Selected Articles: Helen Caldicott on Fukushima, Oliver Stone’s “Ukraine on Fire”, Trump Impeachment Campaign: What Is End Game?
Helen Caldicott: The Fukushima Nuclear Meltdown Continues Unabated
By Helen Caldicott, February 14 2017
Dr Helen Caldicott, explains recent robot photos taken of Fukushima’s Daiichi nuclear reactors: radiation levels have not peaked, but have continued to spill toxic waste into the Pacific Ocean — but it’s only now the damage has been photographed.
Campaign to Impeach Donald Trump Continues. What’s the End Game?
By Stephen Lendman, February 14 2017
Trump hasn’t been in office long enough to charge him with any offense, let alone an impeachable one – other than for continuing US imperial wars in multiple theaters. No president was ever charged with crimes of war or against humanity. Several instead won Nobel Peace Prizes, Obama the latest, despite months of high crimes before getting the award. Trump may or may not warrant impeachment. A few weeks in office is way too early to judge him this harshly despite justifiable criticism of what he’s done so far.
A Documentary You’ll Likely Never See: “Ukraine on Fire” by Oliver Stone
By James DiEugenio, February 14 2017
It is not very often that a documentary film can set a new paradigm about a recent event, let alone, one that is still in progress. But the new film Ukraine on Fire has the potential to do so – assuming that many people get to see it.
The Globalization of Environmental Degradation
By George Abert and Dr. Paul Craig Roberts, February 14 2017
Figuratively speaking, a ginormous asteroid is hurtling to a cataclysmic rendezvous with earth, but we are not supposed to notice. The asteroid is the rising threat from environmental degradation. Evidence is accumulating that environmental degradation is becoming global.We can either act responsibly by accepting the challenge or take refuge in denial and risk the consequences.
Smart Utility Meter “Opt Out Bills” Opt to Protect Consumer Rights?
By Patricia Burke, February 14 2017
In many states, AMR meters have already been rolled out and are transmitting 24/7 without the knowledge and consent of residents who are not aware of their increased RF exposures, and the bills only address the future installation of smart meters. States rolling out new AMR meters are claiming that the meters are not smart, misleading citizens. An analog meter with no radio transmitter would be required to address both the privacy and health complaints.
