Tag: nuclear
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HOT WATER: ‘Erin Brockovich of Uranium’ Exposes the Toxic Legacy of Nuclear Power
HOT WATER — The film follows the investigative journey of Liz Rogers, the “Erin Brockovich of Uranium,” as she travels around the nation examining the legacy of uranium mining, atomic testing and the creeping danger of contaminated waste in the drinking water of …
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Thyroid Abnormalities Found in Children Downwind from Fukushima
HARVEY WASSERMAN — Thyroid abnormalities have now been confirmed among tens of thousands of children downwind from Fukushima. They are the first clear sign of an unfolding …
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Obama Nominates Ernest Moniz as Energy Secretary
ECOWATCH — President Obama’s expected nominee for Energy Secretary, Ernest Moniz, has a history of supporting dirty and dangerous energy sources like gas and nuclear power with polluting partners including …
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Wind Surpasses Nuclear: Proof Positive Renewables Can Power the Planet
EARTH POLICY INSTITUTE — China’s overall wind energy resource is staggering. Harvard researchers estimate that China’s wind generation potential is 12 times larger than its 2010 electricity consumption …
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Atomic Dominoes Fall While Tanks Leak at Hanford
HARVEY WASSERMAN — This may yet become the first year in decades that the U.S. has fewer than 100 operating commercial reactors. It will also be the biggest year worldwide for the booming Solartopian industries that are transforming …