Getting Smart about 'SmartMeters™' – A Public Forum

How Wise are ‘SmartMeters™?’
Cindy Sage of Sage Associates [left], an expert on the bio-effects of electro-magnetic radiation, was one of six speakers at a town hall forum on wireless ‘SmartMeters™’ sponsored by the Tea Party of Santa Barbara, and attended by nearly 300 people on April 28, 2011.


[Photos: EON ]

Other speakers included in order of appearance:
Josh Hart of StopSmartMeters.org
Anthony Farrington, Lake County Supervisor
Mark Toney of TURN (The Utility Reform Network)
Tyson Slocum of Public Citizen
Orlean Koehle, State President, Eagle Forum of California.

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Shutdowns & Fallout – Nukushima Update – May 9, 2011

Where is all that Fukushima radiation going, and why does it matter?
Fairewinds’ founder Maggie Gundersen interviews environmental scientist and professional engineer Marco Kaltofen about his ongoing analysis of radioactive fallout from Fukushima.

Where is all that Fukushima radiation going, and why does it matter? from Fairewinds Associates on Vimeo.

More Fires In Fukushima at Reactor 3 May 7th 2011

Deadly Silence on Fukushima

Japan: New Smoke At Nuclear Plant

Fukushima Groundwater Contamination Worst in Nuclear History – Gundersen/FaireWinds.org

Fukushima Groundwater Contamination Worst in Nuclear History from Fairewinds Associates on Vimeo.

Dr Helen Caldicott – Fukushima Nuclear Disaster– You won’t hear this on the Main Stream News.

Thousands Rally in Japan Against Nuclear Power

Japan to Shut Nuclear Plant on Quake Fears; Another Leaks Radiation

Japan Says Nuclear Policy Must Be Reviewed From Scratch

Japanese nuclear firm asks for gov’t bailout to pay disaster victims

Entergy Goes Nuclear over Vermont’s Decision
by Jim Hightower

After 5 Halflives, I-131 Higher than Cs-134/137 Suggests Ongoing Criticalities

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Plant radiation monitor says levels immeasurable

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EPA ratchets down radiation samples in milk, water

And fiinally, from our ‘Hot Summer Jobs Department:’
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Chernobyl Consciousness – Three Womans' Stories

A Legacy of Lessons Not Yet Learned
Members of a three-woman delegation from the former Soviet Union, on a U.S. tour with the support of the Center for Safe Energy to share the lessons of Chernobyl, tell how they came to be international campaigners for a nuclear free world.

HARD DUTY – A Woman’s Chernobyl Story
Natalia Manzurova is one of few surviving ‘liquidators,’ or nuclear workers sent into deal with the Chernobyl aftermath by the Soviet government.

LEARNING From CHERNOBYL – A Sociologist’s Journey
Dr. Natalia Miranova is a sociologist, former Duma legislator and a leading international campaigner for nuclear abolition.

COPING with CHERNOBYL – A Psychologist’s Journey
Tatiana Mukhamedyarova
is a psychologist-turned-activist who serves as a translator for the international nuke free movement as well as sharing her understanding of the psychological impact of ‘post meltdown stress.’

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NUKUSHIMA UPDATE – 4-27-11


Illustration by Victor Juhasz/Rolling Stone

Not a Pretty Picture

America’s Nuclear NightmareRolling Stone
The U.S. has 31 reactors just like Japan’s — but regulators are ignoring the risks and boosting industry profits

In nuclear accident, risks extend beyond evacuation zone

Chernobyl survivor warns of ‘bombshell’ in Japan

Nuclear Disasters Should Be Met with Scientific Inquiry, Not Silence

Remarks on the 25th anniversary of the Nuclear Meltdown at Chernobyl, Ukraine.
by Ralph Nader

Chernobyl. Fukushima. Indian Point?

Chernobyl Catastrophe: 25th Anniversary of World’s Worst Nuclear Accident Democracy Now

Gundersen Postulates Unit 3 Explosion May Have Been Prompt Criticality in Fuel Pool

Gundersen Postulates Unit 3 Explosion May Have Been Prompt Criticality in Fuel Pool from Fairewinds Associates on Vimeo.

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Ding, Dong, Darbee's Gone! – March On Munchkins…

How did he screw up? Let us count the ways:
Prop 16, attacks on local clean energy initiatives (CCA’s), the stupid ‘smart’ meter fiasco, and the San Bruno gas disaster. Not to mention that Fukushima fallout is not going to make re-licensing PG&E’s Diablo nuke a slam dunk. (Sign petition below) No wonder he’s going to take the money and run. EON photo

PG&E boss Peter Darbee resigns with $35M retirement package San Francisco Examiner

PG&E Chairman Resigns, Spokesman Refutes Claims He Was Offered Money To Leave

PG&E exec. resigns in wake of Calif pipeline blastABC TV

Peter Darbee resigns: 1st step in PG&E rebuilding [?] SF Chron Editorial
…The utility, virtually by itself, promoted a ballot measure last year to hamstring local competition to its power business. PG&E spent $45 million on the statewide initiative and lost badly. Following that was the rollout of millions of wireless SmartMeters, tagged by some consumers for inaccurate bills and health concerns…
Read more…

PG&E CEO Darbee Resigns- Peevey Next?StopSmartMeters.org

PG&E CEO Peter Darbee stepping down SF Bay Guardian

PG&E TALKS TO SENATE ABOUT SMART METERS….

Victoria pulls plug on Smart Meters, Indefinite Moratorium

Japanese disaster ignites seismic concerns at California’s nuclear power plants Alliance for Nuclear Responsibility

Fukushima’s Nuclear Emergency by Nature Video

EARTH DAY ACTION: Download and Print This Petition Now!

Sign Petition for Safe Food and Water Oversight Due to Fukushima Disaster