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CHICAGO SAFE-ENERGY ADVOCATES PROTEST JAPAN PLANS TO RE-START NUCLEAR REACTORS via NEIS

Posted on 2012/06/17 by Tomomi Yamaguchi

Protest events scheduled in other U.S. cities, Japan P.M. Noda gives re-start OK to earthquake-threatened reactors CHICAGO—There is an old saying in Japan that “The nail that sticks up gets hammered down.” On Friday, safe-energy advocates in Chicago and around … Continue reading →

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Chicago, Fukushima, and the Nuclear Crisis presented by Norma Field at DePaul University

Posted on 2012/05/18 by yukimiyamotodepaul

DePaul University’s Department of Modern Languages and Japanese Studies Program, in collaboration with the Office of Language and Cultural Education, Chicago Public Schools, presents the Teaching Japan for K-12 series: Explore the Pedagogical Possibilities. We invite you to attend our … Continue reading →

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NEIS LAUNCHES MONTHLY “KNOW-NUKES!” FILM SERIES via NEIS

Posted on 2012/02/20 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Film series to offer perspectives on nuclear not usually seen in MSM   CHICAGO– Chicago-based nuclear watchdog organization Nuclear Energy Information Service (NEIS) will launch a monthly series of documentaries on various nuclear-related topics this coming Thursday, February 23rd in Chicago.   The … Continue reading →

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A Radioactive Legacy Lingers via The Chicago Tribune

Posted on 2012/02/12 by norma field

Lurking beneath the surface of the West Branch of the DuPage River are the remnants of radioactive cotamination left behind by a factory that was shuttered almost four decades ago. The Rare Earths Facility in West Chicago not only was … Continue reading →

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Coal plants dominate list of Chicago’s biggest polluters via Chicago Tribune

Posted on 2012/01/20 by yukimiyamotodepaul

2 plants in Pilsen, Little Village constitute the largest source of local greenhouse gas emissions, U.S. says By Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune reporter Fed by a steady stream of coal barges, the aging power plants that loom over Chicago’s Little … Continue reading →

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