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FORGET NUCLEAR - THAT'S THE VERDICT OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN INSTITUTE IN A NEW REPORT
Public and leaders gulled by superficial messaging, powerful lobbyists, inattention to the lessons of history and spoon-fed reporters, RMI concludes.read more here>
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Beyond Nuclear aims to educate
and activate the public about the connections between nuclear
power and nuclear weapons and the need to abandon both to
safeguard our future. Beyond Nuclear advocates for an energy
future that is sustainable, benign and democratic.
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 Live Like Ed! Ed Begley, Jr., that is. The actor, environmentalist and Beyond Nuclear supporter has published a new book - Living Like Ed - in parallel with his successful television show of the same name, providing a guide to environmentally-sound living. Read more on our Be Cool! page or check out Ed's Web site.
Spread of Nuclear Energy could Spark New Arms Race. A front page story in the Washington Post on May 12, examined the potential escalation of nuclear arms across the globe due to nuclear energy expansion. The story was headlined: Spread of Nuclear Capability is Feared: Global Interest in Energy May Presage A New Arms Race and was written by investigative reporter, Joby Warrick. In confirming the central thesis of Beyond Nuclear - that the spread of nuclear power programs risks an increase in nuclear weapons production - the article noted that "nuclear power can give a country the technological expertise and infrastructure that could become the foundation for a clandestine weapons program." The on-line version of the article was accompanied by an interactive map showing where nuclear weapons are currently found in the world. Wall Street Journal Spotlights Nuclear's Poor Economics. It's the Economics, Stupid: Nuclear Power's Bogeyman, was the May 12 headline in the Wall Street Journal. The article, by Rebecca Smith, looked at the sky-rocketing construction costs of nuclear energy, estimated, as we reported recently, to top $12 billion per reactor or more.
Cool New Video. Check out Got Bomb from the Project for Nuclear Awareness. Debunking the French nuclear myths. Is France really the nuclear success story the nuclear boosters would have you believe? Beyond Nuclear answers this question with a resounding "no" plus detailed backgrounders on the French nuclear mess.  Send us you pet pictures! No, we are not suddenly becoming an animal welfare organization but we are putting together a 2009 calendar that will also serve as our annual report. The calendar is called Paws for Peace and a Nuclear-Free World and will feature quality black and white photos of activists of the furry kind, submitted by you, our supporters. Just submit via email - at info@beyondnuclear.org - a high-quality black and white or color photo (that we can convert) as a JPG file of your favorite animal, with a short description of the animal and of your own efforts to create a nuclear-free world. Deadline is June 30th 2008 No snail mail submissions please.
Every U.S. nuclear reactor releases radioactivity into the air and water during routine operation. But virtually every U.S. reactor has been leaking radioactivity into the surface and ground water and even beyond the reactor boundaries. In some cases, the reactor owners never told the public about the leaks. When the leaks were made public, the utilities downplayed their potential for harm. Yet scientists agree there is no “safe” level for exposure to radiation and chronic exposure can even increase health risks, especially to children (including in-utero) and to pregnant women. Our petition demands that utilities identify all off-site pathways of radioactive water from reactors; that the public be immediately informed about all radioactive leaks from nuclear reactors; and that more protective and precautionary radiation standards be developed, implemented and enforced. Sign our petition today! We will submit it to the U.S. Congress. And please download and copy our blank petition page to use in your communities and with your city and state officials. Please act today to make communities safer tomorrow. Sign our petition |
