Published: September 1st, 2012 at 12:48 am ET
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Can one person make a difference? Ask Ben Davis:
California’s Secretary of State approved a ballot initiative November 18 that seeks the closure of San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station and the Diablo Canyon plant.
The initiative was filed by Ben Davis Jr. [who] drafted this and an earlier petition that led to the closure of the Rancho Seco power plant in June 1989.
As drafted, the latest initiative parallels existing state law prohibiting the creation of new nuclear plants until the federal government finds a solution to dispose of radioactive nuclear waste and reprocess spent fuel rods. If enacted, the initiative would essentially shut down the state’s two remaining nuclear plants by stopping them from creating additional waste until a federal solution arrives. [...]
Davis has until April 16, 2012 to collect the 504,760 needed signatures to allow the initiative to go the voters in the fall presidential election. He expected to start the signature drive after the Thanksgiving weekend.
Post your petition links, ways to contact decision makers, ideas for future projects, action plans, news reports, inspirational words, tips for increasing signatures/exposure, questions… whatever you can think of concerning this issue. Here is a video to get things rolling:
Published: September 1st, 2012 at 12:48 am ET
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Petition: Investigate the ongoing danger from the Fukushima nuclear reactors
http://www.change.org/petitions/senators-boxer-and-feinstein-investigate-the-ongoing-danger-from-the-fukushima-nuclear-reactors
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New Book calls for miniaturizing and localizing nukes. Just reviewed it on Amazon.com needs some "this review was helpful" clicks to push it up with the four star reviews to be seen y potential book buyers.
The book in question is Maggie Koerth-Baker's book, "Before The Lights Go Out." It is about energy and the future. my review is linked just here.
http://www.amazon.com/review/R2XXOEPAQ37NO8/ref=cm_cr_pr_viewpnt#R2XXOEPAQ37NO8
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Well done wfs!
*cheers
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Hello Europe, "Together we can make Europe nuclear free."
Please sign up for a pan-European initiative and spread it far and wide.
We can win
http://www.my-voice.eu/en
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Jill Stein Yard Signs (batches of 10)
http://posipair.com/pages/Product.php?id=42
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Hi anne, lovely! Why aren't all enenewsers members of the Green Party? (or maybe they are?)
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Hi BreadAndButter
In elections I believe you have a choice of Coke or Pepsi, basically the same with little differences.
Green Party is not invited to win. Unfortunately, it's considered a wasted vote.
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Hey WindSolarPlease,
I never understood why there are basically only 2 parties in the US who are "invited to win". Well, yes, in the end I do: because those two get all the corporation money, right?
I would still vote green, rather than not voting.
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Yes BreadAndButter those two get all the corporation money. Usually money trumps all, so that is why I said Green Party is not invited to win.
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2 worthy petitions:
http://www.change.org/petitions/fukushima-spent-fuel-pool-4-risks-u-s-health-and-safety
http://www.change.org/petitions/mr-president-us-senate-congress-tell-us-where-our-food-is-from
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Please sign and fwd this petition by Tues:
https://wwws.whitehouse.gov/petitions/%21/petition/commission-fukushima-international-scientific-advisory-team-save-spent-fuel-pool-4-and-stop/Y9mVpJWH?utm_source=wh.gov&utm_medium=shorturl&utm_campaign=shorturl
Even tho you have to remember or create a password first, it's one of the petitions that could have the most impact if we can get 1000's of signatures by Tues. If not, I hope they'll try again now that public awareness is growing.
Also: (202) 456-1111 direct line – if you get a busy, call 202-456-1414
http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/?ec=18
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Petition started by Dutchsinse to shut all nuclear down.
See his video at:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AS-ycxgal9I
sign the petition at https://wwws.whitehouse.gov/petitions/%21/petition/shut-down-all-nuclear-reactors-1-time-safety-reason-must-be-made-withstand-earthquakes-tsunamis/GSWS34Fv?utm_source=wh.gov&utm_medium=shorturl&utm_campaign=shorturl
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Outreach message re the most urgent issue of all. It's a start. We need to pierce people's psychic numbing and motivate/organize to take to the streets en masse asap. If the situation is desperate, the peeps don't want to know, so the paradox is how to educate as to the urgency and yet maintain enough hope that people will act?
Friends-The situation at Fukushima, and at other nuclear plants, is increasingly dire and risks harming us all: http://www.alternet.org/health/155283/the_worst_yet_to_come_why_nuclear_experts_are_calling_fukushima_a_ticking_time-bomb?page=entire
Please sign/fwd this petition by Tues: http://www.wh.gov/QUi
Even tho you have to remember or create a password 1st, getting 1000's of signatures by Tues. could have huge impact. If not, the authors'll try again w/ a new petition now that public awareness is growing.
tel. 202-456-1111 fax: 202-456-2461
Call/fax Congress, too! 877-662-2889 FREE
We need an emergency International Scientific Advisory Team NOW to stabilize Fukushima Spent Fuel Pool #4 and put the world's collective resources towards mitigating this radiological holocaust.
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URGENT: Sign Petition for Fukushima Unit 4
We need you to help! Please join our friends and colleagues in Japan and around the world by signing onto their urgent request for international action to stabilize and secure the precarious Unit 4 reactor building and fuel pool at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. This is a new petition for individuals following the organizational petition circulated last week.
http://www.avaaz.org/en/un_for_fukushima_daiichi/?vl
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The end of Internet privacy Please sign the petition
http://www.avaaz.org/en/stop_cispa_corporate_global/?vc
660,361 have signed. We were able to stop PIPA & CISPA.. both previous attempts to eliminate the need for warrants to access our every movement online.
“The true importance of privacy protection is that it underpins our democratic freedoms. It allows us to exercise these freedoms openly, without fear, mistrust or censorship. This is why caution is so critical, to avoid the possible erosion of our free, open society.”
"Consider just one of the new threats to our fundamental freedoms; police & Corporations could force telecoms to provide the name, address and unique device number of people (enabling online tracking) who posted comments on “newspapers’’ websites under pseudonyms- Without a Warrant, without explanation and in secret. This should only be accessible through a court ordered, judicial warrant. This is unacceptable"
"Put simply, this legislation would ensure that the representatives elected by the American people are afforded the same level of influence over our nation’s policies as the paid representatives of PhRMA, Halliburton and the Motion Picture Association…Senator Wyden Demands Access to Text of Secret International Agreements Regulating the Internet
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2012/05/senator-wyden-defends-users-rights
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The question is not whether abuse would occur, but how widespread such abuse would be…
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A new plan to save the planet..Please sign
http://act.350.org/sign/make-rio-count/
"We’ll deliver the signatures on June 18th when world leaders arrive for the Earth Summit — in fact, we've got big plans brewing for some exciting ways to make sure our message in Rio is unignorable. But first we need you on the list, so please sign on today."
"Under current law, more than $110 billion in federal subsidies would go to the oil, coal and gas industries in the coming decade."
"When the five largest oil companies have made over $1 trillion in profits in the last decade, they don't need it. When some of these same polluters have, in a given year, paid zero in federal income taxes and actually received IRS rebate checks worth millions, they don't deserve it. When fossil fuels are the number one source of human-caused greenhouse gas emissions, creating a planetary crisis of global warming that is already causing devastating extreme weather disturbances, we can't ignore it."
http://www.350.org/en/about/blogs/road-rio
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papacares
June 12, 2012 at 5:17 pm · Reply
Friends here is chance to make difference
FYI,several student groups are joining up with a project out of Seattle that incorporates students and teachers going to Japan for volunteer work with the disaster – with that intro comes this
@Sue posted this story and the info below. If you really are as disgusted as you say you are, please call the number below and let them know. This is a chance to actually do something! PLEASE CALL and let them know that many of us are aware of what is really happening in Japan.
We have to look out for these childre. Wouldn't you want someone to look out for your child? If anyone would like to contact the Kizuna Project regarding the above American/Japanese exchange programme (I think that other countries are also participating in these fully-funded programmes), please call Megan Bernard in Seattle on 206 367 2152.
http://www.laurasian.org/kizuna/index.htm
The Kizuna Project is supported by UNESCO.
Megan also has email- kizuna@laurasian.org
with the help of this forum the whole world now has the opportunity to cause awareness – phone calls are great, cost prohibitive? – then email – with 5,058 members enenews should flood the Seattle office
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Margot
June 13, 2012 at 3:09 am · Reply
"They will then travel 3 nights/4 days to a location in one of the areas struck by the tsunami – Miyagi, Iwate, Ibaragi, or Fukushima – and will engage in volunteer activities with community members who have been impacted by the March 11 disaster. Such activities might include doing presentations in shelters, elementary, middle or high schools, libraries, plant trees, or help clean the beaches, homes, parks, and other areas.
(These activities will not take place nor have participants pass through areas established as Restricted Zones, due to the Fukushima nuclear accident. Nor will participants engage in any activities that could in any way be construed as dangerous)"
That's reassuring, the volunteers will not enter the Holy Restriction Zone designed by the Wise Japanese Authorities in order to protect the People ! Gee, that's a good news! No danger at all!
and supported by ONU, that's reassuring as well!
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i will be sending an email this weekend with links to
Child Rights International
ACRO france (sample data and warning on food contamination)
the EURACTIVE website link to the April 12 warning to pregnant women and the media censorship that ignored it, including this link
http://f-pj.org/e-news0308.html
that describes a fifty percent drop the week before the warning to pregnant women and young children in europe
a link to physicians for responsibility website
also, CRIIRADS warning about contamination in budapest that is going unheard
just a quick brainstorm
green action japan will get a mention with various campaigns
and i need to think about the rest of the evisence
it needs to be consise and accurate with "valued" organisations
i suggest the info for any emails might be placed on this thread
i will post on sunday/monday giving time for any other ideas/links to appear..
just thinking aloud here…
are child rights activists in japan and chernobyl aware of this?
maybe advice from them would be stronger
some info on child rights activists groups if fukushima and chernobyl may be useful…??
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if the japanese chernobyl project was taking young people out of the contaminated lands for breaks, do they still do that? if so what areas in japan are deemed suitable? are there special arrangements for food (the most likely source of contamination for young people in belarus etc
other charities also work in belarus, ukraine and russia.. do they all have arrangements for giving young people cesium holidays??
looks like alot of emails have to be sent and more research done… imo
any help on this would be good as i am limited for time..
do you think the research would be good for the above emails.. might have some advice letters to attach to the email..
downside
might take a while though to colate all the relevent info
may not get answered for oplitical/diplomatic reasons
any thoughts
gotta go now
peace
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Japan’s secrecy over the true extent of Fukushima radiation
Japan Used Claims of Inaccuracy To Divert Release of Critical Radioactive Material at Fukushima Nuclear Plant, Spy Ghana 12 June 12,
"..A special government tool had been producing critical maps, and other
data, hourly since the first hours after the catastrophic earthquake
and tsunami, some of the maps clearly showed a plume of nuclear
contamination extending to the northwest of the plant, beyond the
areas that were initially evacuated.
Japan’s nuclear safety agency and the science ministry had data on the
spread of radioactive materials that could have prevented unnecessary
radiation exposure, but decided to sit on it instead of reporting it
to the crisis management center at the prime minister’s office……
a….., and exposes that central government confirmed that the SPEEDI radiation fallout simulations were accurate, and reliable, but still refused to release the data for more than one month after the nuclear accident in Fukushima…."
http://nuclear-news.net/2012/06/13/japans-secrecy-over-the-true-extent-of-fukushima-radiation/
Fukushima residents call for criminal charges against nuclear officials
http://nuclear-news.net/2012/06/13/japans-secrecy-over-the-true-extent-of-fukushima-radiation/
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The Fukushima Battleground Over Science
By Aron Lamm
Epoch Times Staff
"…The WHO does, however, recognize the Linear No-Threshold hypothesis, which says that there is no limit below which radiation becomes harmless. But at a certain point, the increased risk becomes difficult to detect due to the high “spontaneous cancer incidence,” Härtl said.
Given that 20 to 30 percent of deaths in Japan are from cancer, according to the Atomic Energy Society of Japan, an exposure of under 100 mSv would raise that risk by only 0.5 percent. This increase would be statistically indistinguishable amid other factors such dietary habits, smoking, and so on…."
http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/world/the-fukushima-battleground-over-science-249033.html#.T9Jx-be3uAs.facebook
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normal annual death by cancer in japan about 70,000
http://www.jcancer.jp/english/cancerinjapan/
600 000 excess cancers wont be noticed above "normal" peaks in cancer deaths..
http://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/kokusei/pdf/20111026.pdf
is that who statement wildly innacurate or did they say a massive 0.5 percent of 120 000 000 citizens (with thier children that are likely to bear the noticable brunt??
ot for a sec, but big PR using children to keep people in fukushima permanently makes my blood boil and it is so hurtful on a moral note to those campaigning in fukushima for resettlement away from the heavier contamination, especially young families.. BIG PR spin going on, so i am happy to put some extra into this… on this.. ; /
later peace
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or is it 700 extra ?
no stats children specific here though.. just Men and Women?
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and per year?
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Yay, I was 1st to comment on Washington Post Fuku article:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/american-praised-for-collecting-japan-radiation-data-as-distrust-toward-government-builds/2012/07/09/gJQA1ggbXW_story.html
Wonder if they will leave it up? Letters to the editor help sway public opinion and are more likely to be published if diplomatically worded, pithy, referring to a recently published article, and if many people send letters re the same article/topic.
I didn't point out WP's hypocrisy, because I wanted to be published.
Getting some truth into the corporate press is better than none.
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Petition: Say no to Toro! Don’t gamble with uranium! http://ccwa.org.au/saynototoro
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letters from California Sen.Feinstein:
Thank you for contacting me with you concerns regarding the nuclear crisis in Japan. I am following this matter extremely closely, and please be assured that I will do all I can to ensure that the U.S. provides assistance to the Japanese in repairing the damage to their nuclear facilities.
As you know, the earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan on 3/11/11 caused a systemic failure at the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Station. The tsunami knocked out backup power systems that were needed to cool the reactors at the plant, causing several of them to undergo fuel melting, hydrogen explosions, and radioactive releases. Japan requested assistance from the U.S. several days after the earthquake and tsunami.
Please know that the U.S. and other countries have provided, and continue to offer, advice and equipment to the Japanese to deal with the nuclear crisis. Both the Dept of Energy and the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) sent advisory teams and equipment to Japan during the immediate aftermath of the disaster at the request of the Japanese government. The U.S. Dept of Defense provided high-pressure water pumps and fire trucks to cool the reactors and contain the damage, as well as the use of Global Hawk surveillance drones and evacuation and medical support. Additionally, the U.S. military provided more than 2 million gallons of water, 189 tons of food, 11,960 gal of fuel, and 100 tons of relief supplies.
I…
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I remain concerned that the bldgs and spent fuel at Fukushima, especially the fuel housed within the damaged Unit 4 reactor bldg, may pose a safety risk. On 4/26/12, I wrote the attached letter calling on then-Chairman Gregory Jaczko of the NRC to assess the current conditions of the Fukushima nuclear facility and prescribe steps that would enhance ongoing stabilization efforts. In response to my letter, the NRC has assured me that the facility owner, TEPCO, has taken the necessary steps, including the installation of steel and concrete reinforcement, to ensure that the Unit 4 reactor building is structurally sound and capable of withstanding future seismic events. According to the NRC, the current instrumentation in Unit 4 is fully functional, effectively monitoring water levels, and alerting operators to any abnormal conditions in the spent fuel pool. As recovery efforts continue in Japan, I will continue to closely monitor NRC's assessment of the Fukushima site and ensure that NRC implements necessary safety improvements in the U.S.
As Chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, which oversees the NRC, I am working to ensure that our nation's nuclear industry and regulators learn all that can be learned from this disaster. Please be assured that I am committed to making nuclear power facilities in the U.S. as safe as possible.
…thank you for writing…if additional concerns (202) 224-3841 or http://www.feinstein.sen
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Senator Feinstein to Gregory Jaczko: 4/26/12 ..writing to request your assessment of the current conditions at the Fukushima Daiichi site. The bldgs damaged in the 3/11 earthquake and tsunami are still performing critical safety functions, and I am concerned these buildings may not have the structural integrity to withstand future natural disasters. While I appreciate that Japanese regulators and industry are making herculean efforts to address safety risks, I believe it would be helpful for the Nuclear NRC to validate that the most prudent actions are being taken.
The Fukushima reactor spent fuel pools are located about 60 feet above ground. Further bldg damage due to ongoing seismic activity could breach the spent fuel pools, prevent the adequate cooling of the spent fuel, and create a more dangerous situation.
The unit 4 reactor was shut down for refueling just before the earthquake/tsunami, and extremely hot nuclear fuel had recently been moved into the unit 4 spent fuel pool. As a result, the contents of this pool are more radioactive and produce more thermal heat than other spent fuel pools. The unit 4 bldg hosting this pool was damaged by the earthquake/tsunami, and a subsequent hydrogen explosion destroyed the roof and sections of several walls.
I'm particularly concerned that damage caused by the earthquake, tsunami, and hydrogen explosion could threaten efforts to quickly and safely unload the unit 4 spent fuel pool. I understand that TEPCO has…
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TEPCO has recognized this risk and plans to begin removing the contents of the spent fuel pools after performing additional work to reduce site contamination. I am aware that TEPCO's inspection of the unit 4 reactor bldg determined that structural reinforcements were not needed, but extra bldg supports were added as a precautionary measure. also, although TEPCO determined that no significant damage occurred to the unit 4 SFP or the nuclear fuel, some bldg debris has fallen into the pool, which could complicate future efforts to remove fuel.
Japanese leaders face unprecedented circumstances at the site. They utilized their substantial expertise to address many safety concerns to date, but the situation is so uncertain that I feel the NRC's independent assessment of conditions at unit 4 would be beneficial. I would appreciate it if you could describe your evaluation of the structural integrity of the damaged unit 4 bldg, the need for additional structural reinforcement, and the ability of the bldg to withstand future natural disasters. Regarding the unit 4 SFP, please assess the adequacy of the cooling system and water level monitoring equipment, and evaluate whether the SFP could be unloaded sooner than the current timeline. Lastly, please describe any steps you would offer for consideration that could enhance ongoing efforts to stabilize the site.
I'm pleased that NRC and Japanese officials have developed a cooperative working relationship. thank you for your…
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efforts to monitor and assist our Japanese friends in the wake of these tragic events, and I look forward to hearing from you regarding this important request. I believe that the NRC's technical expertise provides a valuable resource for this precarious situation. Let me know if I can provide assistance in obtaining additional information you might need to respond to this request. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me in my Washington office.
Sincerely yours,
Dianne Feinstein
U.S. Senator [from California]
Feinstein.senate.gov
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Shut Down San Onofre Nuclear Power Plant Petition. Please sign, then share or, copy and paste the text below into email messages:
Subject: Help me shut down a dangerous nuclear power plant?
Dear Friend,
Eight million people in California will soon be at risk of America's most dangerous nuclear power plant if Southern California Edison has its way.
The San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS), which sits on the beach between Los Angeles and San Diego, was found to be leaking radioactive steam in January, and was shut down. But now, Southern California Edison is trying to bring it back online.
This plant is dangerous, and it's unnecessary. There's enough power generating capacity in Southern California to keep the lights on even on the hottest days of the year. We need to shut this plant down permanently, and force Southern California Edison to stop delaying implementation of renewable energy.
Tell the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Chairman, Allison Macfarlane: shut down the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station permanently. Click below to sign the petition.
http://act.credoaction.com/campaign/san_onofre/?r_by=-4441385-8o2KQfx&rc=paste1
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HopeDance FiLMs presents
FUKUSHIMA Never Again
at the Palm Theatre in SLO
August 8th, 7pm • $9
(proceeds go to the Medical Center at Fukushima)
This documentary allows the voices of the people and workers to speak out about the reality of the disaster and what this means not only for the people of Japan but the people of the world as the US government and nuclear industry continue to push for more new plants and government subsidies. This film breaks the information blockade story line of the corporate media in Japan, the US and around the world that Fukushima is over.
http://www.hopedance.org/events/icalrepeat.detail/2012/08/08/101
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Petition to Legally STOP Nuclear: Dr Chris Busby
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTrC4CNqXsg
Petition:
http://nuclearjustice.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Petition-ANY-Environment-Ministry.pdf
Send the Europarl Petition to:
European Parliament
The Petitions Committee of the European Parliament
Rue Wiertz
B-1047 BRUSSELS
Belgium
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hi jme
i posted a link to max kaiser on the "jibber jibber" of topic thread..
it had an olympic graph so i postes info about the pollution incident and its connection to nuclear..
and busbies call to arms..
in moderation..
and david icke??
no chance!
alternative media or nuclear patsies..
lol!
all the good investment money between 2008 and 2011 went into nuclear, wonder how much they invested??
we got some work to do to get this pettition out as even the alternative media has invested in nuclear… ouch!
still have some ideas though
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Hey Arclight,
I saw your vid, nice one!
David Icke is probably cruising along in his Rolls..
Many people have to sign&send the petition!
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@justmealso
i saw david in his red classic car not sure if it was a rolls but of that quality.. 1930`s and in mint condition…. wonder about his pesion.. my friend has lost 50 percent.. oddly enough thats just less than nuclear shares plummeted in 2011!!
and davids car
miles per gallon??….
he lives near la hague!! as the wind blows! thats a lotta lead!
no wonder he doesnt support man made global warming.. its a topsy turvy world.. imho
sent him the in containment video Pt 5 of 5 with the kids.. no show
wierd, no mention of fukushima..
and check his japan website!
on media personalities the beach boys are going to tokyo…
coouldnt find any reference to the tragedy and them on goole when i searched?? they are playing at the hmw marines corporate stadium? and 2 other venues.. pr stunt imo
and max and stacy will at least watch the video as its in moderation.. was just giving them the heads up!!
im not slagging of max. hes a bit HARD! 
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having said that david does make some good observations here..
David Icke – The One Party State (Essential Knowledge For A Wall Street Protestor – Part Two)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNx642Tj9cc&feature=player_embedded#!
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Petition needs signatures:
http://www.change.org/petitions/the-u-s-house-of-representatives-attend-the-briefing-on-nuclear-power
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Because you and your family don't need any more radiaition just because you're going on vacation, visiting family, or traveling for busines.
Backscatter machines cause cancer and they are herding everyone through them now.
So far, your right to OPT-OUT has been upheld, but who knows for how long.
Sign the petition and/or email to everyone you know who might want to sign it:
http://www.senatenj.com/index.php/doherty/tsa-petition/sign-the-petition-help-stop-invasive-tsa-screening/7149
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"End Dirty Energy! Support the American Clean Energy Agenda"
To learn more and sign petition —->
http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/5502/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=11127
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"This coming Wednesday, September 19, [8:30amPT/11:30amET] Green Party presidential nominee Dr. Jill Stein and vice presidential nominee Cheri Honkala, will join European Green parliamentarians to discuss pressing global topics including the global economic crisis, the Green New Deal in the U.S. and Europe, the undemocratic nature of U.S. elections (including the upcoming debates) vs. proportional representation in Europe, support for immigrant rights, climate change and more."
http://www.jillstein.org/us_europe_green_summit
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breaking!!
3 hours to go and 499 signatures needed
http://www.change.org/petitions/ukhomeoffice-restore-the-tier-1-uk-visa-of-journalist-leah-mcgrath-goodman-freejersey
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Hi arclight , done !
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nice one did
she is worth supporting
ive signed up to avaaz and usually get the emails for petitions. i DIDNT get this one?? someone told me about it!
One Million to Stop the Corporate Death Star
Update: 14 September 2012
Avaaz staff at the TPP talks projected the petition on the wall of the hotel where the conference is taking place, but security shut them down! Fortunately, we were able to deliver our call to US Trade Delegate Andrea Mead — pictures of our delivery are here. The pressure is working – the talks are now going to enter a 15th round of negotiations next year! Let’s reach one million to stop the Corporate Death Star — sign now and forward.
http://www.avaaz.org/en/stop_the_corporate_death_star/
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Stop Killing Dolphins with Oil Exploration
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/912/335/484/stop-killing-dolphins-with-oil-exploration/
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Declare the growing sinkhole in Assumption Parish…a national disaster.
https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/declare-growing-sinkhole-assumption-parish-louisiana-vicinity-bayou-corne-national-disaster/Wwsp7RkD?utm_source=wh.gov&utm_medium=shorturl&utm_campaign=shorturl
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THE FUKUSHIMA CHILDREN’S LIVES ARE IN DANGER! ( Urgent Petition request)
and documenting ians latest blog
On 2012/01/12, at 11:50, Noam Chomsky wrote:
It is a privilege to be able to lend personal support to the Fukushima Evacuate Children Lawsuit.
There is no better measure of the moral health of a society than how it treats the most vulnerable people within it, and none or more vulnerable, or more precious, than children who are the victims of unconscionable actions.
For Japan, and for all of us, this is a test that we must not fail.
http://nuclear-news.net/2012/10/18/the-fukushima-childrens-lives-are-in-danger-urgent-petition-request/
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Is the food you eat grown in California?
Well if you want to keep it from being exposed to radiation from San Onofre we have to get public officials to realize the risk not just to California but to the nation's food supply. That is why I sent a letter and I live in the midwest.
http://www.thegreatfallout.org/
"The Great California ShakeOut drill ignores the San Onofre Nuclear reactor site and the lessons learned from the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe."
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http://www.beyondnuclear.org/radioactive-waste-whatsnew/2012/11/21/urge-nrc-to-consider-risks-of-pools-dry-casks-improvements-o.html
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*Bump* back to active comments!
Impotant stuff. Thanks Vic!
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ARIZONAN gets arrested with five others after blocking entrance to Los Alamos Nuclear Weapons Laboratory, August 6, 2012. Trial date has now been set for January 9, 2013, at 11 am. Please join us – all welcome! Los Alamos Municipal Court, 2500 Trinity Drive, Los Alamos, New Mexico. Support the LANL6!
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Urgent Action Needed: Tell Congress to Oppose Proposal to Weaken Nuclear Oversight
https://secure3.convio.net/pogo/site/Advocacy?alertId=305&pg=makeACall&autologin=true&JServSessionIdr004=2tdksxgaj3.app332b
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Half the Oil: A Plan to Cut Projected U.S. Oil Use in Half in 20 Years
http://www.ucsusa.org/clean_vehicles/smart-transportation-solutions/vehicle-policy/current-policies-and-legislation/how-to-reduce-us-oil-use.html
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Sign on to four principles on radioactive waste, including no more generation
http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/5502/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=12372
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Join Us to Stop GE Salmon!
Ask supermarket and food company CEOs to help us stop GE salmon!
http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/6236/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=4264
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Tell Congress to Stop GE Salmon
http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/6236/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=4277
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Stand with the Sierra Club Against Shell Oil!
“We just found out that Shell Oil is suing the Sierra Club and several other environmental organizations over Shell’s plans to drill in the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas — the Polar Bear Seas — of America’s Arctic this summer.
“An oil spill in the Arctic Ocean would be a disaster. The nearest Coast Guard station is 1,000 miles away, making clean-up from an oil spill even more challenging than it was after the BP disaster in the Gulf.
“But Shell doesn't care, and they won't stop until they have their way. But with your help we can stop them.
“Sign our petition and stand up for the Polar Bear Seas:”
https://secure.sierraclub.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=8173
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>>Petition to save nuclear-news.net and antinuclearnews.net<<
http://nuclear-news.net/2013/01/29/petition-to-save-nuclear-news-net-and-antinuclearnews-net/
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may thanks
got another here too
His Majesty King Mohammad VI: Drop the criminal defamation charges against Youssef Jajili.
“… Islamic law forbids Muslims from drinking alcohol. Amara accused Jajili of fabricating the report and vowed to seek revenge against Jajili on his facebook page. Jajili published Amara’s hotel bill which showed the charges for the meal and alcoholic beverages under Amara’s name….”
http://nuclear-news.net/2013/01/29/his-majesty-king-mohammad-vi-drop-the-criminal-defamation-charges-against-youssef-jajili/
jounalist or blogger, it could be anyone of us unfortunately!!
peace
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WE NEED 60 VIEWERS IN SEATTLE TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN!
C'MON TACO MAGROOVEY!
"Join audiences across the country for the debut screening of '3.11: Surviving Japan', the story of an American volunteer who discovered the Japanese Nuclear disaster cover-up. The screening will benefit the Save Minami-Soma Project, providing clean water and food to citizens still living in radioactive waste. This is an opportunity to keep the spotlight on what is, and is not happening in the clean-up efforts, the proposed dumping of 200,000+ tons highly radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean and its consequences. . Stay informed and let your voice be heard."
http://www.tugg.com/events/2994
PS I still come to Enenews.com at least twice a day! Hope to see you at Seattle!
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Heads up!
NEW initiative to shutter California's nuclear power plants
"until the federal government figures out what to do with the used fuel—a process expected to take at least 35 Years."
http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/ballot-measures/cleared-for-circulation.htm#1589
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffmcmahon/2013/02/08/initiative-would-shutter-california-nuclear-plants-for-decades-while-feds-ponder-waste/
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Great News renewable.
Since the YUCCA Mountain storage plan hit a small snag , This article at wiki is pretty large
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yucca_Mountain_nuclear_waste_repository
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"’Shipping tens of thousands of high-level radioactive waste trucks, trains, and barges through 45 states and the District of Columbia risks severe accidents and terrorist attacks,’ said Kamps.
"’This could release catastrophic amounts of deadly radioactivity in major population centers, representing potential Mobile Chernobyls and dirty bombs on wheels rolling past the homes of millions of Americans,’ Kamps warned. …
“The groups object that Yucca Mountain is located above an earthquake fault line and that rainwater moves through the site even though it is located in an arid part of the country.
"’DOE has known for over a decade that rainwater percolates relatively quickly through the proposed burial site, risking fast corrosion of the waste burial containers and release of catastrophic amounts of deadly radioactivity into the drinking and agricultural irrigation water supply below,’ said Kamps….”
http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/jan2008/2008-01-11-091.asp
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“E-mail exchanges sent between 1998 and 2000, by unnamed U.S. Geological Survey scientists, reveal possible data fabrications during the federal quality assurance procedure for the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository. Image courtesy of DOE.
“That body of work was called into doubt in mid-March, when lawyers for the Department of Energy (DOE), which contracts with scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and elsewhere, discovered that USGS employees working on Yucca Mountain’s hydrology may have falsified documentation of their work. The allegations came with the discovery of e-mails that discuss possible misrepresentations and falsifications. As part of a standard review of materials relating to the licensing for the repository site, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) requires all nonconfidential documentation be posted online. Sources from USGS say that 20 e-mails are in question, sent between 1998 and 2000, by USGS scientists working on models of water infiltration at the site.
“The House of Representatives Subcommittee on the Federal Workforce and Agency Organization released some of the e-mails, from DOE and Department of the Interior (DOI) sources, on April 1. In their correspondence, unidentified scientists wrote about making up dates for when models were installed on their computers to fulfill “quality assurance” procedures.
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[cont.]
They also discussed having “fixed” models, deleted incongruous results and re-run simulations because mistakes were found in the initial input data without reporting them in the procedures….”
http://www.geotimes.org/may05/NN_YuccaFraud.html
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Post-closure Geohydrology Disqualifies the Site
“The discovery of atmospheric nuclear bomb-pulse chlorine-36 in fracture coatings in and below the Exploratory Studies Facility at the Yucca Mountain site has provided convincing evidence that infiltrating fluid moves rapidly through fractures in Yucca Mountain from the ground surface to the water table. This is in direct conflict with the DOE's original unsaturated zone flow model and has caused the DOE to change its model from one depicting flow dominated by very slow movement through the rock pores to one in which rapid fracture flow dominates. The State has been advocating and developing such a model for a number of years and, as a result has determined that the Yucca Mountain site cannot meet the groundwater travel time requirements of the DOE's Part 960 siting guidelines and NRC's licensing rule, 10 CFR Part 60.
“The Guidelines for site recommendation state: ‘A site shall be disqualified at any time during the siting process if the evidence supports a finding by the DOE that a disqualifying condition exists or the qualifying condition of any system or technical guideline cannot be met.’ 10 CFR Part 960.3-1-5.
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[cont.]
“The Post-Closure Geohydrology Disqualifying Condition states: ‘A site shall be disqualified if the pre-waste emplacement ground-water travel time from the disturbed zone to the accessible environment is expected to be less than 1,000 years along any pathway of likely and significant radionuclide travel.’ 960.4-2-1. The Qualifying Condition states that the site must permit compliance with the requirements of NRC's Part 60 licensing rule. The NRC's groundwater travel time requirement is that ‘The pre-waste emplacement groundwater travel time along the fastest path of likely radionuclide travel from the disturbed zone to the accessible environment shall be at least 1,000 years or such other travel time as may be approved or specified by the Commission.’ 10 CFR Part 60.113. The Commission has not approved or specified any groundwater travel time requirement other than 1,000 years.
“The chlorine-36 data indicate that the groundwater travel time through the fractured unsaturated zone of Yucca Mountain can be as little as 50 years and probably much less from the underground repository disturbed zone to the water table. The DOE total system performance assessment agrees with the fast travel time and further acknowledges that the fractures are "likely and significant" radionuclide pathways. An April 23, 1998 DOE presentation to the Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board stated in regard to the unsaturated zone,
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‘Long-term average climate travel times are less than 1,000 years to the water table for unretarded [radionuclide] species.’…."
http://www.state.nv.us/nucwaste/yucca/nuctome2.htm
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Petition: President Obama, Don’t Appoint a Fracking Proponent as Energy Secretary
http://ecowatch.org/2013/obama-energy-secretary/
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Unplug Nuclear Power on March 11!
March 7, 2013
"On March 11, people around the world will unite to send nuclear utility companies a strong message – we don't need nuclear power to keep our lights on! By boycotting grid-supplied electricity on that day, we will not only cost the utilities money, we will be declaring our independence from centralized, unsustainable electricity, including dangerous nuclear and dirty coal. Beyond Nuclear is proud to endorse, and participate in, this global act of solidarity…."
http://www.beyondnuclear.org/nuclear-power/2013/3/6/unplug-nuclear-power-to-mark-second-year-of-fukushima-catast.html
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Tell Congress to Dump the Monsanto Rider
http://hq-salsa3.salsalabs.com/o/1881/p/dia/action/public/index.sjs?action_KEY=7969
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There are antibiotics in your organic apples and pears: Sign the petition to stop this common practice
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/039472_antibiotics_organic_fruits_petition.html#ixzz2NQi0L9CO
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Today–Wednesday, April 17–is Nat'l RadWaste Action Day. Send a letter to your officials, follow with phone calls. Stop Mobile Chernobyl.
http://www.nirs.org/
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Abandoned Uranium Mines Report to Congress: LM Wants Your Input
April 17, 2013
http://energy.gov/lm/articles/abandoned-uranium-mines-report-congress-lm-wants-your-input
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