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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Silence of the Lambs 2
Media coverage of climate change continued to tumble in 2011, declining roughly 20 percent from 2010′s levels and nearly 42 percent from 2009′s peak, according … Silence of the Lambs 2Read more
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Who is responsible for environmental damage
The world’s largest 3,000 publicly-listed companies are responsible for one-third of global annual environmental costs totalling US$6.6 trillion, according to a summary report published by … Who is responsible for environmental damageRead more