Monthly Archives: August 2012

Ties to Obama Aided in Access for Big Utility via The New York Times

Posted on 2012/08/26 by yukimiyamotodepaul

In the weeks before the draft rule was issued, Exelon lobbyists attended two other White House meetings, records show, giving it greater White House access than any other company or environmental group trying to influence the outcome. The Exelon meetings … Continue reading →

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生態系協会長、県民に「不適切発言」　29日対応報告 via 福島民友

Posted on 2012/08/25 by yukimiyamotodepaul

福島市議会（粕谷悦功議長）は２４日、公益財団法人日本生態系協会（東京都）の池谷奉文会長が県民に対し、不適切な発言をしたとして、２９日に同市で記者会見し、発言に対する対応を報告すると発表した。 同市議会などによると、７月９日に都内で開いた同協会主催の「日本をリードする議員の政策塾」で、講師を務めた池谷会長は「福島の人とは結婚しないほう がいい」「今後、福島での発がん率が上がり、肢体の不自由な子どもが発生する懸念がある」などと発言したという。講演会には、全国の地方議員６５人が参 加、同市議会会派「みらい福島」所属の４議員も参加していた。 同会派は、到底容認できないとして、７月２４日付で発言の真意と根拠の提示を求める確認書を池谷会長に送付。これに対し、池谷会長からは今月３日付で、 内部被ばくリスクについての資料を参照してほしい旨の回答書が返送されたという。 続きは生態系協会長、県民に「不適切発言」　29日対応報告  

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太平洋沖マダラ出荷制限へ　青森の農水産物で初 via msn.産経ニュース

Posted on 2012/08/25 by yukimiyamotodepaul

青森県の太平洋沖で漁獲されたマダラから国の新基準値を超える放射性セシウムが２度検出されたため、国が週明けにも出荷制限を指示することが２５日、県関係者への取材で分かった。東京電力福島第１原発事故の影響で、青森県の農林水産物が出荷制限の対象になるのは初めて。 青森県では６月、同県八戸市沖で取れたマダラから、国の新基準値を超える１キログラム当たり１１６ベクレルの放射性セシウムを検出したとして、地元漁協に出荷自粛を要請した。 続きは太平洋沖マダラ出荷制限へ　青森の農水産物で初

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Fukushima West End via Fukushima via FukushimaResponse.org

Posted on 2012/08/24 by

(A public service video that tries to capture the scope of the Fukushima disaster in 3 minutes. It was created by a member of Fukushima Response, a group that started up in northern California at the end of May 2012 … Continue reading →

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Nuclear Regulatory Commission may study power plant health risks via The LA Times

Posted on 2012/08/24 by

The last time federal officials assessed cancer rates in the communities surrounding nuclear power plants, they concluded that radiation releases were insignificant and health risks, if any, were too small to measure. TheU.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has been relying on … Continue reading →

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San Onofre whistle-blowers less protected than others in California via The LA Times

Posted on 2012/08/24 by

An obscure legal doctrine leaves whistle-blowers at the San Onofre nuclear plant with less legal protection than other California workers, including employees at the state’s only other nuclear plant. San Onofre is majority owned and operated by Southern California Edison, … Continue reading →

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The Hydrangea Revolution and Japan’s Unheard Voices via akiomatsumura.com

Posted on 2012/08/24 by

“Unheard Voices” Last week I watched a recording of a play entitled ‘Unheard Voices,” which was performed on March 11, 2012 in Tokyo by three girls from Soma High School in Fukushima Prefecture. I was moved by their courage but … Continue reading →

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San Francisco Bay Island Radioactive Contamination via Reader Supported News

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Contamination left by US navy found to have 400 times the EPA’s human exposure limits, but military branch denies report. t was called Treasure Island in honour of Robert Louis Stevenson’s pirate classic, but the artificial island off San Francisco … Continue reading →

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3/11 seabed ruptures rattle quake-fault theory via The Japan Times

Posted on 2012/08/24 by

Fault ruptures in the seabed caused by the Great East Japan Earthquake in March 2011 occurred in shallows where two plates meet, calling into question the common notion that fault slips are unlikely, a study says./blockquote> Continue reading at 3/11 … Continue reading →

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Famous Kazakh singer hums antinuclear tune via The Japan Times

Posted on 2012/08/24 by

HIROSHIMA — One of Kazakhstan’s leading singers hopes the power of music will help Japan’s antinuclear movement spread, just as her signature song became the symbol of a movement that forced the shutdown of a former Soviet nuclear test site … Continue reading →

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