Tag Archives: U.S.

‘Accidental’ filmmaker brings documentary about nuclear waste to Amarillo theater via Amarillo Globe-News

Posted on 2018/01/28 by yukimiyamotodepaul

[…] Now, “accidental” filmmaker Tony West hopes to educate the public with his film “The Safe Side of the Fence” about the dangerous effects of nuclear waste. West said that his main goal is to reach workers and their families … Continue reading →

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Kissinger, Shultz Warn of Rising Nuclear Perils via Voice of America

Posted on 2018/01/26 by yukimiyamotodepaul

CAPITOL HILL —  Two former U.S. secretaries of state on Thursday warned lawmakers of a marked rise in nuclear dangers stemming from North Korea’s race to develop atomic weapons and the means to deliver them. Henry Kissinger, who served in … Continue reading →

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Lawsuit against nuclear power subsidies will proceed via Timesunion

Posted on 2018/01/26 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Opponents say it hurts ratepayers, state says is needed to reduce carbon emissions ALBANY – More than a year after a coalition of anti-nuclear activists filed a lawsuit to overturn the Cuomo administration’s decision to subsidize three northern New York nuclear … Continue reading →

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Ring of Fire ROARS: Four huge quakes and two volcanoes strike Pacific basin in 36 HOURS via Daily Star

Posted on 2018/01/25 by yukimiyamotodepaul

JAPAN has been struck by a huge earthquake following 36 hours of intense activity around the Ring of Fire. It goes from New Zealand, up the Asia-Pacific coast across Japan and northern Russia, before skirting down Alaska, Canada, the US … Continue reading →

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Fukushima heroes on both sides of the Pacific still fighting effects of radiation, stress and guilt via South China Morning Post

Posted on 2018/01/24 by yukimiyamotodepaul

By Rob Gilhooly Christmas Day saw dozens of masked men descend on Futaba, in the northeast of Japan’s main island of Honshu. They moved deliberately along deserted streets, clearing triffid-like undergrowth and preparing to demolish derelict buildings. Their arrival marked … Continue reading →

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California says goodbye to its last nuclear power plant. What will replace it? via EDF

Posted on 2018/01/24 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Last week, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) issued a momentous final decision to close the state’s last nuclear power plant, Diablo Canyon. This outcome represents the culmination of over a year of effort initiated by Pacific Gas & Electric … Continue reading →

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The Nuclear War Movie That Traumatized a Generation Is Back via Motherboard

Posted on 2018/01/23 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The British anti-war classic ‘Threads’ is coming to Blu-ray. In 1984 a bomb went off on British television. That bomb was Threads, a well-researched TV movie about nuclear war. Unlike so many other movies, books, and television shows that deal … Continue reading →

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We Cannot Survive a Nuclear Apocalypse by Ducking and Covering via TruthOut

Posted on 2018/01/21 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Current fears of the potential use of nuclear weapons — partly resulting from the North Korean weapon program and accompanying threats by President Trump, and mishaps like the errant ballistic missile alert notification in Hawaii recently — have led to … Continue reading →

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Nagasaki-Hanford Bridge Project: Joining the Victims of Production and Use of Nuclear Weapons via CORE

Posted on 2018/01/21 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Nagasaki-Hanford Bridge Project: Joining the Victims of Production and Use of Nuclear Weapons [March 5 through 11] Consequences of Radiation Exposure (CORE), a Washington State nonprofit, is planning a historic mission by a survivor of the Nagasaki atomic bomb to … Continue reading →

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The Nuclear Worrier via The New York Review of Books

Posted on 2018/01/21 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The Doomsday Machine: Confessions of a Nuclear War Planner by Daniel Ellsberg Bloomsbury, 420 pp. $30.00   […]   But he never stopped worrying about nuclear weapons. He was far from alone, of course. The horror of the bombs dropped … Continue reading →

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