Daily Archives: 2012/11/14

EON Falls Most in 20 Years After Utility Scraps Forecasts via Bloomsberg Businessweek

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EON AG (EOAN) plunged the most in 20 years after Germany’s largest utility scrapped profit forecasts and said the shift to renewable energy presents “huge challenges.” The Dusseldorf-based company said today it may have to cut dividends and close power … Continue reading →

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Chernobyl study shows need for caution in Fukushima via The Japan Times

Posted on 2012/11/14 by norma field

A study released Thursday by a U.S. research team links protracted exposure to low-level radiation to a higher risk of leukemia among workers engaged in the cleanup of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster, and points to the need to protect … Continue reading →

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【funding needed】A Fukushima born artist journeys into Japan’s nuclear winter revealing the warmth and strength of survivors coping with the fallout via Kickstarter

Posted on 2012/11/14 by norma field

The film: When the meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant began to unfold Fukushima native Shimpei Takeda had been living in New York for 10 years working as a visual artist. As he began to understand what was … Continue reading →

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広島・長崎市長:「被爆地訪問を」米大統領宛てに要請文 via 毎日新聞

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オバマ米大統領に被爆地訪問を要望するため松井一実広島市長と田上富久長崎市長が１４日、東京都港区の米国大使館を訪れ、ルース駐日大使に大統領宛ての要請文を手渡した。 […] オバマ大統領は０９年４月、チェコ・プラハで「核のない世界を目指す」と演説しノーベル平和賞を受賞。 同年１１月の初来日時に「広島と長崎を将来訪れることができたら非常に名誉なこと」と述べ、被爆者には米大統領として初の被爆地訪問の期待が高まった。だ が、米国内で原爆投下を正当化する声は根強く、いまだ実現していない。 全文は　広島・長崎市長:「被爆地訪問を」米大統領宛てに要請文

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４２カ国・地域が規制を継続　日本食品輸入、原発事故で via 47 News

Posted on 2012/11/14 by yukimiyamotodepaul

農林水産省は１４日開いた農林水産物の輸出を促進する協議会で、東京電力福島第１原発事故を受けた日本産食品に対する輸入規制が４２カ国・地域で継続している、との調査結果を明らかにした。農水省は規制緩和を働き掛けていく方針だ。 協議会には、食品・流通団体や各都道府県の担当者が出席。農水省によると、原発事故後に導入した規制を全面解除したのはカナダやメキシコなど９カ国にとどまる 続きは４２カ国・地域が規制を継続　日本食品輸入、原発事故で

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Playing Nuclear Roulette in Vermont via Chelsea Green Publishing

Posted on 2012/11/14 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Vermont’s lone nuclear reactor — Entergy-owned Vermont Yankee — has been named one of the five worst reactors in the United States, according to the new book Nuclear Roulette: The Truth about the Most Dangerous Energy Source on Earth, published … Continue reading →

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