Monthly Archives: September 2011

Demonstration tomorrow Sept. 27 in Richmond at Dominion Va Power headquarters

A demonstration is scheduled for 12 noon tomorrow, Sept. 27 in Richmond at Dominion Va Power headquarters, 701 E. Cary Stree. It is organized by Not on Our Fault Line, Louisans who have come together after the earthquake to oppose … Continue reading

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NRC schedules meeting at North Anna

NRC schedules meeting at North Anna Published: September 21, 2011 The Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff has scheduled a public meeting early next month at the North Anna nuclear power station to discuss the preliminary results of an inspection that reviewed … Continue reading

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Shocker: Power demand from US homes is falling

By JONATHAN FAHEY NEW YORK American homes are more cluttered than ever with devices, and they all need power: Cellphones and iPads that have to be charged, DVRs that run all hours, TVs that light up in high definition.

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Quake should be a wake-up call

By ROBERT ALVAREZ The Virginia earthquake cleaved a four-foot crack near the top of the Washington Monument some 80 miles away, exposed shortcomings in our first responders’ abilities to communicate during emergencies, and rattled office workers in a Detroit skyscraper. … Continue reading

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FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR CATASTROPHE SURVIVORS, JAPANESE ANTI-NUCLEAR ACTIVISTS,

How were families affected by the multiple Fukushima nuclear reactor disasters? Why weren’t children properly evacuated? How can Japan follow Germany and replace nuclear energy with renewables? And could a Fukushima meltdown happen in the US?

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Virginia earthquake shakes U.S. awake to nuclear power danger

by Janette D. Sherman, M.D. I live in a steel and concrete high rise building across the Potomac from Washington, D.C. The whole room heaved and shook and then it looked like a poltergeist had set my rocking chairs into … Continue reading

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