ANGELA'S No Nukes News: Pope Francis and Naomi Klein weigh in (All articles LINKED at URL below . . . .)[
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July 9, 2015
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“Nuclear power risks catastrophe, steals resources from climate change solutions, produces mountains of ferocious radioactive waste, continually vents radiation, and spreads H-bomb material.” - J. M. LaForge, NukeWatch
The World☢ Pope Francis calls Nuclear Power Plants a modern-day Tower of Babel "Human beings should not break the natural laws set by God," the Pope said. This is probably the first clear-cut criticism of the "civil use" of nuclear power issued by the Vatican.
☢ Naomi Klein: Dr. James Hansen is wrong on nuclear power 6 min. video. Klein discusses why nuclear power cannot be a solution to our climate crisis.
☢ Don't Nuke the Climate telebriefing: Lessons from Japan and Germany Featuring Amory Lovins. 90 min. audio file
☢ America's Nuclear Waste: A Forgotten Ticking Timebomb The RealNews discusses their investigation into widespread nuclear disposal sites leaking radiation into the environment. 8 min. video with transcript.
☢ Even low doses of radiation increase risk of dying from leukaemia A study coordinated by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the specialised cancer agency of the World Health Organisation, shows that protracted exposure to low doses of ionising radiation can cause leukaemia. Here’s Ian Fairlie’s take on why these findings are so relevant.
☢ Update on Fukushima with Kevin Kamps interviewed by Thom Hartmann. 6 min. video
☢ SNC-Lavalin consortium chosen to run Chalk River nuclear lab It is perhaps understandable that the article does not mention the ethical scandals that have plagued SNC-Lavalin in recent years. It is less understandable why the article doesn't mention that the production of medical isotopes using the Chalk River reactor was scheduled to end in 2016, a deadline that is now extended to 2018.
☢ Sen. Kirk urges EPA to protect the Great Lakes against "devastating impact" of proposed Canadian shoreline radioactive waste dump
☢ Great Lakes mayors still opposed to burying nuclear waste near Lake Huron A group representing Great Lakes cities remains officially opposed to storing nuclear waste in an underground vault near Kincardine
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