Donald Trump’s attack on the planet – ignored by mainstream media
The media is failing to challenge Trump’s attack on the planet, Grist By Emily Atkin on May 12, 2017 It may seem like a distant memory now, given President Donald Trump’s firing of FBI Director James...
View ArticleThe Hanford nuclear waste incident indicates America’s massive nuclear...
Serious questions raised about how Hanford site stores radioactive nuclear waste http://www.straight.com/news/909996/serious-questions-raised-about-how-hanford-site-stores-radioactive-waste by Charlie...
View ArticleLawyers and scientists defend the integrity of climate science
Under Fire, Climate Scientists Unite With Lawyers to Fight Back https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/15/science/under-fire-climate-scientists-unite-with-lawyers-to-fight-back.html?_r=0 By JOHN SCHWARTZMAY...
View ArticleOwners of unfinished Vogtle nuclear power plant to cap Toshiba’s liabilities
Power plant owners limit Toshiba’s Westinghouse liabilities: sources, Reuters, By Tom Hals and Jessica DiNapoli , 15 May 17 WILMINGTON, DEL/NEW YORK The owners of the unfinished Vogtle power plant in...
View ArticleInadequate radiation shielding for USA workers handling highly radioactive...
Hotspot on Unloading Equipment Reveals Failed Radiation Shielding, Beyond Nuclear 17 May 17 Savannah River Site (SRS), South Carolina— According to a U.S. federal agency document just released on...
View ArticleNuclear lobby in USA and Australia gives misleading critiques on renewable...
Overcoming the military-industrial complex: nuclear has always been a centralized industry, with just a few firms that have very close contacts to the government. And keeping nuclear skills for...
View Article30 years of warnings on Hanford nuclear site un-safety have been ignored
Thousands of workers were forced to shelter after a roof collapsed at a waste site created in the 1950s and mostly ignored since then, Center for Public Integrity, By Peter CaryPatrick Maloneemail, May...
View ArticleOhio House Public Utilities Committee suspends further hearings on...
FirstEnergy nuclear hearings suspended in Ohio House, Cleveland.com By John Funk, The Plain May 17, 2017 CLEVELAND, Ohio — The chairman of the Ohio House Public Utilities Committee has suspended...
View ArticleGov. Andrew Cuomo urged to pull the plug on nuclear bailout, as lawmakers...
New York’s nuclear “bailout” faces court challenges and questions from lawmakers, Mc Alester News capital, By Joe Mahoney | CNHI State Reporter May 18, 2017 ALBANY — The Cuomo administration’s effort...
View ArticlePit collapse at Idaho Nuclear Landfill
Cleanup at Idaho Nuclear Landfill on Hold After Pit Collapse https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/idaho/articles/2017-05-18/cleanup-at-idaho-nuclear-landfill-on-hold-after-pit-collapse Officials are...
View ArticleDonald Trump in particular, should NOT have sole the authority to use nuclear...
No president — especially Trump — should have sole the authority to use nuclear weapons...
View ArticleChinese fighter jets buzz US ‘nuclear sniffer’ plane over East China Sea
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/chinese-fighter-jets-buzz-us-nuclear-sniffer-plane-over-east-china-sea/article/2623592 by Travis J. Tritten | May 19, 2017, Two Chinese fighter jets intercepted a...
View ArticleOhio legislature suspends decision on bailing out nuclear power plants
Ohio House Sidelines Bailout of 2 FirstEnergy Nuclear Plants Opponents are praising a decision to suspend deliberations on a proposed bailout of Ohio’s two nuclear plants, even as Akron-based...
View ArticleFirstEnergy Solutions could go bankrupt. First Energy pleads for tax-payer...
FirstEnergy CEO Discusses Possible Bankruptcy For Generation Company http://wvxu.org/post/firstenergy-ceo-discusses-possible-bankruptcy-generation-company#stream/0 By ANDY CHOW, 19 MAY 17, The CEO of...
View ArticleA ‘nuclear renaissance’ turns into a financial quagmire: Plant Vogtle
Plant Vogtle: Georgia’s nuclear ‘renaissance’ now a financial quagmire By Russell Grantham and Johnny Edwards – The Atlanta Journal-Constitution May 19, 2017 Southern Company’s chief executive has...
View ArticleWhile resident electricity rates soared, SCANA nuclear power executives...
SCANA executives received $3.5 million in bonuses since 2008, By Michael Smith msmith@aikenstandard.com, May 20, 2017 SCANA executives have received $3.5 million in bonuses since 2008, according to...
View ArticleMakeshift fix for breached Hanford radioactive waste tunnel
Temporary cover in place over breached Hanford radioactive waste tunnel, BY ANNETTE CARY, acary@tricityherald.com 21 May 17, Heavy plastic was pulled over the top of a Hanford waste storage tunnel on...
View ArticleNuclear storage plan at San Onofre beach leaves out tribal voices
Beachfront Nuclear Wasteland in Southern California? Nuclear storage plan at San Onofre beach leaves out tribal voices, Indian Country Today Dina Gilio-Whitaker • May 15, 2017 A controversial plan to...
View ArticleHanford nuclear waste site – a possible leak
Possible leak found at Washington nuclear site, NewsFix, MAY 21, 2017, BY CNN WIRE, WASHINGTON — Authorities at Washington state’s Hanford nuclear waste site are investigating a possible leak after...
View ArticleTrump and retinue in Saudi Arabia – the main event $110 billion arms package
Saudis welcome Trump with gold medal, receive arms package, By JULIE PACE and JONATHAN LEMIRE, RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP), 21 May 17 — President Donald Trump basked in Saudi Arabia’s lavish royal...
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