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fallout round up

07-07-2011 22:22

a trifle disturbing to say the least

This program lets you hear a fine speech on the true cost of car culture. Yves Engler launched his book June 27th in Vancouver. The title: "Stop Signs: Cars and Capitalism on the Road to Economic, Social and Ecological Decay". The African co-author is Bianca Mugyenyi. The two tried a road trip by public transit through the wild suburbs of America. It was savage territory - but Yves will tell you all about that, and about your own life, in this recording for Radio Ecoshock.

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De-Growth - the Alternative to Collapse

29-06-2011 20:34

As oil and other commodities run out; climate and species crash - politicians keep promising more growth. It's an insane mantra of old economics. Two experts explain the new economy of "de-growth" at a conference June 3rd, 2011 in Vancouver, Canada. Conrad Schmidt, founder of the "Work Less Party", and Dr. Bill Rees, co-inventor of the ecological footprint.

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3 Nuclear Scares in the U.S. and Fukushima Bankruptcy

29-06-2011 20:27

Coverage of flooding of Fort Calhoun and Coopers Point Reactors in Nebraska, plus fire approaches Los Alamos nuke weapons lab. Nuke tech no longer safe as climate shifts. Then why U.S. downplays radiation from Japan: is it because they fear Japan will sell off $700 billion in Treasuries to pay cleanup costs? Reality of radioactive Tokyo and 290,000 people living nuclear experiment in Fukushima City.

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Camp Frack - Weekend of 17th-18th September

29-06-2011 14:26

Join the resistance to the “fracking” invasion! Stop the massive expansion of shale gas extraction in the UK! We need renewables and powerdown - not another source of fossil fuel!

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"Fracking Hell? What will shale gas mean for the UK?" Public Meeting

24-06-2011 16:10

What will the exploitation of shale gas mean for the UK and the world? What should we do about it? What can we do to stop it?

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American Fukushima

24-06-2011 08:23

"American Fukushima" finds 3 sources saying the Nuclear Regulatory Commision has weakened and not enforced safety rules for American reactors for years, decades. The exact date and names of interference from Congress, on behalf of the nuclear industry operators, shows when regulation stopped. Plus revelations of dangerous defects in dozens of U.S. reactors.

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BBC pro nuke disgraceful editing

23-06-2011 22:07

On a day that the BBC reports of the confirmed 8 sites for nuklear new build. The editor responsible for the comments, 'editor's picks', exposes themself.

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Opencast coalmine approved in leicester!!!

23-06-2011 21:46

noooooooooooo

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Carbon Capture and Storage - An act of Faith?

19-06-2011 12:29

New article on Carbon Capture and Storage on the Coal Action Network Website

‘Is Clean Coal an Act of Faith?’ by Anne Harris is a write up of a talk given to The Sheffield Humanist Society 3rd March 2010. A recording the presentation from the opposition, Terry Fox (TUC Clean Coal Task Force), this talk and contributions from the floor are available from

http://www.radio4all.net/index.php/program/40349 and

http://sheffield.indymedia.org.uk/2010/03/446931.html

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Taking on Tarmageddon trailer

15-06-2011 21:35

Oxford-based Campbell Road Productions has partnered with the environmental campaign groups People & Planet and the UK Tar Sands Network to produce a documentary investigating the tar sands oil extraction project in Alberta, Canada.

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Mass blockade of Hinkley nuclear power station announced

15-06-2011 11:43

With Italy being the latest European country to reject nuclear power, a coalition of anti-nuclear groups in Britain has announced plans to hold a mass non-violent blockade of Hinkley Point nuclear power station on 3rd October. The plant, near Bridgwater in Somerset, is expected to be the site of the first new nuclear power station, if current plans go ahead.

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Why the NATO powers are trying to assassinate Moammar Gaddafi

13-06-2011 22:42

Protecting civilians or western oil companies?

Wikileaks-released State Department cables from November 2007 and afterwards show the real reason for the mounting U.S. hostility to the Libyan government prior to the current civil war.

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World Premier Just Do It audio Q-A

10-06-2011 21:51

The world premier of the direct action doc "Just Do It" A Tale of Modern Day Outlaws, played to a packed cinema at the Sheffield Doc Fest last night 9th June. I blagged a seat and recorded the the Q&A with Jeremy Hardy, Emily James, Lauren Simpson and James Leadbitter.

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Getting Off-Grid 2 - Nick Rosen

10-06-2011 17:00

Journalist and documentary film maker Nick Rosen has toured Europe and N. America to find off-grid living. His site off-grid.com is a centre for those moving toward a fossil-fuel free life. Why do they do it? We talk motivation and tech in the interview from Radio Ecoshock 110608 29 min.

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Getting Off-Grid 1 - Cam Mather

10-06-2011 16:43

Living off grid 14 years with family, Cam Mather publishes how-to books, including The Renewable Energy Handbook. He loads up this interview with lessons-learned, tips for starting out, solar, all seasons solar hot water heater, geothermal, wood & wind.
From Radio Ecoshock Show 110608 29 min

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If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front

07-06-2011 13:27

If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front will be screened twice during the Sheffield Documentary Film Festival:

Thursday 9th Jun at 15:30 - 17:29 Sheffield Central Library Theatre

Saturday 11th Jun at 13:35 - 15:49 Showroom 3, screening with UK Uncut + Extended Q&A (129mins)

There will also a discussion of the film on Saturday 11 June 2011 at 11:45 in The Crucible Studio.

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Fukushima 3 meltdowns confirmed

07-06-2011 12:02

Breaking News and Commentary from Citizens for Legitimate Government
07 Jun 2011

http://www.legitgov.org
All links are here:

http://www.legitgov.org/#breaking_news
3 nuclear reactors melted down after quake, Japan confirms 06 Jun 2011 Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant experienced full meltdowns at three reactors in the wake of an earthquake and tsunami in March, the country's Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters said Monday.

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US Reactors as Dangerous as Fukushima

04-06-2011 18:38

From the Union of Concerned Scientists, nuclear engineer and whistleblower David Lochbaum explains his testimony to Congress on priority steps to avoid similar melt-downs and radiation in the United States (applies to all nuclear reactors, world-wide). Most U.S. reactors have HALF the battery backup Fukushima had, many more unprotected spent fuel rods, and unknown emergency plans. Interview from Radio Ecoshock Show 110603 24 minutes.

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