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Nuclear crisis in Japan worsens and effects depend on wind

Blog entry by Andrew Davies | 15 March, 2011 30 comments

Record high levels of radiation have now been found near the Fukushima 1, nuclear facility following explosions at reactors 1, 2, 3 and 4. Radiation 9 times the background levels have been found near Tokyo. A critical factor now...

Daily News: Judge asks Cairn Energy to produce oil spill response plan and Japanese...

Blog entry by Kamila P | 7 June, 2011 1 comment

Top news: Dutch judge asks Arctic oil drillers Cairn Energy for their oil spill plan; Japan doubles its initial estimate of radiation; more boys than girls are born due to nuclear radiation; Japanese workers ditch business suits in...

Daily News: Radiation found in Fukushima groundwater.

Blog entry by Kamila P | 1 April, 2011

Top News: Radiation has reportedly seeped into the groundwater under the crisis-stricken Fukushima nuclear plant; man drives truck into gates of Daini nuclear plant; Fukushima workers give chilling evidence; Facebook blocks babies and...

Daily News: On problems with nuclear and free speech

Blog entry by Kamila P | 18 March, 2011

Top News: Efforts to cool down the overheating reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant continue. Demonstrations across Spain calling for closure of nuclear plants. Protestors get jail sentences for peaceful climate action. ...

The liquidator

Background | 27 March, 2006 at 12:56

The men and women who were sent in to the closed zone of Chernobyl to deal with the aftermath of the disaster are called 'the liquidators'. The stories of these estimated 600,000 workers could provide the scripts to many a Hollywood movie. The...

Russia

Background | 27 June, 2006 at 12:31

Successive Russian Governments since the mid-1990's have had the ambition to create a worldwide nuclear waste importation, reprocessing, and disposal service in Siberia. While they have changed domestic law to permit the importation of spent fuel...

Daily News: Injunction against Greenpeace fails to stop Arctic oil campaign and...

Blog entry by Kamila P | 10 June, 2011

Top News: Injunction will not hinder Greenpeace’s Arctic oil campaign; Ken and Barbie’s forest break-up saga continues; Fukushima soil too dangerous for children and pregnant women; Russia and Norway agree on Barents Sea oil...

Daily News: Barbie’s deforestation habits get her dumped - World Oceans Day marked by...

Blog entry by Kamila P | 8 June, 2011 1 comment

Top News: Ken breaks up with Barbie over her packaging; Greenpeace protests against nuclear waste transport; Australia bans live cattle exports to Indonesia due to the unethical treatment of animals; UK researchers develop bin shaming...

Daily News: Rainbow Warrior II arrives in Japan, and researchers produce “green”...

Blog entry by Kamila P | 29 April, 2011

Top news: Rainbow Warrior II radiation monitoring obstructed by Japanese government; Greenpeace volunteers take action in Sweden and Hungary; researchers produce green index of the Royal Wedding. Greenpeace Ship Rainbow Warrior...

Daily News: TEPCO announces compensation figure for Fukushima evacuees, Greenpeace...

Blog entry by Kamila P | 15 April, 2011

Top news: TEPCO will distribute 50 billion yen to people living close to Fukushima; protest held at BP’s annual general meeting; Greenpeace organises anti-nuclear protests in Quebec and Vienna; Greenpeace airship flies over Facebook’s...

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