A U.S. Army sergeant is in custody after he went on a shooting spree in southern Afghanistan, killing 16 Afghan civilians, nine of them children. … Afghan MassacreRead more
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Economist Magazine
Last week, the Economist published a series of articles on the impact of regulations on the US economy and businesses. For a magazine normally regarded … Economist MagazineRead more
Nuclear-free Japan
Japan is almost completely free of nuclear power now, after the shutdown on March 26, 2012 of the Number 6 reactor at the country’s Kashiwasaki-Kariwa … Nuclear-free JapanRead more
Move Your Money
In a single month last year, October, an estimated 650,000 people in the United States closed their bank accounts and moved their money to a … Move Your MoneyRead more
Illicit work at nuke plants
Three people and two firms were indicted Feb. 2 on charges of dispatching a worker to the Oi Nuclear Power Plant in Fukui Prefecture under … Illicit work at nuke plantsRead more
Getting money from nuclear power industry
Three university professors on a government task force to draw up new nuclear power policy guidelines received substantial cash donations from the nuclear power industry … Getting money from nuclear power industryRead more
Totally drug-resistant TB emerges in India
Physicians in India have identified a form of incurable tuberculosis there, raising further concerns over increasing drug resistance to the disease. Although reports call this … Totally drug-resistant TB emerges in IndiaRead more
Oil is more toxic than previously thought
Bad news for the Gulf of Mexico: a study released this week sheds new light on the toxicity of oil in aquatic environments, and shows … Oil is more toxic than previously thoughtRead more
West Africa oil boom
By Christiane Badgley, International Consortium of Investigative Journalists On November 3, 2011, fishermen working near the Jubilee oil field 60 km. off the coast of … West Africa oil boomRead more
Britain’s debt problem
Like many countries, Britain is following austerity policies at the moment, paring back government services to try and get debt under control. Every new budget … Britain’s debt problemRead more