NH #121: Nuclear Nader, but Can Kan? “Fukushima Lessons Learned” Events

  LISTEN HERE: DOWNLOAD HERE: http://lhalevy.audioacrobat.com/download/4df606bd-72d4-6267-1ef6-811b69b3e414.mp3   SPECIAL REPORT: On-scene reports from the two Fukushima: Ongoing Lessons Events for Indian Point NPP in New York and Pilgrim NPP in Massachusetts.  Hear from Ralph Nader, Arnie Gundersen, Jean-Michel Cousteau and more! Nuclear Hotseat producer/host Libbe HaLevy w/a man she has grown to respect: former NRC Chair…

NH #120: Nuclear Self-Deception w/ Dennis Riches & Great Lakes Nuke Dump w/Michael Leonardi

    LISTEN HERE:   DOWNLOAD HERE: http://lhalevy.audioacrobat.com/download/2b3c0142-0034-8c6a-7541-4e43e88505d5.mp3   INTERVIEWS: Dennis Riches, Tokyo resident and blogger at Nuclear Free by 2045 (nf2045.blogspot.com), on the psychology of nuclear self-deception, post-Fukushima life in Japan, and why he didn’t return to Canada with his wife and kids after the disaster began. Michael Leonardi of Toledo Coalition for Safe…

NH #117: Olympic Insanity + If Gundersen were in Charge at Fukushima

 INTERVIEW:  Former nuclear industry insider Arnie Gundersen of Fairewinds Energy Education (www.Fairewinds.com) paints a clear picture of the current state of problems at Fukushima Daiichi… and then explains what he would do if he were in charge of the disaster site.  His first five minutes on the job would be awesome – and that’s a…

NH #113: BREAKING! San Onofre Decomish Symposium w/Gene Stone, + Joe Mangano

INTERVIEW:  Closing down San Onofre didn’t end the southern California nuclear battle, it just shifted focus.  Gene Stone of Residents Organized for a Safe Environment, talks about how the problems of decommissioning, those pesky spent fuel rods, and some surprising news about fuel radiation levels lead to a regrouping of activists and the upcoming Symposium…

NH #108: Nebraskashima? Ft. Calhoun Nuke Update w/LaVerne Thraen

INTERVIEW:  Remember when Ft. Calhoun was a flood-surrounded nuclear island that threatened to pull a Fukushima?  Nebraska energy activist LaVerne Thraen brings us up to date with ongoing problems at Omaha Public Power District (OPPD) that’s keeping Ft. Calhoun offline, including floods, fires and that old standby, politics.  PLUS:  Fukushima radiation levels soaring for “unexplained…

NH #107: Food/Radiation Update w/FFAN’s Kim Roberson, Sean Witzling

INTERVIEW:  Kimberly Roberson — nutritionist, author and founder of the Fukushima Fallout Awareness Network (FFAN)  on the latest in food/radiation safety, plus the new FFAN petition with the FDA to get “allowable” radiation limits dropped.  She’s joined by Sean Witzling of Citizens for Health, who explains this new petition process.  Once you’ve listened, go sign…

NH #106: Keegan: Ohio’s Davis-Besse follows SanO Lead; MamaBears, Native Elders Protest Grand Canyon Uranium Mining

INTERVIEWS: Michael Keegan, Chair of the Coalition for a Nuclear-Free Great Lakes, fills us in on how San Onofre strategy will impact the campaign to shut down Davis-Besse in Ohio.      Links: Beyond Nuclear – http://www.beyondnuclear.org/ Citizens Environment Alliance SW Ontario – http://www.citizensenvironmentalliance.org/ Don’t Waste Michigan – http://dwmi.homestead.com/ Sierra Club Ohio – http://ohiosierraclub.org/ MamaBears Brigade’s…

NH #105: EXCLUSIVE Naoto Kan Interview

The Boys and Girls on the Nuclear Bus, June 4, 2013: (l-r) Gregory Jaczko, Kendra Ulrich, Cathy Iwane, PM Naoto Kan, Arnie Gundersen, Shaun Burnie, Peter Bradford, Eric Pica http://lhalevy.audioacrobat.com/download/NuclearHotseat105-EXCLUSIVENaotoKan.mp3  FEATURED INTERVIEW: In this Nuclear Hotseat Exclusive, former Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan shares about his anti-nuclear political moves in Japan, social media, and makes…

NH #103: HISTORIC ANTI-NUKE SUMMIT: Hon. Naoto Kan, Jaczko, Bradford, Gundersen

FEATURING: “The Fukushima-Daiichi Nuclear Disaster: Lessons for California from Former Japanese Prime Minister Kan” was a public meeting of historic consequence for the anti-nuclear movement.  This week, we cover the speeches of the Hon. Naoto Kan and former Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chair Gregory Jaczko, plus an interview with event visionary and organizer Torgen Johnson and…