This is how the Japanese government almost literally sweeps the problem of nuclear contamination under the rug. Note how the standard for safety has been relaxed to allow this to take place.Original article appears below the translation. While the Kishida administration is pushing for a "return to nuclear power," the current situation in Fukushima is still a mountain of … [Read more...] about “Decontaminated” soil from Fukushima to be spread far and wide
Environment/環境
九州２０ヵ所猛毒除草剤埋設 ベトナム戦争の枯れ葉剤成分 (Dioxin buried around Japan)
Japanese government buried 2,4,5-Trichlorophenoxyacetic acid produced at Omuta factory all around Japan. Kitakyushu City University researcher speculates it was Japanese government policy to sell this chemical to the US military for use in the production of Agent Orange by mixing with 2,4-D-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid. Official use, according to the government, was to control … [Read more...] about 九州２０ヵ所猛毒除草剤埋設 ベトナム戦争の枯れ葉剤成分 (Dioxin buried around Japan)
Water Protectors Confront Japanese Banks
SNA (Tokyo) — The campaign against the Dakota Access Pipeline launched in December 2016 by a handful of Japanese activists entered a new round of activity this month when two Native Americans, who are Standing Rock Water Protectors, visited Japan, aiming at grassroots alliance-building with international indigenous groups.Myron Dewey and William Patrick Kincaid, along with … [Read more...] about Water Protectors Confront Japanese Banks
Swedes still dying from Chernobyl radiation
By Rami AbdelrahmanPeople in parts of northern and central Sweden are still dying from cancer caused by radiation from the Chernobyl accident. And the worst could still be to come, reports Rami Abdelrahman.It is now more than two decades since the world's worst nuclear power accident, when a reactor exploded on April 26th 1986 at Chernobyl in the then-Soviet Ukraine. … [Read more...] about Swedes still dying from Chernobyl radiation
The Very Real Water Crisis That Few Are Acknowledging by Farron Cousins
On January 16, 2016, President Obama declared a federal emergency for the city of Flint, Michigan, over the contamination of the city’s drinking water.One year later, not only is the city still struggling to provide clean sources of water to the Michigan city’s population, but the plight of residents in Flint has opened up the conversation about a water crisis in … [Read more...] about The Very Real Water Crisis That Few Are Acknowledging by Farron Cousins