10年、20年の単位で早まる、アメリカ国内原子力発電所の廃止グレンS.K.ウィリアムズ / アメリカAOLエナジー 12月18日(Also see: The Nation’s Nuclear Plants Are … [Read more...] about アメリカの原発、次々と『前倒し』で廃炉へ
Pushing back Against the Marketization of Language Education
Choice and empowerment are two words associated with learner autonomy, critical pedagogy and other notions of student-centered teaching. And yet the workplace can be littered with obstacles that limit a teacher’s own autonomy and job satisfaction. Some lay the most blame squarely on what Gray and Block call the “marketization” of education. In a discussion of the overemphasis … [Read more...] about Pushing back Against the Marketization of Language Education
Scandal-hit car industry in the driving seat for new emissions regulations
By CEO with contributions from Susana Duarte Coroado Originally published by Corporate Europe Observatory In the wake of Volkswagen’s diesel emissions scandal, Corporate Europe Observatory has obtained documents that show how the car industry has continued to undermine Europe’s proposed new emissions test … [Read more...] about Scandal-hit car industry in the driving seat for new emissions regulations
Biotech lobby’s push for new GMOs to escape regulation
'New Breeding Techniques' the next step in corporate control over our food?Originally published by Corporate Europe Observatory The biotech industry is staging an audacious bid to have a whole new generation of genetic engineering techniques excluded from European regulations. The pending decision of the European Commission on … [Read more...] about Biotech lobby’s push for new GMOs to escape regulation
日印原子力協定に反対する国際アピール/ Protest India-Japan Nuclear Agreement
English and Japanese petitions are hereインドは核不拡散条約（Non Proliferation Treaty, NPT）の批准を拒否し、1974 年、1998 年には核実験をおこない、さらに、依然として核兵器の材料物質の増産を進めている核兵器保有国です。一方で、インドは古くから原子力の民生利用を追求してきた国でもあります。今も、13 億を超える膨大な人口や急激な経済成長率により伸び続ける電力需要を、原子力で対処しようとしています。しかし、インドの原子力開発には海外からの協力が不可欠であり、1974 年の核実験以降途絶えた海外との原子力協力を、インドは強く求めています。 1970 … [Read more...] about 日印原子力協定に反対する国際アピール/ Protest India-Japan Nuclear Agreement