Entries from January 27, 2008 - February 2, 2008
Nuclear fools day 2000 #2
Julia Moon Sparrow of Shundahai Network talks about the land and the future of the world and life and death, at the Nuclear Fools Day 2000, before the march to the Federal Federal Center in Las Vegas.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1EPXfRJMMc
Posted on Friday, February 1, 2008 at 12:27PM
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Navajo lawmakers to vote on proposed tribal Superfund law
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency cleaned up contaminated soil on properties near an abandoned uranium mine in Church Rock last year after Navajo officials spent years trying to persuade the federal agency to do so. Navajo EPA officials hope that cleaning up such sites won't take as much time in the future. The Tribal Council is expected to vote on a bill - similar to the federal Superfund law - that would allow Navajo officials to monitor and remove all hazardous substances, pollutants and contaminants that could endanger the health and safety of residents. ''This is our approach to provide us with some authority similar to what the state and federal government have in response to dealing with hazardous waste,'' said Navajo EPA Executive Director Stephen Etsitty. U.S. EPA officials say the federal government still would work to clean up sites on the reservation, but the tribal law would allow the Navajo EPA to identify and take action on sites that are not always of federal interest. ''There's so many sites and issues to be dealt with that obviously the more people you have tackling it, bringing tools to bear, the better,'' said Michael Hingerty, deputy branch chief in the EPA's Office of Regional Counsel in San Francisco. ''The EPA is only ever going to be able to get to a fraction of the problems. Every bit helps.'' The law would serve the same purposes as the federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, known as the Superfund law. The Navajo Nation has adopted a list of chemicals the federal government uses to determine whether a site is hazardous and added petroleum to that list. ''This added flexibility should help avoid disputes over the application of the act to various and environmental public health threats,'' the proposed tribal law states. Like the Superfund law, the tribal legislation places responsibility for the cleanup on current and past owners of sites or those who arrange for hazardous substances to be brought onto the Navajo Nation. If those responsible cannot immediately be identified, the tribe would use funding generated by a tariff on transporters of hazardous waste to clean up the site and seek reimbursement when possible, said Freida White, senior environmental specialist for the Navajo EPA. The amount of the tariff hasn't been decided. It's also not known when the tribe could begin cleaning up sites. Of particular interest to tribal officials is the cleanup of more than 1,000 abandoned uranium mining sites that have left a legacy of disease on the reservation that extends over parts of New Mexico, Arizona and Utah. ''A lot of people have been affected in respect to their health,'' White said. The U.S. EPA is working with the Navajo Nation and a number of federal agencies to develop a 5-year action plan to address the environmental effects of uranium mining on the reservation. A spokesman for the agency, Wendy Chavez, said the EPA will test 75 water sources and 100 structures this spring, and those found to be contaminated will be considered for cleanup under the federal Superfund program. Chavez said the agency also is working with tribal officials to clean up mining sites ranked highest for environmental risk, starting with the Northeast Church Rock Mine near Gallup. The tribal Superfund measure is on the council's agenda for its winter session, which began Jan. 28 in the Navajo capital of Window Rock, Ariz. Delegates George Arthur, the chairman of the council's Resources Committee, and Curran Hannon are sponsoring the legislation. The council's Judiciary, Resources and Ethics and Rules committees have passed the measure, although committee approval is not required for the bill to reach the full council. The tribe has been working on drafting the legislation for more than a decade, and White said she is hopeful it will pass. ''Oh, I know it will,'' she said. ''There's a need for it.'' | ||||||||||
Posted on Friday, February 1, 2008 at 12:14PM
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Gregor Gable
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Shundahai Network Nuclear Protest at the Las Vegas, NV Federal Bulding
Marching band and people protest against the mobile chernobyl bill outside of the federal building in Las Vegas, NV.More information at: http://www.nirs.org/factsheets/whywec...
Brief glimpse of Corbin Harney (in middle of video) The Shundahai Network Founder and Western Shoshone Spiritual Leader.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzAl2Xe2aoI
Posted on Thursday, January 31, 2008 at 02:04PM
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Utah: The global nuclear waste dumping ground
Bateman: Utah: The global nuclear waste dumping ground
By: Joseph Bateman
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Not content with building a Tower of Babel out of America's nuclear waste at its Clive site, EnergySolutions President Steve Creamer wants to import 20,000 tons of Italian nuclear waste and bury it in Utah. Apparently, the "solution" in the company's name stands for "dump it in Utah."
Don't worry about the health risks, groundwater contamination or that nuclear waste takes hundreds, if not thousands, of years to break down. Just think about the opportunities. Utahns already got a fancy new name for the arena formerly known as the Delta Center.
Not convinced? Well, just think about the tourist potential. Forget about the greatest snow on Earth, Temple Square or even the Golden Spike. We could be the first state that glows in the dark. Say goodbye to electric bills and say hello to the three-eyed cutthroat. The tickets would fly for the "climb the nuclear waste container" attraction or even a nuclear waste version of the corn maze. The possibilities are limitless like the nuclear waste in our state.
Gov. Huntsman must see the same tourist dollar signs dance across his eyes, as he doesn't object to the importation of the fine Italian waste. We already import their pasta, wine and loafers, so what's wrong with a little of the world's most dangerous substance? Maybe the governor forgot his anti-nuclear waste pledge or that being a public servant means you serve and protect the people, not the multi-million dollar corporations and their army of lobbyists.
Reps. Matheson, Bishop and Cannon must go to bed with the same dreams of grandeur, or stay up into the night counting the campaign contributions from EnergySolutions. Despite objections from several other members of the House of Representatives, Utah's delegation remains absurdly silent.
The reality is that this nuclear waste doesn't benefit anyone but Creamer, fattening his already burgeoning wallet. Our so-called leaders champion business at the expense of the people, and the pundits wonder why Congress' approval rating is at historic lows.
Since our induction into the Union, America has viewed Utah as a giant dumping ground. "Not in my backyard" for the rest of the nation meant "bring it to Utah."
Just ask the residents who lived downwind of the nuclear bomb tests. Take a tour of the superfund sites of the uranium mines and mills and the dead miners' graves. Stroll past US Magnesium Corporation, otherwise known as Magcorp or to the EPA as the nation's worst toxic air polluter, spewing tons of PCB and chlorine gas into the air and making Utah's air some of the most polluted in the nation.
The sad part is that if these things were happening in New York or California, the residents would be up in arms demanding action, but, in the Land of Zion, it's business as usual because silence reigns supreme in keeping Utah's dirty secret safe.
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M65 Recoiless Nuclear Rifle
The real steel version of the weapon that Colonel Yevgeny Borisovitch Volgin used in Metal Gear Solid 3.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khyZI3RK2lE
Posted on Wednesday, January 30, 2008 at 07:38PM
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Gregor Gable
in Nuclear Weapons - Video
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