Tag Archives: Greenpeace

Greenpeace activists break into French nuclear plant via Reuters

Posted on 2013/07/15 by yukimiyamotodepaul

(Reuters) – Around 30 Greenpeace activists climbed fences to break into an EDF nuclear power plant in southern France at dawn on Monday, saying they wanted to expose security flaws and demand its closure. The activists, dressed in red, said … Continue reading →

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Gauteng Civil Society marches for Nuclear–free South Africa via Greenpeace Africa

Posted on 2012/11/12 by norma field

Thousands of people from civil society groups across Gauteng today took part in a march to protest against South Africa’s nuclear expansion plans. The activists marched from Pieter Roos Park to Beyers Naude Square, where they handed over a memorandum … Continue reading →

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Cartoon bird warns Fukushima children of radiation via Bangkok Post

Posted on 2012/11/09 by yukimiyamotodepaul

A grinning bird mascot has been enlisted to teach Japanese children in Fukushima how to stay safe from the radiation that escaped from the region’s crippled nuclear power plant. Kibitan — a plump, yellow cartoon character with stubby wings and … Continue reading →

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Official radiation monitoring stations in Fukushima unreliable: Greenpeace

Posted on 2012/10/25 by norma field

More than 75% of the 40 government monitoring posts checked by Greenpeace in Fukushima City showed lower radiation levels than their immediate surroundings, with contamination levels within 25 metres of the posts up to six times higher than at the … Continue reading →

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Greenpeace activists evade security at Swedish nuclear power plants via Greenpeace

Posted on 2012/10/10 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Stockholm, October 10, 2012 – Exposing the vulnerability of Swedish nuclear power plants, at least seven Greenpeace activists stayed more than 24 hours undetected at two sites following a test of their security procedures. More than 70 Greenpeace activists entered … Continue reading →

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South Korea can’t deny the risks of nuclear power forever via GreenPeace

Posted on 2012/10/08 by yukimiyamotodepaul

I am at a detention centre at South Korea’s airport, quickly writing these few words as best I can on a mobile phone. Together with my colleague, Dr. Rianne Teule, I have been denied entry to South Korea. We have … Continue reading →

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EU energy chief ‘satisfied’ with nuclear safety despite critical report via the guardian

Posted on 2012/10/04 by yukimiyamotodepaul

‘Stress test’ of 145 nuclear reactors expected to reveal hundreds of defects, with Güenther Oettinger likely to adopt upgrades […] Almost all of the EU’s nuclear plants need some form of upgrade or repair, ranging from minor updates to substantial … Continue reading →

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Benefits of Nuclear Power via The New York Times

Posted on 2012/04/24 by norma field

Letter It’s true that by opening up new data centers in states like North Carolina, Virginia and Illinois, major Internet companies are using more nuclear energy — and at affordable prices. What’s untrue and insinuated in both your article and … Continue reading →

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Online Cloud Services Rely on Coal or Nuclear Power, Report Says via The New York Times

Posted on 2012/04/24 by norma field

[…] Internet companies often cloak themselves in an image of environmental awareness. But some companies that essentially live on the Internet are moving facilities to North Carolina, Virginia, northeastern Illinois and other regions whose main sources of energy are coal … Continue reading →

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Japan Nuclear Accident Plans Still ‘Inadequate,’ Greenpeace Says　via Bloomberg Businessweek

Posted on 2011/11/30 by Tomomi Yamaguchi

Nov. 30 (Bloomberg) — Japan’s plans for containing nuclear accidents are “completely inadequate” and haven’t been updated nearly nine months after the disaster at Fukushima, Greenpeace International said. Government maps simulating a reactor meltdown project a release of low-level radiation … Continue reading →

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