802 episodes and counting.
Japanese government shown to have been in chaos after Fukushima, w/possible Tokyo evacuation; only 2 nuke reactors left online in Japan… and no rolling blackouts; stillborn calves at Fukushima-area farm; NRC cites Palisades Power Plan
Kick-ass interview w/Hattie Nestle, 73-year-old anti-nuke activist arrested on Feb. 13 at Vermont Yankee nuclear facility; Fukushima 2 in recriticality; NRC licenses two new nuclear reactors for Georgia; Two quakes – 6.2 and 5.5 ̵
A summary of the current status of San Onofre nuclear reactors in San Diego after last week’s leaks, the discovery of over 800 damaged pipes, and an employee falling into the radioactive refueling pool. Featuring an interview wi
Reporters always need sources and don’t know where to find them. They’ll also take the easiest way out whenever possible. News and journalism have been so degraded since I got my BA in the field that it’s sad t
An email forwarded to me from Mary Olsen of Nuclear Information and Resource Service (NIRS.com) has been haunting me. It’s well known within the anti-nuclear movement that radiation most profoundly affects fetuses and the very young.&
I believe that entertainment is a great way to get beyond people’s resistance to the nuclear issue and start them thinking and feeling about what needs to be done. I don’t know if there is a more powerful commercial film f
My tech guy just fixed a weeks-long lock-out from this site, which is why I’ve fallen behind. I’ll catch up on the missed podcasts and blog posts as quickly as I can, but for now, here’s today’s podcast: http:/
In the latest Nuclear Hotseat Podcast: Interview with Michael Keegan of Nuclear-Free Great Lakes; radiation news and health problems from Japan; Swedish nuclear plant fire; Canadian radiation higher than originally reported; Cesium in San F
Arnie Gunderson of Fairewinds.com can always be counted on for sober, clear, unbiased information. He’s one of the sources upon which I base much of my understanding of the issues of nuclear power. In this update, he talks about the t
In today’s episode of Nuclear Hotseat ( http://lhalevy.audioacrobat.com/download/5e28ed99-7d9c-625b-8c04-289765cb4890.mp3) : Interview with Barbara George of Women’s Energy Matters of Marin County, CA on legal briefs against Dia
Here’s the video of last Tuesday’s hearing on San Onofre with the San Clemente City Council. Our side’s turn; great presentation by Arnie Gunderson via teleconferencing, Dr. Helen Caldicott via Skype, and an especially pow
My life has changed dramatically in the past 6-1/2 months. I’ve gone from ignorant of/in denial about/blind to all issues nuclear-related into a 24/7/365 activist on the issues. I’ve spoken in public, posted videos,
A clearly animated representation of how many blasts we’ve had since the first ones in 1945. Remember, each blast releases radiation into the atmosphere and/or the ground, where it remains until a minimum of ten half-life cycles
On this week’s Nuclear Hotseat: Great interview w/author-activist Ace Hoffman on problems at San Onofre and the power of his free ebook, an expose of the nuclear industry, THE CODE KILLERS; available for free at: www.AceHoffman.org .
Rachel Maddow nails it about Vermont’s battle to shut down the Vermont Yankee nuclear reactor in this brief but powerful excerpt from her MSNBC program: http://www.nuclearfreeplanet.org/rachel-maddow-how-much-political-power-does-nucl
Today’s Nuclear Hotseat Podcast: North Anna’s operators caught in a lie about quake-readiness of that plant, even as they break ground for reactor #3; Fukushima radiation levels for workers more than 10 times too high; Interview
On today’s Nuclear Hotseat Podcast: Interview w/Sean Bonner of Safecast on his work providing free on-the-ground radiation monitoring devices to groups in Japan; post-quake damage suspected at North Anna nuke plant in Virginia; post-H
An olde commercial from the 1970’s showed Mother Nature getting ticked off at some margarine that tasted to her like butter. “It’s not nice to fool Mother Nature,” she warned, and at the stretch of her arms cre
Here’s what happened on today’s Nuclear Hotseat podcast: Interview w/Kevin Kamps, Nuclear Waste Watchdog for Beyond Nuclear, on what to do with 75,000 TONS of nuclear waste and how to keep one’s balance while dealing with
Any time Arnie Gunderson of Fairewinds.com posts an updated report, it’s important to pay attention. As a former nuclear industry insider who ran a power plant, he has a clear eye on the truth of what’s happening and prese
Rarely have I seen anything as profoundly moving as this video, which makes the indellible case for international support in forcing the Japanese government to evacuate the children of Fukushima from the danger zone. The picture paint
The great cover-up of the Rocketdyne Santa Susana Field Laboratory nuclear accident in 1959 – the worst on U.S. soil because there was no containment building. Information only came out 20 years later when some of Dan HirschR
Today, I watched my 10-year-old dog frolic in the yard with her favorite ball, playing like a puppy, with more energy than I’ve seen her have in years. Why is this worth a mention on an anti-nuclear website? Because as part of m