Members of Congress that sit on the House Energy and Commerce and Senate Environment and Public Works committees receive an average of $9,024 per year from the nuclear industry. This is almost 3 times what other Congressmen receive from the industry.
MAPLight.org has analyzed contributions to lawmakers sitting on the above committees . See details.
Every day there is news from Japan. The following are a few of the most newsworthy:
• Switzerland voted recently to phase out nuclear power. This came on the heels of a 20,000 person march against nuclear power. NPR.
• An area 17 times the size of Manhattan is off limits for habitation. Let’s demand US newspapers and TV stations report this staggering news. Natural News
• Children 32 miles from Fukushima are falling sick. Many Japanese children have “inexplicable” symptoms reported Tokyo’s Shinburn newspaper.
What are the conditions that are likely to lead to the next nuclear disaster?
Rueters expolores this question.
“Breast cancer and ionizing radiation: Ionizing radiation has long been regarded as the most established environmental risk factor for breast cancer.” Article
On Radiation Truth’s Facebook page, female fans outnumber male ones by 2 to one. What do you think is the reason women are more concerned about side effects of nuclear power?
MOX is considered orders of magnitudes worse than the isotopes used in most reactors for a number of reasons. Here’s one reason: it contains plutonium, which has a half-life of 24,000 years. Plutonium is a by-product of nuclear energy production: it is found in the spent fuel rods of all nuclear reactors. It is sometimes added to new fuel rods is to save money and reduce the amount of waste they have to store. Learn some other nasty facts about DOX fuel in this article published by Time magazine.
I am glad to see that the tone of New York Times articles have become more critical of the nuclear industry over the last two months. The latest article describes how Anthony Sarrack, an NRC engineer pointed out serious design flaws in the design of venting systems at his reactor and others in the United States similar to the ones in Japan. His frustration led him to eventually leave the industry.
The NRC and IAEA were the experts early on in the Fukushima Daiichi disaster. Now the Times is looking at these organizations with a more critical eye. If you would like to check out the articles that came up on a search of “nuclear power” visit the Times.
… in the April 30 magazine. In “Unsafe at any Dose” Helen Caldicott’s asks physicians to get involved, and stand up to the nuclear power lobby. “Physicists had the knowledge to begin the nuclear age. Physicians have the knowledge, credibility and legitimacy to end it.”
Here are the latest stories from the last few days:
The crisis in Japan continues to escalate, yet US major media would have us believe all is well. There is good journalism in the US, however; thanks Tom Hartman, Gary Null and other progressive journalists covering this topic….look for them online.
Here are the latest stories from the last few days:
Currently 2% of China’s energy comes from nuclear power. China has a huge need to expand its energy supply. Plans were in place to significantly expand China’s nuclear power capacity. Since Fukushima, China has had a change of heart. China has just announced it would temporarily shelve plans to significantly expand its nuclear power capacity in order to review safety and other options. Why is this great news? It means that renewable technology will advance more quickly than predicted. We believe that with China’s new focus on renewables, they will compete economically with fossil fuels within a few years.
What do you think?
New eye-opening interviews on 4/15 with Harvey Wasserman and Greg Palast. The whole series is well worth the time.