U.S. and Japan Equally Shameless in Shuttling Officials From Regulatory Agencies to Nuclear Energy Industry
Both American and Japanese officials typically leave the government for cushy jobs in the nuclear-energy industry.
Nuclear Energy Needs Handouts, Can’t Cut It in Free Market
Nuclear energy is just another U.S. industry that requires federal subsidies.
Japan’s Nuclear Catastrophe Leaves Little to Celebrate on Children’s Day
A recent government decision callously put thousands of kids in harm’s way.
Robert Alvarez on Chernobyl, Fukushima and the U.S. Nuclear Complex
Footage from press conference at the National Press Club on April 26, 2011.
Fear of Fukushima Radiation Only Led to More Radiation
Tepco’s reluctance to vent any radiation led to an explosion at Fukushima.
Same Old from the Nuclear Gang after Fukushima
Wishful thinking about energy generation has apparently induced both temporary blindness and long-term amnesia.
Earthbeat Radio Covers the Environment the Way Corporate Media Won’t
Earthbeat Radio is filling a gap with continuing independent coverage of the climate change crisis. During the National Conference for Media Reform, we sat down with Free Speech TV to talk about our work.
Obama’s Dirty Energy Fixation
As radioactivity levels continue to spike in Fukushima, Obama’s support for nuclear power is unwavering.
Obama’s Dirty Energy Fixation
As radioactivity levels continue to spike in Fukushima, Obama’s support for nuclear power is unwavering.
Nukes: You Can Never Turn Your Back
The best way to protect ourselves from deadly radioactivity is to get rid of the stuff altogether.
Back From the Brink: A City in Ruins Looks to the Future
As Japan’s government gets set to expand a nuclear evacuation area, the mayor of a city inside the radioactive zone speaks about his fears.
Impact of Fukushima Continues to Inch up to Chernobyl Levels
Officially, Fukushima is now in the same class of accident as Chernobyl.
Nuclear Free Takoma Park Committee Spring Film and Discussion Series
Paul Jacobs A poignant and potent political documentary that exposes the government’s suppression of the health hazards of low-level radiation. Paul Jacobs is himself a victim of lung cancer, that would kill him before this picture was finished and which his doctors believe he contracted while he was investigating nuclear policies in 1957. He interviews civilians and soldiers, survivors of nuclear experiments in the 50s and 60s, testing the effects of radiation. By the time this film was made, a lot of them had died from the radiation.
Gambling in Japan
In nuclear energy, as in economics and security issues, Japan has engaged in some seriously risky business.
Little Silver Riding Hoods
During this ongoing nuclear disaster, Japanese leaders should do a great deal more to safeguard the children of the country.