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The earthquake and subsequent tsunami in Japan raised new concerns about the risk of another nuclear reactor disaster.  The explosion of the FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR POWER PLANT gives our citizens cause to re-examine the risk assumed by the public. At this writing, the full extent of the damage to the plant, the community, and the environment is unknown - it will take years.

At the same time concerns over the high risks associated with extracting natural gas and as noted in a Financial Times article is "energy that comes from the same place as our drinking water. Extracting it had better be safe. The political fault lines over hydraulic fracturing (hence the term fracking) have been easy to predict for anyone paying attention to the controversies over climate change and genetically modified organisms. France’s national assembly voted to ban fracking while in the US its been full steam ahead in 32 states. These are high risk alternative energy sources. 

 

Curated by mokiethecat

The Beginning of the End of Nuclear Weapons (trailer)

On July 7, 2017, 122 countries voted for the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW), a historic ban that proceeded despite nuclear powers abstaining. This marked a significant shift, driven by non-nuclear states living under the threat of these weapons.

This 56-minute documentary explores the journey to establish the TPNW, highlighting the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) and the humanitarian initiative. Through the voices of leading activists, it traces the history of nuclear weapons and anti-nuclear efforts, detailing steps taken since 2010 to make the treaty a reality. The film also empowers viewers, showing how individuals can help bring the treaty into force and stigmatize nuclear weapons until their eradication.