Published: August 2nd, 2012 at 12:36 pm ET
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Listen: Nuclear Power: Everything But The Kitchen Sink
Source: All Things Political with host Steve Leal (KJLL Tuscon, AZ)
[...] The show discusses the recently released Fukushima Nuclear Accident Independent Investigation Commission report; the San Onofre steam generator modifications and ensuing complications in California; loan guarantees for the nuclear industry; radiation concerns worldwide; whistleblowers and domestic nuclear issues; and a future with energy alternatives.
Listen: Fukushima Daiichi: An Accident or Man-made Disaster?
Source: Sojourner Truth with Margaret Prescod (KPFK)
[...] a discussion of the recent revelation from Japan’s independent parliamentary investigation that found that the Fukushima Daiichi was a man-made disaster. Margaret and Arnie also discuss the problem of regulatory capture within the global nuclear power industry.
Listen: The Fukushima Daiichi Disaster: Man-made and Preventable
Source: Radio New Zealand
[...] a discussion of Japan’s Independent Investigation Commission Report determining that the Fukushima Daiichi disaster was man-made and preventable. Kim and Arnie also discuss the Greenpeace report Lessons From Fukushima and Fairewinds Associates analysis in The Echo Chamber: Regulatory Capture and the Fukushima Daiichi Disaster that examines the root cause of the Fukushima Daiichi triple meltdown.
Published: August 2nd, 2012 at 12:36 pm ET
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Man-made and preventable..on-going and unstoppable.
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Meltdowns are a result of a technology that goes out of control.
Reactors are man-made, and the invisible radiation causes irreversible damage. It's evil. It really is.
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@TheBigPicture – Yep. That says it. All for the desire of limitless weaponry and the dream of a limitless stable source of energy. So much damage. "It's evil. It really is".
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The first and interview is the best as Arnie is among friends and the discussion covers the fundamentals of the nuclear industry…money.
The third interview shows where Arnie after 40 years of being an advocate of nuclear generation has trouble changing hats to being anti-nuke (because of Fukushima) as the interviewer is clearly pro-nuke in her questions and opinions, close to hostile.
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Much agreement that the first of the 3 is the best. It's good specifically because it somewhat reviews – as you say – fundamentals. It's good as a "catch-up" in basic flaws of nuclear industry for anyone who's not been paying attention. It's also good because it's got an "intelligent kitchen table discussion" ambiance. In fact, I've downloaded it and hope I can get a friend who too often uses Fox radio as 'background' to listen. The friend has not been tracking any issues in depth, including nuclear, and after several years of hearing my yattering is showing signs of interest in learning more. I look for relatively "politically non-confrontational" informal quality as recommendations. The Tuscon interview is perfect to 1-catch my friend up on serious flaws in nuclear industry, 2-bump up friend's awareness of corporate financial grip on politics generally, and 3-perhaps create interest in alternative news sources!
For what it's worth, I tend to bring issues up all the time, wherever I am. Today while running shopping errands I happened to bump into a few people in my small community – strangers and non-strangers seldom seen – people we might assume are "disinterested" or not paying attention. In all cases fairly long "spontaneous sidewalk conversations" developed, and in all cases I'd say "tide is turning" – people aren't sure what to do but are keenly aware, interested, in doing "something" to get humanity on a more intelligent track.
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Re "facilitating" change: I've not shared ENEnews with most people in my community yet. They are extremely dis-inclined to allow themselves any "boat rocking" thoughts. They have probably self-censured for most of their lives, and are easily "made nervous" if anything seems "radical". For the time being, they seem able to tolerate my playing a social/economic critic role. I am careful to present ideas impersonally, somewhat "obliquely". But I routinely bring topics like Fukushima and nuclear industry greed/corruption/deadliness to their attention. I'm sure this may be heading OT, but wanted to share in case it's useful info for anyone else located in small communities where neighborliness among a wide range of beliefs/values turns out to be important!
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@Maggie123, i am finding the same and your description is great that the awareness is growing, if not the knowledge of what to do. I like linking folks to Arnie, too, precisely because he is non-threatening and can explain things without feeling like he is recruiting anyone. Your and Arnie's approaches will, indeed, be what most people can listen to, and therefore, actually hear.
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