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American Fukushima

radioecoshock — Sun, 09 Mar 2014 18:03:04 +0000

FUKUSHIMA - 3 YEARS LATER AND AMERICA LEARNED NOTHING

On the third anniversary of the worst nuclear disaster in the world, I talk with the authors of "Fukushima, The Story of a Nuclear Disaster".

As you'll hear, America is just waiting for it's own nuclear mega-disaster. Despite promises after March 2011, the U.S. industry is still stalling on safety-critical fixes to aging reactors. It's just a matter of time.

I interview a 17 year veteran of the American nuclear industry, expert David Lochbaum from the Union of Concerned Scientists.

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Helen Caldicott: The meaning of Fukushima

radioecoshock — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 00:42:50 +0000

From New York City: a dose of the awful truth from the long-term nuclear guardian, Dr. Helen Caldicott. In her time to speak on the second anniversary of the Fukushima Dai-ichi triple melt-down in Japan - Helen lays it out.

Due to increased radiation, toxic chemicals and climate change, life on earth is in the Intensive Care Unit.

Caldicott says it's up to us - we are all physicians for the Earth now. It's a powerful speech from a famous force for sanity.

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Dangerous myths of Fukushima

radioecoshock — Sun, 17 Mar 2013 18:49:39 +0000

It isn't over. Danger to women, children, wildlife.

Download/listen to Radio Ecoshock 130320 1 hour in CD Quality (56 MB)

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MYTH #1 THE ACCIDENT IS OVER

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Poisoned flag: US sailors nuked by Fukushima

radioecoshock — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 21:47:29 +0000

BREAKING NEWS:

Two U.S. sailors tell their stories of being poisoned with radioactivity aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan during the Fukushima nuclear accident in Japan.

Quartermasters Maurice Enis, and Jaime Plym, now out of the Navy, speak in New York City, at a press
conference organized by the Helen Caldicott Foundation and the Physicians for Social Responsibility on March 11th, 2013, two years after the triple melt down in Japan.

In addition to the sailors, we hear from Jeff Patterson, president of PSR, Helen Caldicott, and Robert Alvarez.

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Whalers leave the Southern Ocean whale sanctuary escorted by Sea Shepherd

takver — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 12:09:10 +0000

Sea Shepherd ships the Steve Irwin and Bob Barker today escorted the Japanese whaling factory ship the Nisshin Maru and the Yushin Maru, Yushin Maru No. 2, Shonan Maru No. 2 past 60 degrees south and out of the southern ocean whale sanctuary around Antarctica.

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Senate moves for stronger government action against the Japanese whaling fleet

takver — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 14:26:08 +0000

The Australian Government has an official policy of opposing the Japanese whaling operation in the southern ocean whale sanctuary, but officially it is very quiet. Not so much as a peep from the media releases on the Federal Minister for the Environment Tony Burke MP or the Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Senator Bob Carr's websites. This is despite several ship collisions between ships of the Japanese whaling fleet and 3 Sea Shepherd Australia vessels that have already occurred near Antarctica in the Australian Antarctic Territory and in Australia's marine search and rescue zone.

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Japanese whalers escalate dangerous attacks on Sea Shepherd in refueling attempt

takver — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 05:12:12 +0000

More ship collisions have occurred in the Southern ocean with the Nisshin Maru ramming the Bob Barker up against the fuel tanker Sun Laurel while blasting the ship with water cannon to try and flood their engines and exploding concussion grenades on the decks of the Bob Barker and the Sun Laurel.

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Claims human rights of tanker crew violated as Japan suspends whaling in Antarctica

takver — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 03:11:38 +0000

Notes thrown by crew from the South Korean owned Panama registered tanker, Sun Laurel, used for refueling the Japanese whaling fleet, indicate at least some of the crew were taken to Antarctica without their consent or foreknowledge and have been denied means of communication with their families and the International Maritime Organisation about violations of their labour rights.

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Whaling fleet committed multiple breaches of international law, says Sea Shepherd Director Bob Brown

takver — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 11:38:42 +0000

One of the Directors of Sea Shepherd Australia, Bob Brown conducted an interview Wednesday afternoon in which he called for the Australian Government to intercede directly with Tokyo over the Nisshin Maru ramming of 4 ships in the Southern Ocean and also called for an Australian naval presence to uphold international law in Antarctic waters. Bob Brown is a former leader of the Australian Greens and a former Tasmanian Senator.

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Sea Shepherd: Whaling factory ship rams Korean fuel tanker and 3 activist ships

takver — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 09:41:12 +0000

Update 25 Feb 2013: Japanese Whalers escalate dangerous attacks on Sea Shepherd in refueling attempt

20 Feb 2013: In the Southern Ocean tempers are fraying over whaling with Sea Shepherd hindering all attempts to slaughter whales in the Southern Ocean Whale Sancturay in their Zero Tolerance campaign this year being run from the Australian Sea Shepherd Organisation. A Major confrontation erupted today north of the Australian Casey Antarctic Base when Sea Shepherd used it's vessels to prevent the Nisshin Maru Whaling Factory Ship coming alongside the Panama registered Korean fuel supply ship the Sun Laurel.

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Fukushima Disaster - One Year Later

Anonymous — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 23:09:05 +0000

Government lies, Tokyo radioactive, 3 out-of-control reactors. News from nuclear expert Arnold Gundersen to Vancouver conference March 11th, plus reports of citizen activism in Japan, as parents measure radiation in their air, food, and children.

Reports from Aya Marumori & Wataru Iwata of CRMS from Fukushima.

Bottom line: when disaster strikes (whether nuclear, hurricanes, floods, etc) - big government hides the truth, and will not help. We have to organize and act as local communities to survive.

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Japanese whaling fleet abandons further hunting this season

takver — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 06:50:39 +0000

Sea Shepherd are reporting that the Japanese whaling fleet is heading home, with the season coming to an end with weather starting to worsen. Sea Shepherd have again been effective in reducing the lethal efficiency of the illegal Japanese commercial whaling operation that uses a scientific loophole in the International Whaling Commission that allows them to slaughter whales for 'research' and sell the meat as part of their commercial operation.

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Conflict at night as Japanese whaling vessels harass lone Sea Shepherd ship

takver — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 08:30:15 +0000

Conflict at night on the high seas of the southern ocean whale sanctuary as two Japanese harpoon ships harass Sea Shepherd activists on board the Bob Barker in an attempt to throw them off the tail of the Nisshin Maru whaling factory ship. The weapons in this mini conflict were Tow lines, lasers, spotlights and rockets (flares). The harassment occurred as night was rapidly falling with snow flurries in the air, and within hours of the Bob Barker sighting the Nisshin Maru.

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Campaign launch: Stop Ta Ann from destroying Tasmania's forests

Anonymous — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:00:16 +0000

TAKING THE ACTION ONLINE - http://taann.com.au/take-action-now/

A new campaign targeting Ta Ann Tasmania and their ongoing use of Tasmanian high conservation value (HCV) forests launches today. Taan.com.au is a partnership between Markets for Change, Huon Valley Environment Centre and The Last Stand.

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Tasmanian Logging protest

Australia-Japan diplomatic crisis brewing over activists held on board whaling ship

Anonymous — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 14:43:17 +0000

In a press conference Sunday afternoon Federal Attorney General Nicola Roxon said that Government officials are in talks with Japanese authorities over the fate of the 3 Australians now held captive on the Japanese whaling security vessel Shonan Maru No2. She said the Government's primary concern was the safety of the three men.

On Sunday morning Forest Rescue activists boarded the Japanese whaling ship in solidarity with Sea Shepherd.

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