Friday, December 31, 2004
Recent Stories* Tsunami, North Korea, Koizumi Era, Minamata, Toyota Suicide
Tsunami: Genocide by Geneology
Taking Advantage of Tsunami to Fight Independence
Suraiya, Indonesia, Aceh, and the Tsunami Dec 30
Nuclear Threats Against North Korea
Minamata: Irresponsibility of the State
Thursday, December 30, 2004
ASIA : TSUNAMI A REMINDER OF RISKS THAT PLAGUE COASTAL NUKE PLANTS
Dec 29 - by Ranjit Devraj
NEW DELHI (IPS) - Tsunamis and other natural disasters are posing a bigger challenge than pesky green activists to India’s secretive nuclear power and research facilities on the coast of southern Tamil Nadu state, which accounted for 5,000 of the more than 50,000 deaths from this week’s quakes and killer waves in Asia........Long before the tsunami struck, the secret workings of the Kalpakkam and Koodankulam facilities have been the subject of protests by local citizens and groups opposed to nuclear power—most notably the People’s Movement Against Nuclear Energy and South Asians Against Nukes (SAAN), an informal information platform for activists and scholars concerned about the nuclearisation of South Asia.
Plus extra references on these related stories:
References:
A dangerous mix: Earthquakes and nuclear power plants
Genpatsu Gypsies (Nuclear workers): Hidden tragedy of Japans’s nuclear labor force
Questions on the Tokaimura Accident
Shutting down Japanese coastal nuclear plants
Nuclear accidents in Japan
Japanese Nuclear Information Center/原子力資料情報室
Japanese nuclear power safety
More nuclear disasters
Earthquakes and Nuclear Safety in Japan
Coverups of nuclear incidents and accidents by Tokyo Electric Company
Scandal over nuclear reprocessing
Dams: Japanese ODA helps to destroy Sumatran village
Thursday, December 23, 2004
Media Crisis 2004: Summing Up and Moving Forward
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Friday, December 17, 2004
Slaughterhouses lax on mad cow precautions, inspectors say
Dec 24 - A meat inspectors union is accusing US slaughterhouses of allowing brain tissue, spinal cords and other banned materials from older cows to enter the food supply in violation of federal regulations. The allegations, which come a year after the United States first known case of mad cow disease, add to critics concerns that the government has not done enough to ensure that the US beef supply safe.
Plus extra references on
U.S. Beef Trade Agreement with Japan
Hitotsubashi University Alternative Media student report on coverup of HIV
HIV Murderer Acquitted (scroll down)
Short report on the Green Cross Corporation scancal
AIDS Scandal English Page
Japanese officals aware of contamination
