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    February, 2008 newsletter July, 2008 Newsletter ...
  • New Nukes Not Ready for Prime Time

    A devastating blow to the much-hyped revival of atomic power has been delivered by an unlikely source---the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The NRC says the "standardized" designs on which the entire premise of returning nuclear power to center s...
  • New Declaration of War?

    On Monday, Bush’s Attorney General, Michael Mukasey, called on Congress to take dramatic steps to subvert the Constitution. Mukasey is demanding that Congress issue a new declaration of war that would make the entire globe -- including the Unit...
  • Candle For Tibet

    Find more photos like this on Candle4Tibet Candle 4 Tibet ...
  • July 31:Hiroshima Vigil Planning Meeting

    A meeting for planning a vigil for Hiroshima day will be held at 6:00 pm, Thursday, July 31, at the CPRC office. If you are interested in helping with this please contact Cassandra Fralix at 803-238-1418. The CPRC office is on the second floor of the b...
  • July 31: Tell Congress to Let the Red Cross Into Secret Prisons

    Presently the United States Central Intelligence Agency is operating secret detention centers in Eastern Europe and other parts in the world. Detainees in these centers are taken from all over the world. There are no formal charges and no legal processing...
  • Nuclear Recycling Fails the Test

    Original at Foreign Policy in Focus  by Robert Alvarez Over the past few years, attention to the recycling of nuclear power spent fuel has grown. Fears of global warming due to fossil fuel burning have given nuclear energy a boost; over t...
  • July 28: Rosewood Community Garden Meeting

    NEXT WORKING MEETING* When: Monday, July 28, 6:30 pm (EVERY OTHER MONDAY) Where: 1100 S. Holly St., behind the Ben Arnold Center What: Tend, plant, harvest, plan, chat.  *Planning meetings for the Children's SUMMER WOR...
  • Aug 6th: Public Service Commission Meeting on New SCE&G Nuclear Plants

    Wed., August 6, 2:30 p.m. 101 Executive Center Dr., Hearing Room Agenda Directions to PSC office:  http://www.psc.sc.gov/about/offices.asp (The July 16th meeting was postponed to August 6th) Contact: Tom Clements, Friends of the Earth, 803...
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  • The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism

    The Book A Short Film ...
  • Aug. 14: THINK OUTSIDE THE BOMB National Youth Conference

      Think Outside the Bomb National Youth Conference on Nuclear Abolition in Boston, MA, August 14-17, 2008 Apply Now! ...
  • Reprocessing background documents

     The Legacy of Reprocessing in the United Kingdom (no nukes perspective) Background, Status and Issues Related to the Regulation of Advanced Spent Nuclear Fuel Recycle Facilities (pro nukes perspective) Click read more for comments by Tom Clemen...
  • Quote of the Week: Rep. Wexler Says Iran Resolution Must Change

    "Congress must counter the Administration's tendencies of preferring armed conflict over diplomacy, and we must make every effort to change the text of this resolution.…I am preparing to offer amendments to H. Con. Res. 362 and articulate a ...
  • Success: New Nuclear Weapon Defeated

    Today the Senate administered the last rites for the Reliable Replacement Warhead. The Senate Appropriations Committee passed a spending bill rejecting all funding for the new weapon. The Senate's decision marks the second year in a row that Congress ha...
  • Burning Clay

    Group urges conversation over proposed nuclear reactor in Jenkinsville The drinking water running out of local taps comes from this lake. The water is used for fishing and irrigating local gardens, too. Currently, the lake also hosts a nuclea...
  • July 14: Rosewood Community Garden Meeting

    NEXT WORKING MEETING* When: Monday, July 14, 6:30 pm (EVERY OTHER MONDAY) Where: 1100 S. Holly St., behind the Ben Arnold Center What: Tend, plant, harvest, plan, chat.  COMMUNITY GARDENING SEGMENT on the SEED SHOW, WOIC 123...
  • Utility Rates Going Up To Pay for Nuclear Plant Construction

    South Carolina Electric & Gas wants to boost rates 37% by 2019 to cover its share of two nuclear reactors costing $10 billion. The utility can cover the cost of the plants from customers regardless of whether the plant is finished or not, thanks to y...
  • Iraqi Child Arrives In Greenville for Medical Treatment

    Seven-year-old Rusul is the younger sister of Salee Allawe who received double prostheses through the generosity of Greenville’s Shriners Hospital last year. Rusul’s right leg was severely injured in the U.S. missile strike that took ...
  • July 18: Energy Justice Carolina Summer Camp!

    Time and Place Start Time: Friday, July 18, 2008 at 12:00pm End Time: Sunday, July 20, 2008 at 5:00pm Location: Jenkinsville, SC Stre...