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Monthly Archives: June 2016

The Ongoing Saga 72: News, Updates, Tidbits & Trivia

June 30, 2016

This post ran from June 30th to August 6th 2016. It continues here: https://miningawareness.wordpress.com/2016/08/13/the-ongoing-saga-73-news-updates-tidbits-trivia/ Order is inverted so most recent …

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Save Europe, Stop Moorside

June 30, 2016

Originally posted on Radiation Free Lakeland:
Which ever way you voted:  time to show your love for your fellow European Save Europe…

SC Gov Nikki Haley’s Plutonium Hypocrisy: Financial and Family Ties to Areva, Holtec, and More

June 30, 2016

South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley says she wants US and foreign plutonium out of South Carolina. And, yet, she wants …

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Okla. General Proud of Her Cherokee, Choctaw Heritage: American Ancestry 101 for Donald Trump

June 29, 2016

It’s rather strange that Donald Trump, whose mother immigrated to America from the UK in 1930, 300 years after Senator …

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US Hypersonic Weapons Failure

June 29, 2016

This doesn’t tell why it failed. Substandard materials? Substandard design? To err is human. And, you trust them to be …

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Tepco-Fukushima-Areva-Le Creusot Prequel: Falsification of Records, Inspection; Substandard Materials

June 28, 2016

Tepco’s Fukushima Daichi (Fukushima No. 1) Nuclear Disaster, started in March of 2011 and is ongoing. It continues to belch …

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Depleted Uranium, Cancer, Birth Defects: Legacy of Bush-Cheney Iraq War

June 27, 2016

From DemocracyNow.org: http://youtu.be/RNi_1pbSqGY “Ten Years Later, U.S. Has Left Iraq with Mass Displacement & Epidemic of Birth Defects, Cancers, MARCH …

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Russia Anti-Terrorist Law: Even 14 year Olds Criminally Liable for Rioting, Failure to Report a Crime, Terrorism and Alleged Terrorism

June 27, 2016

From Ukrainian Law BlogSpot: “Russia’s Duma adopts amended package of anti-terrorist bills Friday, June 24, 2016 Russia’s State Duma has …

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Draconian Russian Law Curbs Free Speech, Privacy, Freedom of Religion, Revives Criminal Liability for Not Reporting Crimes Planned by Others

June 27, 2016

From Human Rights Watch: “Draconian Law Rammed Through Russian Parliament: Outrageous Provisions to Curb Speech, Privacy, Freedom of Conscience, by …

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Recycling Plutonium: How the US EPA is Disbursing Radioactive Waste From the Lowry Landfill to the Sewage System and onto Farmlands and Public Parks; More on the Ambushed Grand Jury

June 26, 2016

[Note that there is some overlap with yesterday’s post (the previous transcript) https://miningawareness.wordpress.com/2016/06/25/grand-jury-accuses-justice-department-of-rocky-flats-nuclear-cover-up/ But it continues with new, additional, information]. …

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Grand Jury Accuses Justice Department of Rocky Flats Nuclear Cover-Up

June 25, 2016

From DemocracyNow.org: “Grand Jury Accuses Justice Department of Rocky Flats Nuclear Cover-Up May 4, 2004 We speak with Wes McKinley, …

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Toxic Suburbia: Fantastic Rocky Flats Vistas, Plutonium Breezes

June 25, 2016

From the Colorado Independent: “Toxic Suburbia: Fantastic Rocky Flats vistas, plutonium breezes It’s an affordable, eco-subdivision. It’s located next to …

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Will Brexit Be Followed By Breakup of the United Kingdom?

June 24, 2016

Would Brexit be followed by breakup of the United Kingdom? Seth Jolly, Syracuse University British voters head to the polls …

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Out of the EU, Britain Faces More Scottish Upheaval

June 24, 2016

In or out of the EU, Britain faces more Scottish upheaval Michael Keating, University of Aberdeen As the EU referendum …

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Honeybees and Butterflies as Indicators of Radioactive Contamination; Impacts on Fruit Production

June 23, 2016

In “Honeybees as Monitors of Low Levels of Radioactivity” Simmons et. al.(1990) state that”it is known that honeybees can be …

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Nobel Laureate H.J. Muller: Ionizing Radiation and (Lethal) Genetic Mutations Discoveries in the 1920s

June 23, 2016

“Hermann Joseph Muller (or H. J. Muller) (December 21, 1890 – April 5, 1967) was an American geneticist, educator, and …

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About 77% of Known Human Disease Genes Have Match in Fruit Flies – Fruit Flies on the International Space Station

June 23, 2016

From NASA: “July 8, 2014:  Fruit flies are bug eyed and spindly, they love rotten bananas, and, following orders from …

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US NRC on Areva-Le Creusot Potentially Defective Parts in US Reactors – Feigning Ignorance?

June 22, 2016

From an NRC Report, October 6 – 8, 2009, by Kerri Kavanagh In the US, nuclear reactors having potentially defective …

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Mississippi Burning (MIBURN) Case Formally Closed After 52 Years: June 21 1964 to June 20 2016

June 21, 2016

“In the mid-twentieth century, Mississippi was a battleground of the civil rights movement as, like other states of the South, …

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Comley: Nuclear Energy is the Most Important Campaign Issue Because it Threatens Every Other Issue

June 20, 2016

A very important video and only 3 min 48 sec long – less than 4 minutes. http://youtu.be/LonqWHvlbc4 Link: http://youtu.be/LonqWHvlbc4 Unfortunately …

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Japan Court Upholds Injunction Blocking Takahama Nuclear Restart: Safety Concerns; Sanity Rules

June 20, 2016

Originally posted on Mining Awareness + :
Not only the Japanese, but Americans and other members of the nuclear suicide pact called “Convention…

University of Glasgow Undermines Long Proud History by its Apparent Stifling of Dissent

June 19, 2016

Founded in 1451, University of Glasgow at 199 years in 1650 “The recent comprehensive study by Chernov and Sornette (2016) …

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Nuclear Reactors at Risk in a Dozen Countries Due to Falsifications at Areva’s Creusot Forge Site-Suspected Anomalies in Areva Nuclear Parts

June 18, 2016

The US NRC had concerns over Areva testing and documentation at least as early as 2009, and the French Nuclear …

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Russia Forces Bulgaria to Pay for Part of Unwanted Nuclear Power Station

June 17, 2016

The International Chamber of Commerce just ruled that Bulgaria’s state energy firm NEK must pay around 550 million euros ($620 …

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Russia: Government Against Rights Groups (Includes Environmental Groups)

June 16, 2016

From Human Rights Watch: “JUNE 10, 2016 Russia: Government against Rights Groups Battle Chronicle Since June 5, 2014, the Ministry …

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Kuwaitis (KIA) Want Out of French State Owned Nuclear Group Areva

June 15, 2016

Flamanville, France, Nuclear Reactor Construction site. See Areva name in upper right hand corner. EDF is also there; it operates …

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Digging Bigger Sewers Under London is Expensive But Vital

June 14, 2016

From “The Conversation”: Digging bigger sewers under London is expensive, but vital by Rao Bhamidimarri, London South Bank University London’s …

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Fighting Fund to Stop Moorside Nuclear Power Station in Cumbria, UK

June 12, 2016

Originally posted on Radiation Free Lakeland:
The time has come for a fighting fund to Stop Moorside. We need help – expert…

California Nuclear Power Stations and the Earthquake Rupture Forecast

June 12, 2016

“The Great 1857 Fort Tejon Earthquake: The Last “Big One”, Date/Time: January 9, 1857 about 8:20am PST, Magnitude Mw 8.0 …

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Independence Spared Haiti Earlier Waves of Cholera Outbreaks; UN Occupation Brought Cholera to Haiti

June 10, 2016

“In August 1832, even before the arrival of cholera in the Caribbean, Haitian President Boyer urged the adoption of a …

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More Than Enough Sun to Fuel World’s Energy Consumption

June 9, 2016

“Did you know that the amount of sunlight that strikes the earth’s surface in an hour and a half is …

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United States Circumvented Laws To Help Japan Accumulate Tons of Plutonium

June 8, 2016

From DCBureau.org: “United States Circumvented Laws To Help Japan Accumulate Tons of Plutonium, By Joseph Trento, on April 9th, 2012, …

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Germany’s Attempt to Dump Nuclear Waste and Liability Upon America: SRS Citizen’s Board Objects

June 7, 2016

“Germany is a wealthy and stable first-world ally capable of safely and securely managing this SNF [Spent Nuclear Fuel] without …

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European Commission Nuclear Push? 90% of Uranium for European Reactors is Imported

June 6, 2016

From Greens-EFA: “Leaked EU Commission Paper Foresees Major Expansion of Nuclear Power, 17.05.2016 A draft paper from the EU’s Sustainable …

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SpringWatch Meets CrimeWatch at the River Ehen

June 5, 2016

Originally posted on Radiation Free Lakeland:
? ? Wildlife and history collide at St Bridgets Church, Beckermet.  Jenny Wrens scutter amongst the…

Volkswagen’s Emissions Scandal and the European Investment Bank

June 5, 2016

From Bankwatch.org: “Volkswagen’s emissions scandal and the European Investment Bank With the spotlight bright on Volkswagen for cheating in emission …

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Stop Taxpayer Funded Nuclear Backdoor Deal – Petition for Monday European Commission Meeting

June 4, 2016

From Bankwatch.org: “Nuclear financing through the backdoor The movement for a nuclear-free Europe is gaining momentum, and we need your …

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Did Limerick Nuclear Reactor Scram Due to Another Defective ABB Part?

June 3, 2016

Was the trip due to an electrical fault at Limerick Nuclear Reactor Unit 2 caused by yet another defective ABB …

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Spring Watch Meets Crime Watch: “Moorside” this Saturday 4th June

June 3, 2016

Originally posted on Radiation Free Lakeland:
Come along and join us for a day of wildlife watching at the “Moorside” site. We…

The Ongoing Saga 71: News, Updates, Tidbits & Trivia

June 2, 2016

This post ran from June 2 to June 23, 2016. It continues here: https://miningawareness.wordpress.com/2016/06/30/the-ongoing-saga-72-news-updates-tidbits-trivia/ It is a continuation of: https://miningawareness.wordpress.com/2016/04/29/the-ongoing-saga-70-news-updates-tidbits-trivia/ …

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Recent Posts

  • UK: STOP Sizewell C Nuclear Power Station – consultation ends on 3rd Feb -please write January 28, 2017
  • US EPA Hid Details of Huge Radiation Increase for Drinking Water in a Nuclear Accident; Increase Violates Safe Drinking Water Act – Arguably Illegal; A Couple of Hours Left to Oppose Private Nuclear Waste Storage (11.59 PM Eastern Time) January 28, 2017
  • US Officially Allows Radiation in Drinking Water 1000s of Times Greater Than Clean Water Act in Event of Nuclear Accident; Private Interim Nuclear Waste Storage Comment Deadline TONIGHT 11.59 PM ET Even More Important in this context January 27, 2017
  • Nuclear Rip and Ship; Radioactive Waste Dilution- Lethal Underbelly of Private Nuclear Waste Revealed in US Lawsuit Against Trump Large Donor’s Corp.; Comment Deadline Friday 11.59 pm ET= NY-DC Time January 26, 2017
  • Carson Evaded Sen. Warren Questions on Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Conflicts of Interest; How Many Real Estate Scions Are Needed as White House Assistants? January 26, 2017
  • First Nations Women Stake Mining Claim on Minister Bill Bennett’s Property (British Columbia, Canada) January 26, 2017
  • US Congressmen Trying to Undermine Standards for New Wood-burning Heaters: Jealous of London’s Smog Alert? January 26, 2017
  • Trump Executive Order on Dakota Access (Bakken) Pipeline Violates Law and Tribal Treaties (But ETP Stock Value Up 4.31 % Today with Trading Increased!) January 24, 2017
  • Still Time to Stop Rex Tillerson: US Senate Vote Next Week; Things to Know About Putin’s Friend, Former Exxon CEO Tillerson January 24, 2017
  • Crony Capitalism: Rick Perry US Energy Secretary? Former Texas Governor’s Experience for the Job Comes From Stiffing the American People and their Environment. January 23, 2017
  • US Private Nuclear Waste “Interim” Storage Facility Comment by 27 Jan. 2017 11.59 PM ET(NY-DC), i.e. One Minute Till Midnight January 22, 2017
  • Trump’s “Greatest Mentor” Roy Cohn was Attorney for NYC Mob Families and Red-Baiting Aide to Joe McCarthy: Wayne Barrett (RIP January 19, 2017) Interview January 21, 2017
  • Trump Treasury Pick Mnuchin: Foreclosure King, Unfair Taxation, and Destroying Sears Pension (Senator Wyden Statement) January 21, 2017
  • “A Classic State Capitalist”: How Donald Trump Profited from Public Subsidies & Political Favors January 21, 2017
  • Trump’s Gold-Plated Son-in-Law and Other Potential Conflicts of Interest in the White House (Advisors-Cabinet): Transparency International Raises the Alarm January 21, 2017
  • Veterans Opposing Trump Nominee Tillerson Try to Meet with Senator McCain; McCain Staffers have them Arrested; #VetsRejectRex January 20, 2017
  • Kukes: Russian Oil Magnate with Ties to Putin and Cheney Gave Almost $300,000 to Trump January 19, 2017
  • We Cannot Wait for History to Judge: We Need the Truth About Trump and Russia Now (and ExxonMobil and Robert Mercer) January 19, 2017
  • Former FBI agents and Former US Atty ask Obama to free Native American activist Leonard Peltier January 18, 2017
  • The Cherokee Nation Is Entitled to a Delegate in Congress. But Will They Finally Send One? And the Choctaw too? January 18, 2017
  • Political Contributor – Developer Charles Kushner Sentenced to Max (2 yrs) in Prison for Witness Retaliation and Other Crimes (Jared Kushner’s father) January 18, 2017
  • The Story Behind Jared Kushner’s Curious Acceptance into Harvard January 17, 2017
  • Worried This Billionaire Will Destroy Public Education, Teachers Have Some #Questions4Betsy – Hearing on Tuesday January 17, 2017
  • Nuclear Engineer Pleads Guilty to Violating the US Atomic Energy Act on Behalf of China State-owned firm CGNI for Almost One Decade (1997-2016) January 17, 2017
  • Tennessee Valley Authority Office of Inspector General on the China Nuclear Spy Case January 17, 2017

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