Tag Archives: anti-nuclear

‘Tiger’ women carry on anti-nuclear protest via The Telegraph

Posted on 2014/04/25 by norma field

Here, the men go to work and the women fight. They have been doing that for nearly a thousand days now, braving police batons to “save future generations from a potential Fukushima-like disaster”. Maybe, the clue lies in the way … Continue reading →

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Taiwan anti-nuclear activist starts hunger strike via New Straits Times

Posted on 2014/04/22 by yukimiyamotodepaul

TAIPEI: Former Taiwanese opposition leader and anti-nuclear activist Lin Yi-hsiung Tuesday launched an indefinite hunger strike in protest at a nearly completed nuclear facility, while some of his supporters clashed with police. “It’s very meaningful to be doing something good … Continue reading →

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Political Roadblocks to Action on Climate Change via The New York Times (Letters)

Posted on 2014/04/20 by norma field

By Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. In their April 9 Op-Ed article, “Global Warming Scare Tactics,” Ted Nordhaus and Michael Shellenberger, veteran apologists for nuclear power, trot out their threadworn and empirically unsupportable argument that poor messaging by the environmental movement … Continue reading →

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【動画】園良太インタビュー: Ryota Sono Interview (3/16/2014)

Posted on 2014/04/18 by Tomomi Yamaguchi
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Warily Leading Japan’s Nuclear Reawakening via The New York Times

Posted on 2014/03/24 by norma field

By Martin Fackler IKATA, Japan — To power his plans for Japan’s economic revival, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe could soon return his nation to nuclear power for the first time since the Fukushima accident three years ago. But before he … Continue reading →

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Anti-nuclear activist is AAP candidate from Kanyakumari via Two Circles.net

Posted on 2014/03/18 by norma field

Chennai: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has fielded anti-nuclear energy activist S.P. Udayakumar from Kanyakumari. AAP announced the seventh list of 26 candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections on Tuesday. […] Kumar, who joined the AAP in February 2014, is … Continue reading →

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Nuclear resister cites Nuremberg Principles in court via Ground Zero

Posted on 2014/03/18 by norma field

An anti-nuclear weapons activist appeared in a Kitsap County Courtroom to apply the Nuremberg Principles in defense of his recent protest at a US Navy “Trident” ballistic missile submarine base. […] In court, Siptroth cited and explained the Nuremberg Principles, … Continue reading →

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Fukushima Watch: Is Japan Ready for Another Nuclear Accident? via Wall Street Journal Japan

Posted on 2014/03/13 by norma field

Is Japan ready for another nuclear accident? That is a question the country must answer before returning to large-scale reliance on nuclear power, according to a former senior U.S. nuclear energy regulatory official. “This has to be remembered — that … Continue reading →

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Old nuclear reactors can’t save the climate via Greenpeace

Posted on 2014/03/08 by norma field

So why did hundreds of Greenpeace activists take action yesterday? Because 44% of the reactors in Europe are just too old to still be on line. They acted to illustrate to the world the risk which these nuclear reactors pose … Continue reading →

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Thousands rally for end to nuclear Taiwan via gulfnews.com

Posted on 2014/03/08 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Worries about Taiwan’s atomic facilities have grown since a 9.0-magnitude earthquake and tsunami struck Japan in 2011 Taipei: Tens of thousands marched in Taiwan on Saturday to call for an end to nuclear energy on the island, ahead of the … Continue reading →

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