U.S. Public Interest Research Group * Public Citizen * Sierra Club * Greenpeace * Nuclear Information and Resource Service * Friends of the Earth For Immediate Release: Contact: Erica Hartman, Public Citizen (202) 454-5174 Michael Mariotte, NIRS (202) 328-0002 June 16, 2005 …
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Congress Demands NRC Address Risks at Reactor Waste Pools – News Release by Nuclear Security Coalition
Producing power with too much danger — News & Observer
Preparing North Carolina for Climate Changes – News Release by NC WARN
UPDATE SEPT. 2009: State govt. still has done little on this front. Representative Pricey Harrison 57th District North Carolina General Assembly For Immediate Release May 3, 2005 Contact on the bill: Representative Pricey Harrison, (919) 733-5771 On the studies: NC WARN, Jim Warren (919) 416-5077 Studies show likelihood of increasingly violent weather …
The Future of Nuclear Terror – Bennett Ramberg Opinion Piece
United Press International April 28, 2005 Outside view: The future of nuclear terror By Bennett Ramberg Outside View Commentator Los Angeles, CA, Apr. 28 (UPI) — This month marks Chernobyl’s 19th anniversary. It comes at a time of continuing concern about the motivation and ability of terrorists to inflict an intentional Chernobyl upon …
National Academy Confirms Risks of Nuclear Waste Pools – News Release by Nuclear Security Coalition
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: April 6th, 2005 Statement on Today’s Release of National Academy’s Study on Nuclear Cooling Pools Today, the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) released a declassified study which finds that pools storing highly radioactive waste at the nation’s nuclear power plants are vulnerable to terrorist attack. …
Highlights of Report on Spent Fuel – National Academy of Sciences
Safety & Security of Commercial Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage Public Report, National Academy of Sciences, April 2005 Report’s Highlights, Compiled by the Nuclear Security Coalition The U.S. Congress asked the National Academies to analyze the safety and security of commercial spent nuclear storage in the United States. Highlights of the …
NRC Misleads on Security – Letter to The News and Observer by Jim Warren
The News & Observer Security threat Published: Mar 28, 2005 To the Editor: Regarding your March 22 editorial on FBI concerns about security weaknesses within general aviation — particularly relating to chemical and nuclear plants — I have one disagreement: A small aircraft packed with explosives could indeed cause damage …
NRC Withholds Study Damaging to Industry – News Release by Nuclear Security Coalition
Synopsis of Recent Scientific Findings on Global Warming – A Statement by NC WARN
Despite a well-funded public relations offensive by polluting industries, by 2001 scientific consensus was solid: Rising global temperatures are primarily caused by burning fossil fuels. Since then, evidence is mounting that 1) global warming is advancing rapidly; 2) rising temperatures are driving extreme weather; 3) the rate of warming is accelerating at a disturbing pace; and 4) we are rapidly approaching a point of no return.