Tag Archives: Capitalism

Ferguson – Fukushima – Financial Crisis via Counterpunch

Posted on 2014/09/12 by norma field

By Peter Linebaugh In Ferguson Michael Brown a young man, age eighteen, was shot eight times while he walked down the middle of the street. That is indubitable. Here’s a spin on it. The earth, including the street, is “the … Continue reading →

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Fukushima towns look set to bite on new offer of more money for storage facilities　via The Asahi Shimbun

Posted on 2014/08/11 by norma field

The central government has offered to double the amount of grants to be paid if local municipalities in Fukushima Prefecture accept the construction of temporary storage facilities for radioactive debris produced by the 2011 nuclear accident. […] “In the end, … Continue reading →

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The EPA carbon plan: Coal loses, but nuclear doesn’t win via Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Posted on 2014/06/21 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The claims and counterclaims about EPA’s proposed carbon pollution standards have filled the air: It will boost nuclear. It will expand renewables. It promotes energy efficiency. It will kill coal. It changes everything. It accomplishes almost nothing. Evaluating the impact … Continue reading →

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Fukushima disaster: Tokyo hides truth as children die, become ill from radiation – ex-mayor via RT

Posted on 2014/04/21 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The tragedy of the Fukushima nuclear plant disaster took place almost three years ago. Since then, radiation has forced thousands out of their homes and led to the deaths of many. It took great effort to prevent the ultimate meltdown … Continue reading →

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Anti-nuclear novel by anonymous insider reveals further collusion between politicians, nuclear industry via JDP

Posted on 2014/02/28 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The mysterious author of the controversial anti-nuclear novel Genpatsu Whiteout (“Nuclear power plant whiteout”) may be using a pseudonym right now, but for those who have read the book, it seems like someone who knows the ins and outs of … Continue reading →

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Shock Doctrine in Japan: Shinzo Abe’s Rightward Shift to Militarism, Secrecy in Fukushima’s Wake via Democracy Now!

Posted on 2014/01/18 by kojimaaiko

Democracy Now! is broadcasting from Tokyo, Japan, today in the first of three special broadcasts. At a critical time for Japan and the region, we begin our coverage looking at the country’s rightward political shift under Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, … Continue reading →

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Japan’s Response to Fukushima Should Worry Us All via Reader Supported News

Posted on 2014/01/13 by yukimiyamotodepaul

[…] The present prime minister, Shinzo Abe, completed his first year in office on December 26, 2013 (he previously served for less than a year in 2006-2007, when he was the youngest Japanese prime minister since World War II). Prime … Continue reading →

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Special Report: Japan’s homeless recruited for murky Fukushima clean-up via Reuters

Posted on 2013/12/30 by yukimiyamotodepaul

(Reuters) – Seiji Sasa hits the train station in this northern Japanese city before dawn most mornings to prowl for homeless men. He isn’t a social worker. He’s a recruiter. The men in Sendai Station are potential laborers that Sasa … Continue reading →

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Nuclear power plays a diminishing role in mix via The Boston Globe

Posted on 2013/09/01 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The pending closure of the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station is the latest in a string of planned plant retirements that many industry analysts say forecast a shrinking role for nuclear in the nation’s energy mix. Vermont Yankee, which began … Continue reading →

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LDP executive: Abandoning nuclear energy would cause ‘intolerable pain’ via The Asahi Shimbun

Posted on 2013/07/23 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Terminating nuclear energy now because of the Fukushima nuclear disaster would inflict unbearable suffering on future generations in Japan, an executive of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party said. “The world trend is to advance nuclear power generation,” Hiroyuki Hosoda, the … Continue reading →

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