Tuesday
Jul142009
United Kingdom
The anti-nuclear movement in Britain has a long and active history. The famous peace symbol that has come to have universal meaning was first adopted by the British anti-nuclear weapons movement, the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament.
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July 14, 2009Sunday
Jul122009
A former Energy Minister now a strong foe of nuclear power
Tony Benn, former Energy Minister and British Member of Parliament, is possibly the most famous convert to nuclear power opposition. British documentarian, Vicki Lesley, captured the inimitable Benn on video.
Sunday
Jul122009
UK farms still harmed by Chernobyl radioactive fallout
The British government has finally confirmed what UK farmers and environmentalists have known for years - that the radioactive fallout from the 1986 Chernobyl, Ukraine reactor accident continues to contaminate British sheep and farmland today. Close to 370 farms and 190,000 sheep are affected. .