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Fukushima update: Severity officially upgraded as reactors continue to leak, but no...

Blog entry by Andrew Davies | 18 March, 2011 4 comments

Today, Japanese authorities reported to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) that the scale of the accident has increased to level 5 on the International Nuclear Events Scale (INES), which means an accident with limited...

Fukushima update: Not yet in the clear

Blog entry by Andrew Davies | 18 March, 2011 7 comments

Overall, with possible exception of spent fuel pool of reactor #3, the status of all facilities is very similar to yesterday, which is a bad thing. Major uncertainty relates to amount of radiation already being released to air and sea,...

Daily News: On Fears and Forests

Blog entry by Angela S | 17 March, 2011 1 comment

Top News: At the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan, attention has shifted to pouring water into overheating fuel rod storage pools at the reactors 3 and 4 at the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan. Copyrights Greenpeace #...

Daily News: On Nuclear Debate

Blog entry by Angela S | 15 March, 2011 7 comments

Top News: Our thoughts remain with people of Japan today as the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant reached another critical phase. Radiation is feared to have leaked after apparent hydrogen blasts at two more reactors. The...

Another rough day in Japan

Blog entry by Andrew Davies | 14 March, 2011 10 comments

These past days have been hard for everyone in Japan, and the drama continued through these last 24 hours. The explosion at a second stricken reactor, Fukushima 1 (unit 3), was not entirely a surprise. Officials had warned of the...

Thinking of friends in Japan

Blog entry by Dave Walsh | 11 March, 2011 24 comments

I’ve just gotten off Skype from Junichi, the executive director of Greenpeace Japan. The staff of Greenpeace Japan are safe, and are camping overnight in the office – they’re fully prepared with sleeping bags and emergency food.

Daily news: Japan sacks top nuclear officials; Chocoholic fish kicks the habit

Blog entry by MaeveS | 4 August, 2011

© Noriko Hayashi / Panos / Greenpeace Top news: Japan fires top energy officials in response to the Fukushima disaster; Cairn Energy fails to find oil in the Arctic; Britain announces the closure of Sellafield MOX plant; A fish...

Daily News Blog: Plans to Pursuit clean energy sources in Japan and Greenpeace...

Blog entry by Angela S | 30 March, 2011 4 comments

Copyrights Greenpeace/Gabor Sioreti Top News: High radiation levels found in seawater near Fukushima; the pursuit of clean energy sources in Japanese reconstruction plans; the original Greenpeace house is up for sale.   #...

Daily news: Nuclear contamination fears and off-grid living

Blog entry by Alexa P | 24 March, 2011

Top news: Engineers have resumed work at Fukushima; two Fukushima workers hospitalized for radiation; bottled water in Tokyo sells out; a baby dolphin rescued; a Welsh community goes off-grid. Engineers returned to...

Daily News: Tokyo's radioactive tap water, oil spills and penguins

Blog entry by Alexa P | 23 March, 2011

Top news: Tokyo’s tap water unsafe for babies; US blocks imports of some Japanese food; Greenpeace protestors arrested in Canada; oil spill threatens endangered penguins; penguin thieves strike in Australia. ©Greenpeace ...

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