Published: September 22nd, 2011 at 3:08 pm ET
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SOURCE: The Economist
Sayonara, nukes, but not yet, The Economist, September 24 2011:
CAPTION: “Ah, it was the real thing then” (Referring to post-WWII protests)
IN A country that has had almost no experience of mass protest since the 1960s, an unexpectedly large rally in Tokyo on September 19th against nuclear energy was a polished affair. As many as 60,000 people gathered on a public holiday in the city centre. They were given what could have been a menu of lunch options for deciding on which route to march: the A-course, B-course or C-course, carefully chosen to avoid disrupting traffic. Musicians played and pet owners dressed their dogs in anti-nuclear vests. The only hint of menace was the number of people wearing face masks. But that was to keep off flu, not to resemble the Arab street. [...]
Published: September 22nd, 2011 at 3:08 pm ET
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st louis rainwater is slightly radioactive.
wet paper towel on concrete with terra mks 05 up to .13usv/hr
concrete itself was .10usv/hr.
geiger was moved back and forth from towel to concrete and the readings shifted accordingly each time.
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nice
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Japan’s plutonium holding falls to 30.1 tons
http://english.kyodonews.jp/news/2011/09/115902.html
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TY enenews!
Hey LACSAP
It’s there now if you want to post again!
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/19/nuclear-power-protests-tokyo-japan_n_969385.html
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Yes i noticed, just have to wait till the mods place my comment so i have to be more patient ZZZzzz
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Vulcans do not approve of violence.
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And I thought there where only grey skins on earth..
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Protest is good even if it’s polite Japanese style
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i kinda liked this bit
“Gensuikin itself faces an uphill struggle. It is bankrolled by some of the main labour unions, and its head office is in a union building.
But many of those same unions are pro-nuclear, since Tokyo Electric Power, which runs the Fukushima plant among others, is a huge employer, as are such conglomerates as Hitachi and Toshiba, which build nuclear reactors. No wonder it believes in moderation.”
liked this too!
Japan Congress Against A- and H-Bombs
“Our position is based on the understanding that human beings and “nukes” can never be compatible. In the words of the late Moritaki Ichirou, former GENSUIKIN Chair and the conscience of our movement: “Mankind and nuclear technology cannot coexist.” We reject all “nukes” whether they are nuclear weapons or nuclear power plants.”
http://www.gensuikin.org/english/
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meant to say anybody notice the obvious problem here??
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to clarify using this qoute
“That is why, says Yasunari Fujimoto of Gensuikin, an anti-nuclear group that planned the event, the demonstrators’ demand is not to do away with nuclear power immediately, even though his organisation favours that. An overhasty shutdown, he acknowledges, would cause electricity shortages and disrupt people’s lives.”
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ahhh they`ve been sidelined! only one out of six demands met…must have been some tough negotiation then!!
“Please apologize to the people of the countries of Asia for the radioactive pollution of the ocean waters and the atmosphere. arc this was done!
Please bring the accident to a speedy resolution so that no further radioactivity will be released into the environment
Please release all information concerning the accident and give a clear explanation of the truth of the accident.
We, the NNAF 2011, have listened directly to the voices of the people of Fukushima Prefecture. Please evacuate all children and pregnant women from the areas polluted by radioactivity. Please take full responsibility for respecting the rights of and providing financial assistance for all people who wish to voluntarily evacuate from polluted areas outside the officially designated evacuation zones. Please take responsibility for the radioactive exposure of the people of Fukushima and the workers at the Fukushima Daiichi accident site, and also pay compensation for regular health checkups and for treatment when illness occurs. Please also pay full compensation to people facing problems in their daily lives and for damage to agricultural and fishery production.
In order not to repeat this enormous mistake, please decommission all nuclear reactors and totally withdraw from nuclear power.
It is not acceptable that Japan, where the Fukushima nuclear accident has occurred, should…
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……should export nuclear power to other countries. Please dismantle the “International Nuclear Development” company that Japan established last year. Please state definitively that Japan will not be involved in any way in exports of nuclear power to any other country.”
http://cnic.jp/english/topics/international/nnafstateaug11.html
well that clears that up then!
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unless someone busts this i think i feel another whoopie moment coming on:)
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hardcore pr in my opinion…. pro nukes playing for keeps!! just saying!!
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Arc!…The Statement has been received by the Ruling
Benevolent Council, and it is agreed,
mankind must be eradicated so that the
Nuclear Power Prerogative may enable the Birth of
the Robot Empire! Skynet is Real!
You will be assimilated!
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hi elenin i think i hit the report button, sorry…knackered at the mo!
less skynet more wpp im afraid, they are more kick ass unfortunately remember, skynet could at least “give a fuck”! dont ya think? sweet dreams all ! peace
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After they build the 3,5 billion dollar power plant they need to first get back that money before shutting one down..
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..and money goes beyond the public safety.
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Outnow at HP:
“FACT SHEET: Risk from Plutonium in the Environment at Rocky Flats
http://leroymoore.wordpress.com/2011/01/16/fact-sheet-risk-from-plutonim-in-the-ebvironment-at-rocky-flats/
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