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How a Group of Japanese Mothers Are Saying No to Nuclear Power

Heidi Hutner, YES! Magazine. April 25, 2012.

The Fukushima disaster has brought a powerful new demographic to Japan's anti-nuclear movement: mothers.

Are Millions of Pounds of Japan's Tsunami Debris About to Hit US Shores?

Jon Letman, TruthOut.org. February 21, 2012.

Pacific coastal communities prepare for possible impacts of marine debris from Japan's triple disaster.

If We Don't Solve the Jobs Crisis We May End Up With Our Streets in Flames and Society Dysfunctional

Marshall Auerback, AlterNet. November 10, 2011.

Unless our policy makers can make job creation the top priority, the mass riots and burning streets of Europe may be coming soon to a neighborhood near you.

How the US Hid Shocking Hiroshima Footage For Decades

Greg Mitchell, The Nation. August 3, 2011.

In a new book, Greg Mitchell explains how the United States' coverup of nuclear footage from Hiroshima and Nagasaki affects us to this day.

Highly Radioactive Soil Outside the Evacuation Zone in Japan Raises Alarm

AFPJuly 5, 2011.

Soil radiation 40 miles from Japan's stricken nuclear plant is above levels that prompted resettlement after the Chernobyl disaster.

Full Meltdown: Fukushima Called the 'Biggest Industrial Catastrophe in the History of Mankind'

Dahr Jamail, Al Jazeera. June 16, 2011.

Scientific experts believe Japan's nuclear disaster to be far worse than governments are revealing to the public.

The Strange History of Ramen Noodles

Anneli Rufus, AlterNet. June 7, 2011.

The fascinating history behind one of the most popular foods on the planet.

Vision: Watching the Nuclear Disaster in Japan from Nevada's Nuke-Free, Earthquake-Prone Yucca Mountain

Peggy Maze Johnson, AlterNet. April 18, 2011.

Activist Peggy Maze Johnson recounts the history of the fight to stop the plan to make Yucca mountain the national nuclear waste repository.

Fukushima Reactors Are a "Ticking Time Bomb," Japanese Govt in Denial

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!. April 13, 2011.

Scientist Michio Kaku: When we hear "that things are stable, it’s only stable in the sense that you’re dangling from a cliff hanging by your fingernails."

Japan Fights to Stop Radiation Leak Into the Sea

AFPApril 3, 2011.

The government warned the facility may spread contamination for months.

Why Climate Activist George Monbiot Has Gone Nuclear -- And Why He's Wrong

Joshua Frank, AlterNet. March 31, 2011.

"As a result of the disaster at Fukushima," wrote Monbiot, "I am no longer nuclear-neutral. I now support the technology." Here's why he's made a big blunder.

28,500 Dead or Missing; Power, Water, Fuel in Short Supply

Environment News ServiceMarch 29, 2011.

Workers are desperately trying to provide a food, water and medicine to 2,000 evacuation centers, as well as provide critical medical, mental health and sanitation services.

Traces of Radiation from Japan Nuclear Plant Found in US Rain

AFPMarch 28, 2011.

Traces of radioactivity from damaged nuclear power facilities in Japan have been detected in rainwater in the northeast United States.

Extremely High Radiation Measured Near Japanese Reactor, Forcing Evacuation of Workers

Shingo Ito, AFP. March 27, 2011.

Dangerous levels of radiation detected in water thought to be leaking from a stricken Japanese reactor dealt a new setback Sunday to efforts to avert a nuclear disaster.

'Very Grave And Serious': Fukushima Disaster Reaching Chernobyl Levels

Brad Friedman, Brad Blog. March 26, 2011.

Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan: "We are not in a position where we can be optimistic. We must treat every development with the utmost care."

Letter from Fukushima: A Vietnamese-Japanese Police Officer's Account of the Earthquake's Chaos

Ha Minh Thanh, New America Media. March 21, 2011.

A first-hand account of the chaos in Japan.

Officials Are "Underestimating the Seriousness of the Problem" with Japan's Nuclear Reactors

Juan Gonzalez, Democracy Now!. March 18, 2011.

Japan raised the nuclear alert level from a four to a five, on par with Three Mile Island. This decision has shocked many nuclear experts who thought it should be higher.

Why Disasters Make the Vast Majority of Us Better People

Johann Hari, Independent UK. March 18, 2011.

Let's debunk the myth of the panicking disaster victim since the evidence proves that most people behave in the aftermath of disaster as altruists.

Wind Farms Survive Japan Disasters Unscathed and Are Stepping Up Operations to Provide Power to Devastated Country

Kelly Rigg, Huffington Post. March 17, 2011.

Despite assertions by its detractors, the Japanese wind industry is still functioning and helping to keep the lights on during the Fukushima crisis.

No Nukes Is Good Nukes: The Intrinsic Problems With Nuclear Power

Robert Scheer, Truthdig. March 17, 2011.

After the Japanese nuclear disaster, cavalier dismissals of the problems with nuclear power are no longer acceptable.

Tsunami and Nuke Disaster: How Human Arrogance Intensifies Suffering

Arun Gupta, AlterNet. March 15, 2011.

The collision between natural hazards and human society and economy is what creates a disaster.

Japan Nuclear Disaster: White Steam Seen Over Reactor; Situation Upgraded to a 6 on 7-Point Nuclear Event Scale

AlterNetMarch 14, 2011.

Japanese officials acknowledged for the first time that radiation released from damaged reactors was sufficient to be "harmful to human health."

Japan Radiation Leaks Feared as Nuclear Experts Point to Possible Coverup

John Vidal, Damian Carrington, The Guardian. March 14, 2011.

Lack of radiation readings echoes pattern of secrecy employed after other major accidents such as Chernobyl.

Japan Teeters on the Edge of Nuclear Meltdown, While U.S. and Other Countries Work to Build More Nuclear Reactors

Tina Gerhardt, AlterNet. March 14, 2011.

You'd think the world would have wised up by now to the risks of nuclear power, but that's not the case in our country and many others.

Update: Nuclear Fuel Rods Exposed; Nuclear Plant Rocked by Second Blast in Japan

AFPMarch 13, 2011.

An explosion rocked an earthquake-hit nuclear plant Monday, as Japan struggled to avert a catastrophic reactor meltdown.

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