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Ex-utility bosses charged over Fukushima nuclear disaster
2016-02-29 12:02:04| Energy - Topix.net
Three former utility firm bosses have been charged with negligence over the Fukushima nuclear disaster - the first ones from the company to face a criminal trial. A group of court-appointed lawyers have indicted Tsunehisa Katsumata, the then chairman of Tokyo Electric Power Company , along with two other ex-executives.
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Former Tepco execs indicted over Fukushima nuclear disaster
2016-02-29 08:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: A worker, wearing a protective suit and a mask, is seen from a bus near the No. 3 reactor building at Tokyo Electric Power Co's (TEPCO) tsunami-crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Okuma town, Fukushima prefecture, Japan February 10, 2016. Reuters/Toru Hanai TOKYO Three former Tokyo Electric Power (Tepco) executives were indicted on Monday for failing to take safety measures to prevent the nuclear disaster at Fukushima Daiichi plant in 2011, a Tokyo District Court official said. ...
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On Native Ground OIL Drilling in the Arctic: Ecological Disaster Waiting to Happen
2016-02-29 06:19:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
American Reporter: Are we so desperate for one last big fix of oil, that we're willing to destroy one of the world's last pristine and unspoiled regions? The answer seems to be yes. The U.S. Geological Survey released a report last week stating that the region inside the Arctic Circle contains about one-fifth of the world's undiscovered, recoverable oil. The USGS report, the most comprehensive survey ever of energy resources in the Arctic, found that there is an estimated 90 billion barrels of oil - or about...
Fiji cyclone disaster is a sign of future challenges
2016-02-26 14:09:10| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ClimateWire: Small island states and environmentalists say the devastating cyclone that lashed Fiji on Saturday illustrates why the world must get serious about helping climate-vulnerable countries cope with warming. Cyclone Winston was the most damaging storm ever to hit the small Pacific nation. The death toll was at 36 yesterday. Fijis representatives spent yesterday assessing the damage and securing aid. The government of Fijis first concern is to provide humanitarian emergency assistance, food,...
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Greenpeace Launches Investigation Into Radiation Impacts of Fukushima Disaster on Pacific Ocean
2016-02-26 13:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: Greenpeace Japan today announced it is conducting an underwater investigation into radiation contamination from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean. The survey will be conducted from a Japanese research vessel using a one of a kind Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV), fitted with sensitive gamma radiation spectrometer and sediment sampler. On the opening day of the investigation, Mr Naoto Kan, the former Prime Minister of Japan and leader at the time of the nuclear accident,...
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