Displaying pictures of decaying nuclear waste barrels and a girl with a brain tumor, Tao Aborigines from Lanyu (also known as Orchid Island) yesterday accused the government and Taiwan Power Co (Taipower) of trying to annihilate the tribe by storing nuclear waste on the island for three decades. “I cry everytime I tell the story Read more
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Pacific Churches condemn Japan releasing radio active water
Friday, April 15th, 2011
The Pacific Conference of Churches condemn Japan for releasing radio active seawater into the Pacific Ocean. The water has been used to cool the damaged reactor at the Fukushima atomic power station. In a press release the general secretary Fe’iloakitau Tevi said “This irradiated sea water poses a lasting threat to Pacific ecosystems and the Read more
Catholic experts: nuclear disaster raises ethical questions
Friday, March 25th, 2011
The nuclear disaster in Japan raises ethical questions about the future use of nuclear power according to Catholic scholars and other ethicists. The accident could be a “huge wake-up call” that “would give impetus to jump start research” in other energy technologies. While nuclear energy could be part of the solution to climate change because it does Read more