Published: June 5th, 2012 at 5:36 pm ET
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Japanese Wary of Nuclear Energy
Pew Research Center
June 5, 2012
After almost a month of Japan making do without nuclear energy, Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda may have finally persuaded local communities that it is safe to restart two of the 50 reactors that have been idled in the wake of the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. Nonetheless, 70% of Japanese say their country should reduce its reliance on nuclear energy, in a poll conducted as the country’s last nuclear power stations went offline. This is a much larger number taking this position than in the weeks following last year’s nuclear meltdown at the quake and tsunami-damaged Fukushima Daiichi power plant.[...]
Concerns About Nuclear Power
The Japanese public is far more leery of nuclear power than it was in the immediate aftermath of the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami that devastated Japan’s northeast coast and critically damaged the Fukushima Daiichi power plant.
A year ago, Japanese were divided over whether the use of nuclear power in Japan should be reduced (44%) or maintained at its current level (46%). Only 8% said reliance on nuclear power should be increased. Since then, the number who believe Japan should reduce its dependence on nuclear energy has surged to 70%, while support for maintaining nuclear power use at current levels has fallen to fewer than half that number (25%). Just 4% of Japanese say the country should expand the use of nuclear power.
Compared with last spring, the public’s fears about radiation exposure from the Fukushima disaster have eased somewhat. Roughly half (52%) now say they are worried that they or someone in their family may have been exposed to radiation, while 47% are unconcerned. In spring 2011, 59% were worried about radiation risks to their families, compared with 40% who were not.
Radiation risks are a much more prominent issue for people who live near the quake zone and the damaged Fukushima nuclear reactor: 62% of residents in these areas express concerns about radiation, compared with 45% of Japanese in other regions of the country.
Worries about radiation exposure also tend to be more pronounced among Japanese with lower incomes (67%); women (61%, compared with 42% of men); older people (62% of those age 60 or over); and those with no more than a high school education (58%, compared to 44% with a college degree).
Although general fears about radiation exposure have subsided somewhat, worries persist about the safety of foods produced near the Fukushima nuclear plant. Fully 76% of Japanese believe produce from the Fukushima area is not safe, while just 19% disagree. Worries about contaminated food are more prevalent among Japanese with at least some university education (84%) than those with a high school education or less (71%).
Published: June 5th, 2012 at 5:36 pm ET
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"Opposition to nuclear power surges in Japan…Higher education level"
Here, here! Let it be so!
"I am a firm believer in the people. If given the truth, they
can be depended upon to meet any national crisis. The great
point is to bring them the real facts."
— Abraham Lincoln
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Being "leery of nuclear power" is an understatement. It maims and kills people, and must be outlawed.
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Isn't it great to have the masses awake when it's too f!!cking late. It's too late for most to even run at least from Japan. For the rest, it's just a matter of percentages and resistance. But, don't worry as long as the blood money is poured and our murderous leaders are adored… the morbidity and mortality is NEVER ENOUGH. Earth where too f!cking much is never enough for the acccountability needed to stop the crimes against humanity of the world.
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Try to catch Alex Jones radio show today – will be rebroadcast throughout the day. It is amazingly good today, all of it. John B. Wells does a great job hosting, Alex is interviewed on the Bilderberg meeting (loads of good info on the elites and their plans for us & the world), Wells also interviews Craig B.Hulet (excellent researcher I know from 'way back' in the mid-90s) and on protecting from Fuku. radiation there is a very good interview with Theresa Dale, Ph.D.
Yes, EdWard, it is too late, I fear for many of us. One thing it seems we will never need to worry about over-estimating – the evil that lurks in the hearts, minds, and plans of 'our corporate masters' – or the out-to-lunchness of our fellow citizens, God bless 'em.
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The opposition to nuclear power is growing in Japan and around the world..as it should..as it must.
The movement must grow and strengthen.
We can not be deceived or placated with lies.
We must be firm and resolute.
We will be able to look the next generation in the eye and say we did all we could.
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Yeah, but they've got the bombs and the money.
Gonna be a long long time before we pull those nuke mongrels down, if we are not all dead first.
Without a radical game changer, this is the end play.
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hi richard
i am a bit more pessamistic..
even though us bloggers are targetted for thought crime, we have one thing going for us the crowd with the weapons do not..
that is "truth"
and we have the internet even though certain pressures are brought to bare!
after my last video entitled
), oh and the bit about a link to the banned documentary about fallujah.. the high rads and a quick and subtle piss take of GE (for some reason)..
the queens radioactive fireworks where i jokingly mention the fireworks might have depleted munitions, and i might have said something about a similarity to fallujah (including the security
my phone was unobtainable for some hours this afternoon, the eurdep link is now COMPLETELY dead, and the phone calls i do get have bad echoes on my side or thiers..
so in this case, who is winning the battle here? me or them?
every time they mess with things.. more civilians are alerted to whats going on.. operators for the domestic extremist database must wonder what there remit is if they have to chase after (digitally) a bloody idiot on a bike! when they should be going after the really nasty elements in our societies..??
must make them think at least a bit..? eh?
basically i am not interested in winning or losing, my task is simple..
to be one of the billions that want truth and are prepared to talk truth.. the scene in ghandi movie comes to mind when the indians lined up to take the punishment.. eventually the british had…
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.. to back off as they could not bear the eternal violence..
nice one ghandi!! nice one the indian people who did that
it shows real conviction of belief.. not found on the british side..
thats my real and central point here..
peace bro
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Nice arc. See, i like it when my antagonistic prodding elicits thoughts showing someone's convictions.
(did you mean optimism, not pessimism, by the way)
(Going a bit OT, and more. Is there a website we can register on in case of death? Let fellow enenewers be alerted. )
With ya bro
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Naughty, naughty, arclight! Good for you. Scary, though, isn't British libel law a bit fascist? Take care of the lemming, okay? We don't want you locked up
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here's a book that has a subplot not disimilar to the fireworks you've mentioned.
actually, it's a trilogy.
http://enenews.com/forum-topic-discussion-thread-feb-26-2012-present/comment-page-35#comment-258548
"The Last Albatross (Human Rites #1)
by Ian Irvine"
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I am aware this may be a losing battle..still this battle must be fought.
Simple as that..
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Heart, I am right beside you there. No joking. No smiley.
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@Thank you for saying so richard..there's no other way.
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PS..For the children of the world we also can't afford to lose.
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and the flora.fauna.future
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",,is there a website we can register on in case of death?"
http://www.snu.org.uk/
oops did mean optimism! ta!
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thanks arc. i took a look. no offense, but too many alarm words on the site for me
maybe it's okay for others.
i'll keep looking around tho.
i thought, if i find a psychics' site and register, they can email me _before_ i die
These are not my words, I'm quoting from the site you referred to. I am not promoting a religion here, just quoting.. ok?
"
The company aims to promote the religion and philosophy of Spiritualism as based on the Seven Principles:-
1. The Fatherhood of God.
2. The Brotherhood of Man.
3. The Communion of Spirits and the Ministry of Angels.
4. The Continuous Existence of the Human Soul.
5. Personal Responsibility.
6. Compensation and Retribution Hereafter for all the Good & Evil Deeds done on Earth.
7. Eternal Progress Open to every Human Soul.
"
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just for some clarity, i can agree with #2 and #5 in that list, everything else has big question marks
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some of us might have to use it after we are dead though!
a handy resource, just in case..
might see you there one day lol!
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@admin. i'm reflecting on what i wrote and i may have crossed the line on religious commentary. it get's a little fuzzy here and sorry if i slipped over.
delete if required.
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