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Petition Drive to Help Fukushima Residents forced by Japan to Enter Nuclear Contamination Area

Following the recent SOS from Fukushima families...

(FUKUSHIMA / SALEM) - There now is a petition in Japan to evacuate the people from Fukushima Prefecture. We reported over the weekend the tragic plight of residents being turned out of shelters and instructed to return to their homes in the affected area.

The petition can be found here: http://311fukushima.net/?page_id=93. And by the way, I have been staying true to these stories about petition drives and signing them before publishing, to ensure the integrity of the process. The form is written partly in English and partly in Japanese, but easy to follow.

S.O.S. From Fukushima: Silence is Deadly in Japan

Newly released video is an International plea for help from Fukushima residents.

(FUKUSHIMA / SALEM) - The people of Fukushima prefecture in Japan, are in trouble.

Abandoned by their own government; forced to return to their homes in this city of nuclear contamination, they are fearful for their children's futures and asking the world community for support.

Israeli Sex Suspect Accused of Blackmailing Young American Girls

I am left wondering whether Israel can possibly produce any good news.

(LONDON) - Y-Net reported this morning about the arrest of an Israeli man on suspicion of blackmailing some 100 US girls. The Israeli man was detained on suspicion of hacking the computers of the girls and threatening to circulate their intimate photos, unless they perform indecent acts on their webcam.

Almost 100 girls aged 12 to 17 were among the victims. . The Israel man  is believed to have hacked their computers, seeking embarrassing photographs and later approaching them on online social networks and threatening them.

Israel Fires on Two Americans off Gaza Coast

With Vittorio Arrigoni out of the way, Israel increases attacks on Gaza fishing boats.

(GAZA) - Two Americans are among those rescued after Israeli naval forces attacked unarmed Palestinian boats for the second consecutive day.

Israel's attacks on unarmed fishing crews who are hard pressed to earn a living, are on the rise.

`Reactor Reax` - Roundup uf Nuclear Weapons and Evegy Stories

This is a good roundup of information put together by Physicians for Social Responsibility and delivered to our viewers on a weekly basis.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - There are big questions over the escalating cost of a nuclear facility under construction in the state of Virginia.

It isn't to say there aren't answers; the developers are simply going to pass the cost along to the taxpayer once the reactors are completed.

Iran is singled out because it defies Washington: Jeremy R. Hammond

In-depth interview addresses Iran's nuclear standoff, the renewed war threats of Israel and the U,S, against Iran, the prospect of Iran-West relations and also Israel's underground nuclear program.

(TEHRAN) - Jeremy R. Hammond is an American political analyst and journalist who is the editor of Foreign Policy Journal, a progressive online publication dedicated to providing critical analysis of the United States Foreign Policy.

Wildfire Still Threatening Los Alamos Nuclear Facility

The lab has announced that it will remain closed Wednesday.

(LOS ALAMOS, N.M. Accuweather) - AccuWeather.com reports the weather will remain troublesome for crews battling the wildfire threatening Los Alamos National Laboratory in northern New Mexico over the next few days.

Although an increase in humidity early Tuesday morning has been a short-term benefit, a storm system passing by to the north will kick up daily rounds of gusty winds through Thursday.

Oregon Legislature Unanimously Passes HJM 28 to Protect the Northwest from Additional Nuclear Waste

HJM 28 passed through both chambers unanimously.

(SALEM, Ore.) - The Oregon Legislature gave final unanimous approval to HJM 28 on Wednesday, urging the US Dept. of Energy to remove the Hanford Nuclear Reservation from their list of candidate sites for national permanent disposal of radioactive waste.

The US Dept. of Energy is currently considering Hanford as a candidate site for Greater-than-Class-C nuclear waster disposal.

NRC Website Defines Media Blackout Over Nebraska Nuclear Plant Flooding

Americans are getting more information about the drowning nuclear plant from civilians on YouTube than government agencies or media.

(SALEM, Ore.) - As the U.S. populace idles along in relative ignorance over the looming nuclear disaster in Nebraska.

The NRC doesn't seem to know about Nebraska. Of course I say this in jest, but sadly, this reported informational blackout that keeps coming up, seems to be patently true

Rosalie Bertell - `Right Livelihood` Award Winner

"For raising public awareness about the destruction of the biosphere and human gene pool, especially by low-level radiation." Rosalie Bertell (Canada) Joint Award with Alice Stewart (1986)

(ARCATA, Calif.) - "NUCLEAR FIGHTER"... Dr. Rosalie Bertell maintains the nuclear industry and military policy makers are the world's main polluters.

Anti-nuclear nun an environmental epidemiologist Dr. Rosalie Bertell, a Grey Nun for half a century, is an internationally recognized expert in the field of radiation. neither a recluse nor a denizen of the Ivory Tower. She is an activist and whistle blower.