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Japan signs carbon offset deal with Palau
2014-01-14 12:25:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Japan has signed an agreement with Palau to allow Japanese companies to earn carbon credits by helping the small Pacific island cut greenhouse gas emissions, the Japanese government said on Monday. Under the deal, both nations will set up a joint committee of representatives to operate a bilateral offset crediting mechanism, known as the Joint Crediting Mechanism, Tokyo said in a statement. Japan has already has nine such bilateral agreements, aiming to bypass the lengthy screening process...
Five dead after blast at chemical plant in Japan
2014-01-13 16:37:00| Canadian Plastics Headlines
An explosion at a chemical factory in central Japan killed at least five workers and injured 17 others, according to authorities.
Defying Japan, Rancher Saves Fukushimas Radioactive Cows
2014-01-11 19:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: His may be one of the worlds more quixotic protests. Angered by what he considers the Japanese governments attempts to sweep away the inconvenient truths of the Fukushima nuclear disaster, Masami Yoshizawa has moved back to his ranch in the radioactive no-mans land surrounding the devastated plant. He has no neighbors, but plenty of company: hundreds of abandoned cows he has vowed to protect from the governments kill order. A large bulldozer meant to keep out agricultural officials stands...
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Japan: Toll of U.S. Sailors Devastated by Fukushima Radiation Continues to Climb
2014-01-11 17:42:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: The roll call of U.S. sailors who say their health was devastated when they were irradiated while delivering humanitarian help near the stricken Fukushima nuke is continuing to soar. So many have come forward that the progress of their federal class action lawsuit has been delayed. Bay area lawyer Charles Bonner says a re-filing will wait until early February to accommodate a constant influx of sailors from the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan and other American ships. U.S. sailors irradiated...
Japan to Recreate Fukushima Meltdown for Analysis
2014-01-10 21:36:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: It`s been almost three years since the nuclear disaster at Fukushima, but the Japan Atomic Energy Agency is still trying to figure out what went wrong. The agency`s latest effort will be to recreate the meltdown in a controlled setting in order to analyze the event and better prepare for future incidents. According to The Yomiuri Shimbun, the experiment will include melting a miniature version of one of the Fukushima Daiichi energy plant`s 4.5-meter rods inside a stainless-steel capsule. Neutrons...
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