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Japan earthquake July 10

Tokyo Electric Power Co., or TEPCO#39;s, Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant#39;s chemical injection leakage point is pictured at the radiated water treatment facility system of the plant in Fukushima prefecture, northern Japan, July 10, 2011 in this handout photo released by TEPCO. A strong earthquake jolted on Sunday the same area of northeastern Japan that was hit by a massive quake in March, but there was no sign of further damage along the coast or to the crippled Fukushima nuclear power

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Earth hour 2011 India pictures

India#39;s landmark Taj Hotel switches the lights off during Earth Hour in Mumbai March 26, 2011. Lights started going off around the world on Saturday in a show of support for renewable energy and was given added poignancy by Japan#39;s nuclear disaster which raises doubts about nuclear power as a possible solution. An Indian band performs at a concert representing the 60 minutes of Earth Hour in front of the India Gate during Earth Hour in New Delhi March 26, 2011. Earth Hour, when everyo

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WATCH: Anthony Weiner’s Epic, Sarcastic Rant Against The House Republicans

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Anthony Weiner, fresh off shutting up Michele Bachmann, took to the House floor today where he unleashed a satirical stream aimed at the Republican Party’s passage of the bill defunding NPR. The results are pretty amazing. “Crisis averted, ladies and gentleman. What a relief. What a relief. I’m glad we got the economy back going. I’m glad we’ve secured our nuclear power plants. I’m so glad the Americans… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : The Business Insider Discovery Date : 17/03/2011 23:11 Number of articles : 4

WATCH: Anthony Weiner’s Epic, Sarcastic Rant Against The House Republicans

WATCH: Anthony Weiner’s Epic, Sarcastic Rant Against The House Republicans

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Anthony Weiner, fresh off shutting up Michele Bachmann, took to the House floor today where he unleashed a satirical stream aimed at the Republican Party’s passage of the bill defunding NPR. The results are pretty amazing. “Crisis averted, ladies and gentleman. What a relief. What a relief. I’m glad we got the economy back going. I’m glad we’ve secured our nuclear power plants. I’m so glad the Americans… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : The Business Insider Discovery Date : 17/03/2011 23:11 Number of articles : 4

WATCH: Anthony Weiner’s Epic, Sarcastic Rant Against The House Republicans

acid rain in Singapore 2011

The National Environment Agency (NEA) said that Singapore would not be affected by radioactive rain because Japan#39;s nuclear reactors were located 5,000lm away – a radiation shower would require a complete meltdown of Japan#39;s reactors. AN SMS that has been making the rounds warns that radiation from Japan reaching Singapore has turned out to be a hoax. The text message reads: #39;A nuclear power plant in Fukushima, Japan exploded at 4:30 AM today. If it rains tomorrow or later, don#39;t g

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Chernobyl explosion pictures

A employee looks on inside the damaged fourth reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant February 24, 2011. Belarus, Ukraine and Russia will mark the 25th anniversary of the nuclear reactor explosion in Chernobyl, the place where the world#39;s worst civil nuclear accident took place, on April 26. Makar Krosovski, 73, visits his abandoned and ruined house, which he left shortly after the Chernobyl blast, in the state radiation ecology reserve in the 30 km (18 miles) exclusion zone around t

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Japan new tsunami warning

Japanese residents gather on higher ground after a new tsunami warning was issued along the coast in Sendai on March 14, 2011. The warning came as an explosion rocked the nearby Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant. The blast was felt 30 miles (50 kilometers) away by Associated Press journalists in the coastal town of Soma, where residents fled the town for safety after being herded quickly through muddy, debris-strewn streets. TV footage showed a massive column of smoke belching from the Fu

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Japan nuclear meltdown map 2011

Map showing the Fukushima nuclear plants on the northeastern coast of Japan#39;s main Honshu island. An explosion and feared meltdown at Fukushima nuclear plant No. 1 Saturday exposed the scale of the disaster facing the country after a massive quake and tsunami left more than 1,000 dead. News of the leak was confirmed by the Japanese government after the walls and roof at Fukushima Number 1 nuclear power plant were destroyed in the blast. Plumes of white smoke were sent billowing into the sky

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The Sun Rises on a Solar-Powered Mosque in Turkey

The village mosque in Büyükeceli is now powered by solar panels. Photo: Alper Tunga Çatal for Greenpeace . When residents of the Turkish village of Büyükeceli decided to install a set of solar panels to demonstrate how renewable energy could be a viable alternative to the proposed nuclear power plant they are fighting, they first thought to use t… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Stewart Brand and Erich Pica Debate Nuclear Power

With the Republicans in control of the House and cap and trade dead for now, it’s likely that over the next few years there will be renewed focus on the revitalization of nuclear power as an answer to our energy and climate problems. The Huffington Post recently held a debate on the merits of nuclear power with Friends of the Earth US Executive Director Erich Pica and Stewart Brand, co-founder of the Global Business Network … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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