By initially overlooking the spent fuel rod pools, the Japanese let a small problem snowball into a national emergency.
Fukushima: How Can It Be So Hard to Keep Water in a Pool?
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Environment
Japan Nuclear Crisis Obscures Greatest Nuclear Energy Threat of All
On 9/11 Flight 111 flew over New York’s Indian Point power plant.
Monbiot May Be Right, But He’s Not Doing Anti-Nuclear Forces Any Favors
According to the great British writer, coal is always a problem, nuclear energy only sometimes.
Pro-Nuclear Energy Forces Barely Pause to Rubberneck at Fukushima
Global warming and financial considerations fuel the proliferation of nuclear energy.
Worse Than a Meltdown? Could Be, Reports “Hysterical” New York Times
While many advise against over-reacting, chances are the Japanese nuclear crisis could be worse than a meltdown.
When Even Lieberman Is Concerned, the Nuclear Renaissance Is in Trouble
Is the nuclear energy too entrenched, especially with Peak Oil looming, to be slowed in its tracks by the reactor crises in Japan?
Will Fukushima Reactor Crisis Finally Sour Japanese on All Things Nuclear?
The Fuskushima crisis may provide an opening for those opposed to nuclear energy.
Review: Hot
In Hot: Living Through the Next Fifty Years on Earth, journalist Mark Hertsgaard painstakingly details what the next 50-100 years of climate change will bring on earth and the best steps to adapt to our changing world. Hertsgaard repeatedly stresses the need for immediate action. Even if emissions were completely ended tomorrow, the inertia of the climate system already ensures global warming of at least 1.4 degrees Celsius.
Taxing Financial Speculation, Raising Funds for Critical Needs
Political discontent simmered for decades in Egypt, but soaring food prices helped push public frustration past the boiling point. As the political drama there continues to unfold, it’s critical to address the complex financial and environmental dynamics that have driven global food prices to record levels.
Peru Trade Deal Unravels
In 2007, a determined Democratic caucus put their collective feet down. They refused to consider any more free trade agreements without a new model, with stronger protections for labor, human rights, and the environment. And so in May, the caucus and its supporters cut a deal with the Bush administration for a new and improved FTA with Peru.