Tag Archives: anti-nuclear

Thousands protest in Gujarat against Mithi Virdi Nuclear Project as the PM heads to US via DiaNuke.org

Posted on 2013/09/24 by norma field

“Not here, not anywhere; not in any country in the world” – with these slogans the people (farmers and other villagers) affected by the proposed 6000 MW nuclear power plant at village Mithi Virdi in Bhavnagar, Gujarat took out a … Continue reading →

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Citizens statement against dilution of nuclear liability via DiaNuke.org

Posted on 2013/09/24 by norma field

We are shocked at the recent expose’ about the Government of India’s note to the Cabinet Committee on Security asking for overriding nuclear liability for Westinghouse to seal a nuclear agreement with the US corporations during PM’s visit to Washington, … Continue reading →

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This Week in History via peacebuttons.info

Posted on 2013/09/23 by norma field

September 23, 1979 200,000 attended an anti-nuclear rally in New York City’s Battery Park. It was the largest political protest of the late ’70s in the U.S., six months after the partial meltdown of the nuclear reactor at Three Mile … Continue reading →

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“Fukushima is Here” via FukushimaResponse.org

Posted on 2013/09/08 by Tomomi Yamaguchi

One Ocean, One Chance, One Day to Turn the Tide Organize an Event at a Beach Near You Would you like to organize a FUKUSHIMA IS HERE event at a beach or other location near you? We’d like this to … Continue reading →

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Anti-Kudankulam activists to raise protest to next level via The Hindu

Posted on 2013/09/01 by norma field

Even as the first unit at the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) is progressing to generate 500 MW of electricity, the People’s Movement Against Nuclear Energy (PMANE) feels that the villagers in the neighbouring areas have not lost their steam. … Continue reading →

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Former PM Koizumi’s anti-nuclear case makes sense via the Mainichi

Posted on 2013/08/28 by yukimiyamotodepaul

In mid-August, former Liberal Democratic Party leader and Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, 71, visited Germany — which has decided to give up nuclear power — and Finland — which continues to promote the technology. His impressions could be summed up … Continue reading →

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Stirring the dust at Rocky Flats via The Boulder Weekly

Posted on 2013/08/23 by norma field

Book re-release chronicles new developments at Rocky Flats and the history and value of civil disobedience By Camilla Sterne When the 23-year-old Joe Daniel was assigned to cover the Rocky Flats protests in 1978 as a reporter and photojournalist for … Continue reading →

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Tokyo exhibition to show harassment against anti-nuclear movement via The Asahi Shimbun

Posted on 2013/08/11 by norma field

Anti-nuclear activists will hold an exhibition in Tokyo to highlight the harassment and threats they faced during a period long before the Fukushima nuclear disaster. “We want people to understand the realities of the insidious pressure behind the promotion of … Continue reading →

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Taiwan Lawmakers Brawl in Parliament Over Nuclear Plant Vote via Bloomberg

Posted on 2013/08/02 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Taiwan lawmakers put each other in headlocks and wrestled on the floor of the legislature as the opposition party moved to occupy the president’s pulpit in a bid to stave off a vote on a nuclear power plant. Democratic Progressive … Continue reading →

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Indian People’s Charter On Nuclear Energy via The Coalition for Nuclear Disarmament and Peace (CNDP)

Posted on 2013/07/28 by kojimaaiko

Indian People’s Charter on Nuclear Energy  The Indian People’s Charter on Nuclear Energy is a statement emerging from the shared experiences, struggles and visions of grassroots movements for a safe energy future. Such movements have existed right since the inception … Continue reading →

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