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Media Fails to Report Solar, Wind Successes from Obama’s Policies via Truthout

Posted on 2012/11/06 by norma field

In the second presidential debate, President Barack Obama mentioned that electricity generation from wind and solar have doubled during his administration. This was a bold claim but may also be an understatement. Wind power capacity in the United States has … Continue reading →

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Science with a Skew: The Nuclear Power Industry After Chernobyl and Fukushima via Japan Focus

Posted on 2012/01/02 by norma field

Gayle Greene It is one of the marvels of our time that the nuclear industry managed to resurrect itself from its ruins at the end of the last century, when it crumbled under its costs, inefficiencies, and mega-accidents. Chernobyl released … Continue reading →

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Downplaying Deadly Dangers in Japan and at Home via Nation of Change

Posted on 2011/11/26 by norma field

Ever since the start of nuclear technology, those behind it have made heavy use of deception, obfuscation and denial–with the complicity of most of the media. New York Times reporter William Laurence, working at the same time with the Manhattan … Continue reading →

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“Public Anger,” Power, and the Rule of Japanese Elites via Japan Focus

Posted on 2011/09/27 by norma field

Hachiro Yoshio ‘s stint as the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry in the new Noda Yoshihiko administration was not the briefest cabinet assignment on record, but it was certainly one of the most controversial. News outlets reported that it … Continue reading →

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US orders news blackout over crippled Nebraska Nuclear Plant: report via The Nation

Posted on 2011/07/20 by yukimiyamotodepaul

A shocking report prepared by Russia’s Federal Atomic Energy Agency (FAAE) on information provided to them by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) states that the Obama regime has ordered a “total and complete” news blackout relating to any information … Continue reading →

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Une “énergie nouvelle” à la tête de Libération : Anne Lauvergeon dite Atomic Anne via Poliis fr.

Posted on 2011/07/19 by yukimiyamotodepaul

par Claude-Marie Vadrot Les responsables de la gestion de Libération ne savent vraiment plus à quels saints se vouer pour donner dans quelques jours la présidence de son conseil de surveillance à Anne Lauvergeon, connue aux Etats Unis sous le … Continue reading →

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The unnatural state of Japan’s self-restraint via The Japan Times

Posted on 2011/04/18 by Tomomi Yamaguchi

Immediately after the earthquake and tsunami of March 11, Japanese television started covering the disaster full-time. As things returned to some sort of version of normal, the spaces where commercials were supposed to run were first filled with public service … Continue reading →

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