Atomic War Vet, last of a dying breedAndy Hawkinson served on Eniwetok in the ’50s Andy Hawkinson is the last of a dying breed. He is one of the last of an estimated 400,000 American soldiers who took part in … Continue reading
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Employees exposed to Santa Susana toxics look for compensation : Simi Valley : Ventura County Star Employees exposed to Santa Susana toxics look for compensation Lab workers struggle for care By Teresa Rochester (Contact) Sunday, May 27, 2007 Former Santa … Continue reading
deseretnews.com | Feds urged to expand fallout compensation Feds urged to expand fallout compensation By Joe Bauman Deseret Morning News A congressman from Utah and one from Idaho have taken the first step that may result in expansion of federal … Continue reading
Call to Boycott Newman Products recordonline.com – Cool Hand Nuke: Paul Newman endorses Indian Point power plant Cool Hand Nuke: Paul Newman endorses Indian Point power plant May 24, 2007WASHINGTON (AP) — Call him Cool Hand Nuke. Actor and salad … Continue reading
Comment is free: Nuclear’s hidden subsidies Nuclear’s hidden subsidies The government’s vision for the future of nuclear energy is much the same as its past: It expects the public to foot the bill. David Lowry May 23, 2007 10:30 PM … Continue reading
BusinessWeek Debate Room Nuclear Power: A Bad Reaction Nuclear Power: A Bad Reaction Thanks to new evidence showing nuclear energy as more of a polluter than previously thought, the U.S. should reconsider approval for new plants. Pro or con? Pro: … Continue reading
“Data storm” blamed for nuclear-plant shutdown “Data storm” blamed for nuclear-plant shutdown Robert Lemos, SecurityFocus 2007-05-18 The U.S. House of Representative’s Committee on Homeland Security called this week for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to further investigate the cause of … Continue reading
blog.myspace.com/nonuke Tuesday, May 22, 2007It’s Still Nuclear Power Category: News and Politics It’s Still Nuclear Power By John Rosenthal Bio I thought the NRA’s support for suspected terrorists continuing to be able to legally buy guns took the “truth is … Continue reading
US to power up global interest in nuclear energy – Yahoo! Canada News US to power up global interest in nuclear energy Tue May 22, 12:48 AM WASHINGTON (AFP) – The United States sought to boost nuclear power in the … Continue reading
Scotsman.com News – Scotland – Chapelcross N-plant towers tumble in ten seconds STEVEN RAEBURN GOING Having stood for nearly five decades, the first of the towers begins to crumble GOING The second and third soon follow suit as the landscape … Continue reading
Climate change puts nuclear energy into hot water – International Herald Tribune Climate change puts nuclear energy into hot water By James Kanter Published: May 20, 2007 PARIS: Could climate change be the latest jinx on nuclear power? Long regarded … Continue reading
Rocky Flats project reveals long-hidden stories : County News : Boulder Daily Camera Rocky Flats project reveals long-hidden stories By Emily Tienken, Camera Staff Writer Saturday, May 12, 2007 Decades of secrecy surrounding the Rocky Flats nuclear-weapons plant have been … Continue reading
Congressman Edward Markey – May 16, 2007 – MARKEY SEEKS ANSWERS AFTER REPORTED SECURITY BREACH AT NUCLEAR PLANT Former Employee of Palisades, Seabrook Allegedly Lied About Past, Still Given Sensitive JobsWASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior … Continue reading
Casualties of the Cold War Casualties of the Cold War Review compensation program for nuclear-arms plant workers Donald Gabel’s service to his country did not occur on a battlefield. It happened at the Rocky Flats nuclear weapons plant outside Denver. … Continue reading
Chillicothe Gazette – www.chillicothegazette.com – Chillicothe, OH Famous activist Brockovich signs petition against GNEP in Piketon By ASHLEY LYKINS Gazette Staff Writer PIKETON -While the Southern Ohio Neighbors Group usually only allows residents in and around southern Ohio to sign … Continue reading
Thousands of Nuclear Arms Workers See Cancer Claims Denied or Delayed – washingtonpost.com housands of Nuclear Arms Workers See Cancer Claims Denied or Delayed By Michael Alison Chandler and Joby Warrick Washington Post Staff Writers Saturday, May 12, 2007; Page … Continue reading
Political Affairs Magazine – Global warming, nuclear power: double trouble Global warming, nuclear power: double trouble By Peter Mac Environment 5-11-07, 1:40 pm As a twelve year old I visited a new engineering exhibition which included a model of … Continue reading
Risky Business: The Outlook for Investing in Nuclear Power Risky Business: The Outlook for Investing in Nuclear Power by Anne Moore Odell A new report scrutinizes the nuclear industry from an investor’s perspective and finds a rotting fantasy of cheap … Continue reading
San Francisco Bay Guardian : Article : PG&E attacks CCA PG&E attacks CCA Utility letter slamming city program is debunked by public power advocates BY AMANDA WITHERELL Editor’s note: PG&E sent this statement via email to a local community group, … Continue reading
Environment News Service (ENS) Energy Department Sued for Wasting America’s EnergyNEW YORK, New York, May 8, 2007 (ENS) – The Natural Resources Defense Council, NRDC, and the state of Massachusetts filed parallel lawsuits Monday against the U.S. Department of Energy, … Continue reading
Danger Room – Wired Blogs Nuke Lab Bunglers’ $11 Billion Reward Los Alamos gets most of the headlines. But, in recent years, security and safety at its nuclear sister, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, has been God-awful, too. Barely-armed guards, inhaled … Continue reading
Hanford Site: Past Horror, Future Hope Hanford Site: Past Horror, Future Hope Historic nuclear research leads to environmental disaster This feature presents the factual history of events leading to the creation of one of the most interesting, yet least recognized … Continue reading
Senate bill would increase auto fuel standards – washingtonpost.com Senate bill would increase auto fuel standardsBy John Crawley Reuters Thursday, May 3, 2007; 7:42 PM WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Compromise legislation to significantly hike automobile fuel standards could be completed as … Continue reading
Arms Control Today: Risks and Realities: The “New Nuclear Energy Revival†Arms Control Today May 2007Printer Friendly Risks and Realities: The “New Nuclear Energy Revival†Sharon Squassoni * A Short History of Nuclear Power in the United States The headquarters … Continue reading
Arms Control Today: Faux Renaissance: Global Warming, Radioactive Waste Disposal, and the Nuclear Future Arms Control Today May 2007 Printer Friendly Faux Renaissance: Global Warming, Radioactive Waste Disposal, and the Nuclear Future Harold A. Feiveson Over the past 20 years, … Continue reading
Nuclear Is Not the Way Nuclear Is Not the Way by Brice Smith and Arjun Makhijani Related Articles Nuclear Power Is the Future by Max Schulz Decades after the promise of nuclear energy “too cheap to meter†was swamped in … Continue reading
The Local – Swedes still dying from Chernobyl radiation Swedes still dying from Chernobyl radiationPublished: 4th May 2007 12:47 CET Online: http://www.thelocal.se/7200/ People in northern Sweden are still dying from cancer caused by radiation from the Chernobyl accident. And the … Continue reading
The Economics of Nuclear Power | Greenpeace USA The Economics of Nuclear Power May 01, 2007 Over the last two decades there has been a steep decline in orders for new nuclear reactors globally. Poor economics has been one of … Continue reading
THE MAZE MELTDOWN / SAFETY: Nuclear shipments questioned THE MAZE MELTDOWN SAFETY: Nuclear shipments questioned Keay Davidson, Chronicle Science Writer Wednesday, May 2, 2007 * Sunday’s highway inferno in Oakland has sparked calls for federal officials to take another … Continue reading
NewburyportNews.com, Newburyport, MA – 30 years later, another nuclear struggle looms Published: April 30, 2007 11:46 pm print this story email this story30 years later, another nuclear struggle looms Staff reports For Chris Nord, April 30, 2007, was in some … Continue reading
Germany to Become World’s Most Energy-Efficient Country | Germany | Deutsche Welle | 29.04.2007 Germany to Become World’s Most Energy-Efficient Country Gabriel Großansicht des Bildes mit der Bildunterschrift: Environment Minister Sigmar Gabriel tackles the “inconvenient truth” of pollutionThe German Environment … Continue reading
KnoxNews: Budget woes plague heart of U.S. wind-research effortBy TODD NEFF April 28, 2007 Solar is sexier. Hydrogen gets the hype, and it’s not even a renewable energy. But energy experts know only wind – a power source so old … Continue reading
The Free Press — Independent News Media – Harvey Wasserman Harvey Wasserman Chernobyl reminds us that nukes are NOT green April 28, 2007 Twenty-one years ago this week, lethal radiation poured into the breezes over Europe and into the jet … Continue reading
Nuclear power and climate change | The Bulletin Online Nuclear power and climate changeIn Progress: 25 April 2007 When considering ways to limit carbon dioxide emissions, experts argue that all options should be considered—including nuclear power. But with nuclear power … Continue reading
E&ETV Nuclear: CASEnergy’s Patrick Moore explains move from Greenpeace founder (PR LIE ed…) to nuclear energy advocate OnPoint, 04/23/2007 As discussions about Yucca Mountain and the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership continue on Capitol Hill, nuclear power advocates are pushing this … Continue reading
Rocky Mountain News A vow unfulfilled for ill nuclear workers 5,600 awaiting money promised three years ago George Barrie inhaled and ingested plutonium. April 27 2007 The government still hasn’t paid the money it promised 5,600 sick nuclear weapons … Continue reading
Connect Savannah Endless power, endless cost The brutal economics of a move to more nuclear energy By Kathleen Graham Two views of Plant Vogtle’s twin cooling towers on the Savannah River Two views of Plant Vogtle’s twin cooling towers on … Continue reading
Reactor Makers Asked to Ponder Plane Hit | World Latest | Guardian Unlimited Reactor Makers Asked to Ponder Plane Hit Wednesday April 25, 2007 1:46 AM By H. JOSEF HEBERT Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON(AP) – The Nuclear Regulatory Commission proposed … Continue reading
United Press International – Energy – Analysis Analysis: Report, nuke reality don’t mesh – Energy – Analysis Published: April 23, 2007 at 6:55 PM By BEN LANDO UPI Energy Correspondent WASHINGTON April 23 (UPI) — A new report by the … Continue reading
Why GNEP can’t jump to the future Contact: Denise Hughes Denise@creative-connectors.com 917-549-2621 Institute for Policy Studies Why GNEP can’t jump to the future New study highlights flaws in President’s nuclear proposal WASHINGTON D.C.—April 23rd 2007 — Congress is now considering … Continue reading
Will Nuclear Waste be Shipped on Central Valley Rail Lines? : Indybay Will Nuclear Waste be Shipped on Central Valley Rail Lines? by Mike Rhodes Sunday Apr 22nd, 2007 8:14 PM Last week, in a presentation at CSU-Fresno about the … Continue reading
Chernobyl alert over birth defects 23 April 2007 People living around the site of the 1986 nuclear disaster in Ukraine have unusually high levels of physical abnormalities and birth defects. The International Atomic Energy Agency has suggested that the abnormalities … Continue reading
U.S. Centrifuge Work Revived in Updated Form – washingtonpost.com U.S. Centrifuge Work Revived in Updated Form By Dan Charles Special to The Washington Post Monday, April 23, 2007; Page A06 PIKETON, Ohio — Inside an enormous structure here, shielded by … Continue reading
Forex News Update China planner sees limited role for nuclear power FOREX NEWS & ANALYSIS China planner sees limited role for nuclear power 04/21/07 12:03 pm (GMT) BOAO, China (AFX) – China is developing nuclear power as it looks for … Continue reading
‘How we made the Chernobyl rain’ | Telegraph ‘How we made the Chernobyl rain’ By Richard Gray, Sunday Telegraph Last Updated: 11:55pm BST 21/04/2007 Russian military pilots have described how they created rain clouds to protect Moscow from radioactive fallout … Continue reading
Revealed: UK nuclear tests on workers | UK News | The Observer Revealed: UK nuclear tests on workers Sellafield memos uncover fears over legality of making volunteers drink radioactive isotopes Jamie Doward, home affairs editor Sunday April 22, 2007 The … Continue reading
The Modesto Bee Military has left a deadly legacy Old and forgotten Navy, Army bases filled with environmental hazards Comment on this story By RUSSELL CAROLLO THE SACRAMENTO BEE Last Updated: April 22, 2007, 04:24:08 AM PDT First of two … Continue reading
Oshkosh Northwestern: Dominion seeks OK to build new reactor Posted April 22, 2007 Richard Ryman column: Dominion seeks OK to build new reactor By Richard Ryman Dominion Resources Inc. moves a step closer to being allowed to build a new … Continue reading
San Francisco Bay Guardian: Going to bat for PG&E Going to bat for PG&E Bait and switch on the stadium solar deal? BY AMANDA WITHERELL Printable version of this article Email this Article During the coming months Pacific Gas and … Continue reading