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Monthly Archives: November 2016

Veterans Head to Standing Rock

November 30, 2016

“First Americans have served in the United States Military, defending the soil of our homelands, at a greater percentage than …

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Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Chairman Responds to ND Gov Mandatory Evacuation Order and Calls on US Army Corps to Reaffirm No Forcible Removal Position

November 30, 2016

“Press Release: Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Chairman responds to Governor’s executive order Posted on November 28, 2016. Chairman called on …

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Toshiba’s Westinghouse AP1000 Dangerous Nuclear Reactor Design- Comment for the UK by Wednesday 30th November

November 29, 2016

Make a comment on the UK Moorside AP1000s by Wednesday, 30th of November: [email protected] See more: https://mariannewildart.wordpress.com/2016/11/21/cumbria-nuclear-plan-slammed-by-new-expert-report-only-9-days-to-comment-on-dangerous-reactor-design Please note that …

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Moorside: Toshiba-Engie AP1000 Nuclear Power Station Endangers the UK and Europe – Comment Deadline Looms (Wednesday, 30 November)

November 27, 2016

Make a comment by Wednesday, 30th of November: [email protected] See more: https://mariannewildart.wordpress.com/2016/11/21/cumbria-nuclear-plan-slammed-by-new-expert-report-only-9-days-to-comment-on-dangerous-reactor-design Moorside Sheep looking toward Sellafield-Streetview. Moorside is now …

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Carrier and Outsourcing Prevention Act – Sanders Calls on Trump to Keep Commitment

November 27, 2016

“United Technologies is not going broke. Last year, it made a profit of $7.6 billion and received over $6 billion …

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Proposed S. Africa Nuclear Power Station Site at Risk for Fukushima-Like Nuclear Disaster: New Geological Report Discusses Hazards (Plus More)

November 26, 2016

“The public cost of cleaning up the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant disaster topped ¥4.2 trillion (roughly $40 billion) as …

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Areva wants US Taxpayers Held Liable for Nuclear Accidents-Defective Nuclear Parts; Areva Gets Multimillion $ Contract for Equipment at Extra High Risk US Nuclear Power Station Despite Ongoing Areva Nuclear Parts Scandal

November 25, 2016

Even as French government owned Areva’s defective nuclear parts scandal was already underway, Areva sent a comment to the US …

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What is Union School in Haiti where the late Monica Petersen Supposedly Taught?

November 25, 2016

US Embassy Compound Haiti Across from Gated Community for Embassy Workers What is Union School in Haiti where a Monica …

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Father of Activist Injured at Standing Rock Calls on Obama to Stop Dakota Access Pipeline Drilling

November 25, 2016

By DemocracyNow.org: link: http://youtu.be/EAD6rdD_qXk “Father of Activist Injured at Standing Rock Calls on Obama to Stop Dakota Access Pipeline Drilling …

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Seaweed Has Again Blocked Cooling and Shut down Scottish Nuclear Power Station

November 24, 2016

Torness Nuclear Power Station is around 30 miles from Edinburgh. According to French State owned EDF, owner-operator of the UK’s …

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Monica Petersen, Condolezza Rice, Korbel School and the Haitian Elections: Monica Dead or US Gov Agent?

November 23, 2016

We can’t find much of anything about Monica Petersen, who supposedly died in Haiti on the 13th of November. We …

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The Louisiana Houma Nation Still Struggles for Federal Recognition; Endangered by the Oil Industry: Wetlands Loss, Coastal Erosion, Pollution

November 23, 2016

Via BridgetheGulfProject.org: “Our fight for recognition posted by Adam Crepelle Nov 18 2011 A citizen of the United Houma Nation …

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Japan Offshore Earthquake Upgraded to M 7.4, Strong Ground Acceleration at Fukushima Nuclear Site; Felt as a IX Fukushima Area; Loss of Cooling, Loss of Power at Fukushima Nuclear Site (Reported as Restored)

November 22, 2016

According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the recent earthquake in Japan (05:59 JST, 22 Nov. 2016, Fukushima-Ken Oki) has been …

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Japan: Powerful 7.3 Earthquake Hits Offshore Fukushima; Onshore Fukushima Nuclear Reactors Est. as VI by USGS; Japan Issues Tsunami Warning “Evacuate Immediately” for Fukushima Coastal Area

November 21, 2016

[Update: Japan Meteo Agency says it’s a 7.4; USGS “Did You Feel It?” had a IX Intensity Report: https://miningawareness.wordpress.com/2016/11/22/japan-offshore-earthquake-upgraded-to-m-7-4-strong-ground-acceleration-at-fukushima-nuclear-site-felt-as-a-ix-fukushima-area-loss-of-cooling-loss-of-power-at-fukushima-nuclear-site-reported-as-re/ ] …

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UK: Dangerous AP1000 Nuclear Reactors Slammed By New Expert Report – only 9 days to Comment on Dangerous Japanese (Toshiba-Westinghouse) Reactor Design

November 21, 2016

Originally posted on Radiation Free Lakeland:
Today a report slamming the new build plan has been handed into Cumbria County Council, The…

Gov Nikki Haley $55,000 from Holtec Nuclear’s Kris Singh; Sec of State Interprets Treaties; Possible Conflict of Interest in Application of Nuclear Liability Agreement

November 21, 2016

Among the functions of the Secretary of State: “Negotiates, interprets, and terminates treaties and agreements“. http://www.state.gov/secretary/115194.htm This appears to include …

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Gov Nikki Haley Vision of Color Excludes Black People: Gives Minority Status to Family Friend from India (Holtec); Excessive Black Unemployment in South Carolina and More

November 20, 2016

South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley whose family is from India would count as a two for one “minority” in Trump’s …

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Calder Hall -Truth Hurts!

November 19, 2016

Originally posted on Radiation Free Lakeland:
A photograph not shown on the ITV news bulletin – Calder Hall …. with hundreds of…

Monica Petersen Memorial Service Link – Human Trafficking Researcher Died in Haiti: “We May Never Know Exactly What Happened”

November 18, 2016

See: https://miningawareness.wordpress.com/2016/11/23/monica-petersen-condolezza-rice-korbel-school-and-the-haitian-elections-monica-dead-or-us-gov-agent/ Human Trafficking is a long-standing problem in Haiti, as have been assassinations and death squads. Anyone who stands …

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JP Morgan Corrupt Hiring Scheme in China Teaches Lessons About Patronage, Nepotism, and Immigration Risks

November 18, 2016

“The so-called Sons and Daughters Program was nothing more than bribery by another name,” said Assistant Attorney General Caldwell.  “Awarding …

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Half of Swiss, French, Dutch, Portuguese Say People Fear Reporting Corruption

November 18, 2016

A small excerpt from Transparency International’s brand new study, “People and Corruption: Europe and Central Asia Global Corruption Barometer, 2016, …

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The Lesser Known Story of India’s Role in Ethiopian Land Deals

November 18, 2016

The lesser known story of India’s role in Ethiopian land deals Mohammad Amir Anwar, University of Johannesburg The global food …

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Murder of Guatemalan Trying to Help Protect Mining-Affected Communities: November 12, 2016, Guatemala City

November 17, 2016

Instead of fleeing and using his computer education abroad, this brave hero was trying to help protect communities and the …

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The US to Swap Indigenous Peoples of the Americas to Australia in Exchange for Middle East Muslims? Not a Joke! It’s in Reuters

November 16, 2016

The US promised Australia that they would take a bunch of Middle Eastern refugees-migrants that are trying to enter Australia …

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Somali-Americans Sentenced for Providing Material Support to Islamic State; Non-Somali Americans Could Get Longer Sentences for Planning Attack Against Somalis

November 16, 2016

The Somali Americans who pled guility to supporting Islamic State (ISIL) terrorists are getting around 30 months to 15 years …

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1995: President of Ireland Thanking Choctaw Indians for 1847 Donation During Ireland’s Great Famine

November 16, 2016

“Mark 12:41-44: And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury: and …

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Four Chinese Nationals and China-Based Company Charged with Using Front Companies to Evade U.S. Sanctions Targeting North Korea’s Nuclear Weapons and Ballistic Missile Programs

November 16, 2016

From the US DOJ: “JUSTICE NEWS Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, September 26, 2016 …

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US NRC Rulemaking Needed Because Union Wants Nuclear Workers to Have Right to Drink Green Beer and More! Webinar on Wednesday Afternoon

November 15, 2016

Green beer on St. Patrick’s Day, CC-BY SpaceAgeSage, Cropped From the NRC: “This meeting has two purposes: (1) provide information …

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Why the Nuclear Industry is Killing Off the Human Race by John Urquhart

November 14, 2016

Originally posted on Radiation Free Lakeland:
Documentary from 1983.  Sellafield is still reprocessing and will continue to do so for as long…

The Largest Source of Unskilled Immigration to the US is Legal Immigration – Senator Jeff Sessions

November 13, 2016

(Sen. Jeff Sessions text appears below this introduction) Introduction It’s not racism to want to work in your own country. …

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Luxembourg-EU’s Juncker Proves Why Trump’s Right About NATO; Does “Mal Léché” Juncker Think Americans are his Serfs?

November 12, 2016

Luxembourg-EU’s Juncker is an arrogant “smart” one isn’t he? Thinks he’s going to get his way by calling Trump stupid …

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On Monday Holtec-USNRC to Discuss Peening of Spent Nuclear Fuel Canister Welds – Apparently before Flipping Areva-NuHoms Canisters from Sideways to Upright to Move to Holtec Interim Storage

November 11, 2016

US NRC Meeting on Monday “To discuss Holtec International’s (Holtec) technical details and proposed plans to perform peening of dry …

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Explosion-Fire at Nuclear Power Station Near New York City on Election Day Due to Equipment Failure

November 10, 2016

The US NRC report says that this “explosion in the protected area” which was “due to equipment failure” occurred at …

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Absent US Voting Rights Protections, Voters Report Long Lines, Intimidation in Critical Swing States

November 9, 2016

From Common Dreams.org: “Absent VRA Protections, Voters Report Long Lines, Intimidation in Critical Swing States, Published on Tuesday, November 08, …

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Cumbria Twinned with Fukushima

November 9, 2016

Originally posted on Radiation Free Lakeland:
 The Whitehaven News tells us that : “The company charged with cleaning up the devastated Fukushima…

The Ongoing Saga 75: News, Updates, Tidbits & Trivia

November 7, 2016

This blog post ran from 7 November to 5 December 2016. It continues here: https://miningawareness.wordpress.com/2016/12/13/the-ongoing-saga-76-news-updates-tidbits-trivia/. It is a continuation of: …

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Viking Hoard Treasure Found at Site of Proposed Nuclear Power Station in Cumbria UK

November 6, 2016

Colleagues in Cumbria UK have passed some interesting information on, which has not yet been published in the mainstream news….namely …

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Invisible Threat to Clean Water and Oglala Sioux Sacred Sites By Proposed Uranium Mining in South Dakota

November 6, 2016

“This case involves Powertech’s [now Azarga] application to conduct In Situ Recovery (ISR)[uranium]mining in Custer and Fall River Counties, South …

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“Fitness for Duty” Reports: Drug-Alcohol Use at Nuclear Facilities

November 4, 2016

Tell the US NRC by November 4th 11.59 pm US Eastern (DC-NY) Time that they need to keep monitoring and …

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US Nuclear Facilities: Operating Under the Influence of Drugs-Alcohol

November 4, 2016

Tell the US NRC by November 4th 11.59 pm US Eastern (DC-NY) Time that they need to keep monitoring and …

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Florida Nuclear Utilities Trying to Kill Solar and Build Toshiba AP1000 Nuclear Reactors: Sunshine State or Glow in the Dark State – Florida Voters Choose Next Week

November 3, 2016

“… Consumers for Smart Solar is funded by utilities and front groups seeking to prevent changes to state law that …

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Marijuana Found in 2 Nuclear Power Station Protected Areas within 2 Weeks – Tell NRC to Keep Monitoring-Investigating Drugs-Alcohol; Deadline Friday 11.59 pm Eastern

November 2, 2016

In one instance it was an already smoked butt of a marijuana joint (Oct. 11th). In the other it is …

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Did #DAPL (Dakota Access-Bakken Pipeline) Security Worker Wielding an AR-15 Rifle Try to Infiltrate Native Water Protectors?

November 1, 2016

From DemocracyNow.org: “Did #DAPL Security Worker Wielding an AR-15 Rifle Try to Infiltrate Native Water Protectors? 31 October 2016 http://youtu.be/PBuz8RYfdWM …

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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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