Uranium mining’s damage to Native Americans
Throughout the Diné Nation, Diné families have been subject to decades of radioactive contamination
Uranium Mining Begins Near Grand Canyon: Thousands of Claims Threaten Public Health & Sacred Lands :: Peace, Earth & Justice News Feb 24, 2010 Grand Canyon, AZ — In defiance of legal challenges and a U.S. Government moratorium, Canadian company Denison Mines has started mining uranium on the north rim of the Grand Canyon. Continue reading
Canada’s history of suppressing indigenous rights
Olympics can’t mask country’s human rights record on indigenous peoples rabble.ca, By Martin Lukacs| February 24, 2010 “.… aboriginal gilding can blind Canadians and the world to the country’s secret shame: the true state of its indigenous peoples………….. Billions have indeed been spent — not on paving roads or developing infrastructure and healthcare in dilapidated and diseased communities, but on a legal war opposing aboriginal rights.
Olympics can’t mask country’s human rights record on indigenous peoples | rabble.ca
Nuclear Waste Dumped on Land of Poverty-stricken Indigenous Americans
Nuclear Waste On Native American Reservations. The Good Human. February 28th, 2010, Native tribes across the American West have been and continue to be subjected to significant amounts of radioactive and otherwise hazardous waste as a result of living near nuclear test sites, uranium mines, power plants and toxic waste dumps. Continue reading
USA – tide turning against nuclear power
Anti-nuclear bills passed in Vermont, West Virginia, and Arizona
The nuclear industry may think it’s on the verge of a revival, but the people of the United States are saying something very different! Beyond Nuclear 27 Feb 2010 Continue reading
Water, not money, might kill off nuclear industry
Water could the be issue that sinks this project, or it could be numerous other funding and safety issues related to nuclear power.
Water Issues Derailing Nuclear Power in Utah SpeakEasy by Tara Lohan , February 26, 2010 Nuclear power has been a hot topic these past few weeks with Vermont’s leaking reactor, Continue reading
USA’s Young Blacks Mobilising for Truly Clean Energy
We need clean energy because we need the jobs. Black leaders understand this is an issue for our communities.
Hip-Hop Caucus Goes Green Energy and Environment, Ashlie Rodriguez
February 25, 2010
The south side of the Hill’s reflecting pool received a splash of color in more ways than one on Wednesday. Young, multicultural Hip Hop Caucus organizers poured out of their neon-colored tour bus that had taken them from Little Rock, Ark. to Washington D.C. in less than a week, holding signs and chanting, “Clean Energy Now!” to the beats of Biz Markie. Continue reading
Vermont sets precedent for other states in blocking nuclear power
The vote offers an example for companion initiatives in other states.
(USA) Vermont Vote Signals Nuclear Retreat and Sets Precedent for Other States’ Action
Beyond Nuclear 27 Feb 2010, “..the Vermont State Senate voted 26 to 4 to block federal relicensing of the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant operated by its parent company Entergy Nuclear. The vote is an overwhelming statement of “no confidence” Continue reading
Water issues could finish nuclear industry
Water could the be issue that sinks this project
Water Issues Derailing Nuclear Power in Utah SpeakEasy by Tara Lohan February 26, 2010 Nuclear power has been a hot topic these past few weeks with Vermont’s leaking reactor, Georgia’s plans for new ones (thanks to Obama), and the press’s blind approval of all things nuclear. ….
While there are lots of reasons that nuclear power is a bad idea, residents in Utah are particularly concerned about water. Waldholz writes: Continue reading
Nuclear rebirth looking more like a stillbirth
Dozens of other companies that lined up behind NRG shelved plans after the economic downturn made obtaining credit on such expensive projects even harder.
(USA) Nuclear renaissance struggles to fire up, Financial Times, By Sheila McNulty in Houston,February 25 2010 Continue reading
Vermont State votes to shut down nuclear plant
Vermont Senate Votes to Shut Down Nuclear Plant Politics Daily 25 Feb 2010, Just a week after President Obama called for a revitalization of the nation’s nuclear industry, the Vermont Senate voted to deny a license extension for the state’s only nuclear power plant.
Senators voted 26 to 4 Wednesday to shut down the Vermont Yankee plant, citing radioactive leaks, misstatements in testimony by officials, and other problems, The New York Times reported. Vermont Yankee’s license expires in March 2012……….Unless the state Senate reverses itself, it would be the first time in more than two decades that the public or elected officials decided to close a nuclear reactor, according to the Times.
Vermont Senate Votes to Shut Down Nuclear Plant — Politics Daily
Fifty Years Later – U.S. Uranium Mining Areas Still Too “Hot”
Enviros: Uranium mines still too hot CYNDY COLE AZ Daily Sun , February 20,
Local environmentalists said Thursday’s findings on past uranium mining confirmed what they suspected: That it led to uranium contamination on the Arizona Strip north of the Grand Canyon, and that mining is not safe. Continue reading
Renewable energy gaining influence in U.S. Congress
the idea of a national energy standard is growing in popularity. Most of the populace has accepted clean energy as a definite part of our future, and players in Congress are beginning to respond
Renewable Energy Industry Flexes its Muscles CalFinder 24 Feb 2010, As a year expected to be a booming one for renewable energy closes out its second month, the industry is looking to iron out the details that will ensure 2010 is a year to remember. Continue reading
USA could get all its electricity from wind power
U.S. Wind Energy Potential Someday Could Power Entire Country EarthTechling, by Susan DeFreitas, February 23rd, 2010 “…..the US has the potential to produce a whole lot of juice using nothing but turbines–enough, in fact, to power the entire country on an annual basis. But over 12 times that much energy?? Those are the new numbers, according to a new study released by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). Continue reading
Wobbly words promote the nuclear industry
“CLEAN”
Nuclear “acceptance campaigns” featuring “truth squads” were created so as to create a “pro-energy climate” to “stabilize people’s attitudes.
Stop the Nukespeak and Tell the Truth About Nuclear Technology THE HUFFINGTON POST, by Rory O’Connor, February 23, 2010 “…in Nukespeak, proponents speak of “health effects” when they really mean “cancer.” Accidents such as the infamous one at Three Mile Island are merely “anomalies,” “significant events” or “abnormal occurrences” — and when they recur, they are re-dubbed “normal abnormalities.” Continue reading
Vermont State to shut down nuclear reactor
Obama’s nuclear vision suffers setback as Vermont plant faces shutdown Vermont would be the first state to close a nuclear reactor after 38-year-old Yankee’s history of leaking cancer-causing tritium guardian.co.uk 23 February 2010
Barack Obama’s new dream of a nuclear renaissance faces a major reality check tomorrow when the state of Vermont is expected to shut down an ageing nuclear reactor with a history of leaks. Continue reading
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