US calls on UN for tougher sanctions against North Korea
US formally requests vote on North Korea at UN Security Council on Sept 11...
View ArticleCold War-era nuclear waste in the path of Hurricane Irma
Hurricane Irma may plow into a site full of Cold War-era nuclear waste, Business Insider, DAVE MOSHER, SEP 9, 2017, Hurricane Irma, or what’s left of it, may plow into the continental US over the...
View ArticleThere are 11 nuclear power plants in the path of Hurricane Irma
What Lies In Irma’s Path, Five Thirty Eight, By Rachael Dottle, Ritchie King and Ella Koeze, Sep. 8, 2017 “……what lies in that path? We can’t say for sure, but within the so-called cone of uncertainty...
View ArticleClimate change, extreme wildfires, and lung damage
Extreme wildfires in the US could lead to long-term lung damage https://www.newscientist.com/article/2147141-extreme-wildfires-in-the-us-could-lead-to-long-term-lung-damage/, 12 September 2017, And it...
View ArticleFLORIDA NUKE PLANT DID NOT MEET FED SAFETY GUIDELINES AS IRMA ROARED
,Newsweek, BY MELINA DELKIC ON 9/11/17 Operators of a nuclear power plant in the path of Hurricane Irma kept one reactor operating during the cyclone, despite failing to bring the plant up to federal...
View ArticleUSA officials not happy with Canada approving Ontario Power Generation’s...
Macomd Daily 12th Sept 2017, The Canadian federal government has all but approved plans by Ontario Power Generation to build an underground nuclear waste dump on the shores of Lake Huron but U.S....
View ArticleBritain and USA differ on Iran nuclear agreement
Tensions surface between UK and US over Iran nuclear deal, But Boris Johnson and Rex Tillerson unite in urging Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi to speak out against massacre of Rohingya, Guardian, Patrick...
View ArticleHonor Iran deal – arms control experts urge President Trump
Arms control experts urge Trump to honor Iran nuclear deal http://theiranproject.com/blog/2017/09/13/arms-control-experts-urge-trump-honor-iran-nuclear-deal/, The New York Times– Alarmed that President...
View ArticleActivist posts billboard warning about Seabrook nuclear plant
By Bryan McGonigle bmcgonigle@wickedlocal.com , 14 Sept 17 Rowley activist and presidential candidate and nuclear safety activist Steve Comley Sr. has spent decades challenging the Seabrook, N.H.,...
View ArticleOver 300 American Organisations Endorse Sweeping Climate Bill
As Nation Reels from Disasters, 300+ Groups Endorse Sweeping Climate Bill “Disaster after climate-induced disaster is proving that we can’t fail to address our rampant burning of fossil fuels—too much...
View ArticleU.S. Department of Energy extends contract for management of Nuclear Waste...
Contract Extended for Management of US Nuclear Dump https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/new-mexico/articles/2017-09-15/contract-extended-for-management-of-us-nuclear-dump The U.S. Department of...
View ArticleRemembering America’s nuclear scientists of The Mahattan Project, those who...
Paul Waldon, fight to stop nuclear waste dump in flinders ranges sa, 15 Sept 17, Today the 15th of September is another red letter day in the nuclear arena, with the 72nd anniversary of the death of...
View ArticleOwners of South Carolina nuclear plant tried to hide negative report on the...
Attorney: Utilities meant to hide report on nuclear project, abc news, BY SEANNA ADCOX, ASSOCIATED PRESS, COLUMBIA, S.C. — Sep 15, 2017 For at least two years before a South Carolina nuclear power...
View ArticleThe case for closing Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant
US nuclear plants deteriorating as regulators talk doubling life expectancy Russia Today 30th March 2016, Old but useful: New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is again trying to make the case for closing the...
View ArticleCity of Zion stuck with costly, dirty, dangerous nuclear wastes
Zion skyline in for a change with planned razing of nuclear towers, Mary McIntyre, News-Sun, 15 Sept 17, The green-capped concrete towers of Zion’s barren lakefront will be gone soon, but the nuclear...
View ArticleIf Now’s Not the Time to Talk About Climate Change, When Is?
A nation serious about mitigating natural disasters like the ones we’ve just seen can’t afford to let this moment slip away. NRDC, September 15, 2017 Jeff Turrentine “…….I’ve witnessed the debate over...
View ArticleA new psychiatry book warns about Donald Trump
“A Duty to Warn” and the Dangerous Case of Donald Trump Renowned psychiatrist says despite “Goldwater Rule,” mental health experts have unique responsibility when someone in power may be dangerous,...
View ArticleUSA again talking of “military options” against North Korea
US warns of military option if North Korea nuclear and missile tests continue UN ambassador and national security adviser float possibility if new sanctions fail: ‘We have been kicking the can down the...
View ArticleTrump, Netanyahu – hatred of Obama fuels their opposition to Iran nuclear...
Obama-complex Fuels Trump and Netanyahu’s Fight Against Iran Nuclear Deal, Haaretz, Chemi Shalev Sep 17, 2017 Both were slighted by the former U.S. president and both are seeking payback by expunging...
View ArticleChina urges USA to find ways other than threats, to deal with North Korea
US must stop North Korea threats, says China, as Kim Jong-un aims for military ‘equilibrium’ Chinese ambassador says America needs to do ‘much more’ to achieve cooperation as Kim Jong-un speaks of goal...
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