining Begins Near Grand Canyon: Thousands of Claims Threaten Public Health & Sacred Lands :: Peace, Earth & Justice News Feb 24, 2010 Grand Canyon, AZ — In defiance of legal challenges and a U.S. Government moratorium, Canadian company Denison Mines has started mining uranium on the north rim of the Grand Canyon. Continue reading →

February 25, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | indigenous issues, USA | antinuclear, cancer, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear wastes, radiation, radioactive, uranium | Leave a comment

After decades, uranium mining areas still radioactive

Enviros: Uranium mines still too hot CYNDY COLE AZ Daily Sun , February 20,
Local environmentalists said Thursday’s findings on past uranium mining confirmed what they suspected: That it led to uranium contamination on the Arizona Strip north of the Grand Canyon, and that mining is not safe. Continue reading →

February 25, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | environment, USA | cancer, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear secrecy, nuclear weapons, radiation, radioactive, uranium | Leave a comment

President Obama has let the nuclear industry be caught in its own trap

Though the President’s critics on the left do not recognize a strategic move in the loan guarantees to new nuclear, there is very likely method in what seems madness. The nuclear industry proved in the 1970s and 1980s, to those who were paying attention, that it is not viable.

New Nuclear to be Hoist on its own Petard, RENEWABLE ENERGY WORLD, February 23, 2010“…the phrase hoist with one’s own petard…means ‘to be harmed by one’s own plan to harm someone else’ or ‘to fall into one’s own trap’…” (Wikipedia)Announcements from the Obama administration of new financial support for the nuclear industry were met by declarations that the long-anticipated nuclear renaissance is finally at hand but the reality is quite different. Continue reading →

February 24, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | politics, USA | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear secrecy, nuclear spin, nuclear wastes, reactor | Leave a comment

Time to tell the truth on nuclear technology

Stop the Nukespeak and Tell the Truth About Nuclear Technology THE HUFFINGTON POST, by Rory O’Connor, February 23, 2010 “….in Nukespeak, proponents speak of “health effects” when they really mean “cancer.” Accidents such as the infamous one at Three Mile Island are merely “anomalies,” “significant events” or “abnormal occurrences” — and when they recur, they are re-dubbed “normal abnormalities.” Continue reading →

February 24, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 2 WORLD, spinbuster | antinuclear, cancer, nuclear, nuclear secrecy, nuclear spin | Leave a comment

Does UK really need Trident nuclear ‘deterrent’?

Army chiefs question need for Trident nuclear deterrent Guardian UK, by Richard Norton-Taylor, 23 February 2010 1Nuclear missile system is the weapon ‘least likely’ to be used by UK forces in future conflicts, say senior military sources

Army chiefs question need for Trident nuclear deterrent | UK news | guardian.co.uk

February 24, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | UK, weapons and war | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear weapons | Leave a comment

Bloody coup in Niger – all about uranium

Uranium Fueling Niger Coup? By Melissa Pistilli- Uranium Investing News, 23 Feb 2010 Last week in Niger, a military junta led by Platoon Comander Salou Djibo calling itself the Supreme Council for the Restoration of Democracy (CSRD) launched a bloody coup against the elected government of President Tandja Mamadou…. Continue reading →

February 24, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Niger, politics | antinuclear, AREVA, nuclear, nuclear secrecy, nuclear spin, uranium | Leave a comment