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Bernie Sanders Strongly Supported Burying Vermont Nuclear Waste in Texas Despite Opposition; Poor Communities Beware (Includes Transcript)

February 19, 2020

Please read this post carefully. If you find this behavior reprehensible, we urge Bernie supporters to find another candidate before …

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Nazi Gold Laundered Through Turkey; Nazi Banking-Trade-Intermediary Roles of Switzerland, Spain, Portugal and Others

October 10, 2019

Originally posted on Mining Awareness + :
We have already documented that Degussa was involved in the melting of gold stolen by the…

Radioactively Contaminated Waste from the US DOE Nuclear Weapons Complex Illegally Sent to Incinerators, Landfills, Recycling and Recovery Facilities across the United States

August 21, 2019

“In the spring of 1991, residents of Baton Rouge, LA, were shocked to read in their local newspaper that radioactive …

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Dangerous Radioactive Waste Storage in Texas Proposed by J.F. Lehman & France – US NRC Hearing

July 11, 2019

The proposed nuclear waste dump for Texas is by “Interim Storage Partners“– a joint venture between Waste Control Specialists (WCS), …

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Governor of New Mexico: Holtec Nuclear Waste Storage Bad for the Economy & Environment; Unacceptable Risk to Agriculture and Oil & Gas Industry

June 10, 2019

“The interim storage of high-level radioactive waste poses significant and unacceptable risks to New Mexicans, our environment and our economy… …

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Crony Capitalism: Rick Perry US Energy Secretary? Former Texas Governor’s Experience for the Job Comes From Stiffing the American People and their Environment.

June 10, 2019

Originally posted on Mining Awareness + :
Waste Control Specialists Radioactive Waste Burial Ground in west Texas From OtherWords.org: “Crony Capitalism Made Rick…

Remember To Speak Up Against High Level Radioactive Waste Coming To Texas – Deadline Extended To November 19th

October 19, 2018

Please remember to comment by November 19th, 11:59 pm EDT; 10:59 pm CDT, 9:59 pm MDT. You can comment directly, …

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Everyday Needs To Be Earth Day

April 22, 2018

April 22nd is officially Earth Day. Everyday needs to be Earth Day. NASA Earth-Rise Christmas Eve 1968 The human population …

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Smoldering Nuclear Waste Barrel Fire At Idaho National Nuclear Lab

April 15, 2018

Photo of an apparently similar fire at WIPP in New Mexico in 2014. The INL (Idaho National [Nuclear] Lab) nuclear …

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Trump Donor-Fundraiser Loses Antitrust Case: U.S. District Court Blocks EnergySolutions’ Acquisition of WCS Nuclear Waste Site (June 21, 2017 Ruling)

June 22, 2017

WCS west Texas nuclear waste dump Energy Solutions, owned by Trump large donor Doug Kimmelman, wants to take-over competitor WCS …

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The Ongoing Saga 80: News, Updates, & More

April 25, 2017

This post ran from 25 April 2017 to 17 May 2017. Most recent updates are on top. It continues here: …

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High Level Nuclear Waste Interim Parking Lot Storage in Texas Comment to April 28th

April 6, 2017

Comment Deadline April 28th, https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=NRC-2016-0231 Most US high level nuclear waste appears to be kept in open air parking-lot like …

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“Because Scott Walker Asked”: Leaked Docs Suggest Wisconsin Governor Illegally Raised Corporate Donations

February 23, 2017

From DemocracyNow.org “Because Scott Walker Asked”: Leaked Docs Suggest Wisconsin Gov Illegally Raised Corporate Donations http://youtu.be/hIZ1TSt5twM SEPTEMBER 16, 2016 An …

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Interim Storage Open-Air Parking Lots of High Level Nuclear Waste Risk Major Radioactive Leaks – Most Canister Systems Do Not Meet Standards: Made of Thin Steel; Neither Adequately Inspected Nor Adequately Monitored

February 13, 2017

Holtec Spent Fuel Casks at Diablo Canyon, California “The majority of current U.S. irradiated spent fuel storage facilities use thin-walled …

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Dangerous Texas High-Level Radioactive Waste Open-Air Parking Lot Dump – Public Hearings on Monday and Wednesday; Public Comment to March 13 – License Application

February 12, 2017

News Release from Public Citizen: “Jan. 30, 2017 
License Application for Dangerous West Texas High-Level Radioactive Waste Dump Is Now …

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Father of the US Nuclear Navy Thought Risks of Nuclear Power Not Worth Benefits Because It Produces Radiation; Opposed Continued Subsidies to the Nuclear Industry

February 12, 2017

“…every time you produce radiation, you produce something that has a certain half-life, which in some cases is billions of …

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Nuclear Rip and Ship; Radioactive Waste Dilution- Lethal Underbelly of Private Nuclear Waste Revealed in US Lawsuit Against Trump Large Donor’s Corp.; Comment Deadline Friday 11.59 pm ET= NY-DC Time

January 26, 2017

Private Nuclear Waste “Interim” Storage Facility Comment by Friday, 27 Jan. 2017, 11.59 PM Eastern Time(NY-Boston-DC-Atlanta, Miami, etc.) This is …

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Carson Evaded Sen. Warren Questions on Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Conflicts of Interest; How Many Real Estate Scions Are Needed as White House Assistants?

January 26, 2017

When you hear about public-private partnerships, urban redevelopment projects, the wall with Mexico, or even infrastructure and lead abatement keep …

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Crony Capitalism: Rick Perry US Energy Secretary? Former Texas Governor’s Experience for the Job Comes From Stiffing the American People and their Environment.

January 23, 2017

Waste Control Specialists Radioactive Waste Burial Ground in west Texas From OtherWords.org: “Crony Capitalism Made Rick Perry Our Energy Secretary …

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US Private Nuclear Waste “Interim” Storage Facility

January 22, 2017

This Private Nuclear Waste “Interim” Storage Facility, i.e. Parking lot for high level nuclear waste, comment deadline is even more …

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Kukes: Russian Oil Magnate with Ties to Putin and Cheney Gave Almost $300,000 to Trump

January 19, 2017

Who is this Simon Kukes who donated $275,700 to Trump’s Campaign? What does he want? http://www.fec.gov/finance/disclosure/norindsea.shtml People need to ask …

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Nazi Gold Laundered Through Turkey; Nazi Banking-Trade-Intermediary Roles of Switzerland, Spain, Portugal and Others

January 3, 2017

We have already documented that Degussa was involved in the melting of gold stolen by the Nazis, in the Nazi …

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Why is Large Trump Donor-Nuclear Waste King Kimmelman Charging So Much to Bury Nuclear Waste?

December 20, 2016

Related comment deadline 11.59 pm 20 December: “Report on Changes to Low-Level Waste Burial Charges; Draft NUREG for Comment ID“: …

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Family Run Pizzeria Served More Than Just Pizza – ‘Ndrangheta Convictions 2016

December 9, 2016

“This family run business served more than just pizza to its customers, using store fronts like a pizzeria to import …

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Intrepid Hurricane Nicole Still Deters German Nuclear Waste Path to America

October 15, 2016

Hurricane Nicole The German government wants to send 30 shipments of spent nuclear fuel from its Ahaus storage facility as …

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Shipments of Nuclear Waste Through Hurricane Prone Atlantic to Charleston SC Almost Monthly?

October 8, 2016

The German government wants to send 30 shipments of spent nuclear fuel from its Ahaus storage facility as well as …

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Volkswagen Engineer Pleads Guilty for His Role in Conspiracy to Cheat US Emissions Tests

September 11, 2016

“According to the plea agreement, from 1983 until May 2008, Liang was an employee of Volkswagen AG (VW), working in …

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South Korea Wants to Send Its Nuclear Waste to Someone Else! Who gives a Flying Fukushima about what they want?

July 30, 2016

South Korea has decided that they may want to give someone else their nuclear waste, according to Reuters (July 25, …

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Germany’s Attempt to Dump Nuclear Waste and Liability Upon America: SRS Citizen’s Board Objects

June 7, 2016

“Germany is a wealthy and stable first-world ally capable of safely and securely managing this SNF [Spent Nuclear Fuel] without …

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How Lucrative is Burying Radioactive Rubble? Valhi-WCS in West Texas USA

May 14, 2016

When nuclear power stations are decommissioned, the radioactive parts and radioactive rubble must go someplace. Other than putting radioactive waste …

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Memo Concluded that Water Will Enter West Texas Radioactive Waste Burial Ground (WCS-Waste Control Specialists)

May 11, 2016

“Analysis of available data shows that groundwater in the natural system already is unacceptably at or near the boundaries of …

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Sen. Crapo of Idaho Wants More Nuclear Pork Barrel Jobs But Not Nuclear Waste; Sponsors Nuclear Bills Endangering the Rest of the Country; the Ugly Underbelly of the US Senate System – Idaho’s Shakedown of America

May 6, 2016

Idaho [Nuclear] National Lab (INL) benefits from fat cat funding and salaries, and promotes new nuclear reactors and thus waste. …

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Japan Radioactive Rubble-Old Reactor Parts to be Sent to America and/or Britain?

April 21, 2016

First came the plutonium and HEU nuclear waste from Japan and other foreign countries to America, and people remained silent… …

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America to be Crucified by 200 Tonnes of German Nuclear Waste? US DOE Gives Good Friday Deadline!

March 25, 2016

Oppose by email: GermanSpentNuclearFuelEA@leidos.com Mail to Tracy Williams, NEPA Compliance Officer, U.S. Department of Energy, P.O. Box B, Aiken, South …

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Nazi Gold: The Merkers Mine Treasure and the Planned Dumping of German Nuclear Waste on America

March 18, 2016

“Silence in the face of evil is itself evil. Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to …

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Proposed Dumping of 200 tonnes of German Nuclear Waste on America – Did the US Mislead People on the Amount? Hidden in Plain Sight? “Jein”, as Germans Say – Oppose Dumping of 200 tonnes German Nuclear Waste by 11.59 pm, Eastern, March 25 2016

March 10, 2016

Why was Obama always more wildly popular in Germany than in America? So, did the US mislead everyone about the …

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Nevada Radioactive Waste Dump Fire: 47 Pounds of Plutonium Buried at the Beatty “Low Level” Waste Site; Foreshadow of Things to Come Due to Continued Burial of Radioactive Waste in N. America and Europe

October 26, 2015

“According to American Ecology, about 47 pounds of plutonium was disposed of at the Beatty, Nevada, facility. Also, US Ecology’s …

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High Cost of Nuclear Waste – Chickens Home to Roost; Squabbles over Who Pays

October 7, 2015

Sellafield B-29 Facility – The Ecologist Sellafield B 30 The Ecologist Google Aerial View of Sellafield Fuel Pool America’s most …

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US Burial of “Low Level” Nuclear Waste: Public Radiation Exposure 33 x Higher than “High Level” Dump; Removes States’ Rights to Protect People-Environment

September 21, 2015

While it appears a waste of time to comment to the USNRC, comments become public record. As such, they can …

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US NRC “Low Level” Nuclear Waste Proposal: 33 x Higher than “High Level” Dumps; Removes States’ Rights to Protect People-Environment; Comment by Sept. 21st, 11.59 PM ET (NY-DC)

September 9, 2015

“Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal; Reopening of Comment Period” Comment Now! Due Sep 21, 2015 11:59 PM ET Proposed Rule Posted: …

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The Desire of the Nuclear Industry to Bury Nuclear Waste: Deadly Rip-off

July 23, 2015

Depleted Uranium in cheap, rusty, oil drums, en route to Utah. Apparently they will be buried like this. If not, …

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Environmental Impact of Braidwood Nuclear near Chicago; Waste Dumped on Texas- Comment by Tues. 12 May 11.59 pm Eastern Time

May 11, 2015

Residents near Braidwood Nuclear Power Station were reportedly to be given bottled water because of tritium leaks. This squirrel, tree, …

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  • 19 US Attorneys General, Led By Florida AG Moody, File Complaint Over New “Circumvention of Lawful Pathways” Rule June 1, 2023
  • Texas AG Pax­ton Sues Biden Admin­. Over Their Ille­gal Use of a Mobile Phone App to Bring Count­less Ille­gal Migrants into the USA; Paxton Impeached June 1, 2023
  • On Children’s Day: Russia Spent $17 Million to Attack Kyiv; Killed Three Civilians, Including a Child; 16 Wounded; Kindergarten, Schools and Homes Damaged June 1, 2023
  • Tara Reade Finally Defects to Russia After Previous Pivot from Pro-Biden/Anti-Russia/Anti-Trump to Pro-Putin/Anti-Biden/Biden Accuser; Appears Alongside Deported Russian Spy Butina May 31, 2023
  • Russian Drones Attack Moscow; Russian Legion of Freedom Offers Free Drone Courses May 30, 2023
  • Four Civilians killed, 34 Injured in Russian Attacks on Ukraine in Past Day; Russia Using Iranian Drones May 30, 2023
  • US Senator Graham Response to Russian Arrest Warrant 😂🤣 May 29, 2023
  • 1991: KGB and Soviet Troops Deployed to Crush Lithuania’s Independence; Killed 14 People; Wounded Over 700 May 29, 2023
  • May 29, 2023 – Russian Cruise Missile and Iranian Drone Attacks on Ukraine During the Night and Day May 29, 2023
  • Operation Neptune: The Normandy Landings May 29, 2023
  • Eve of Battle, June 6, 1944 – Story of the Preparation for Allied Invasion of Normandy on D-Day May 29, 2023
  • USA-The Nation’s Sacrifice: The Origins and Evolution of Memorial Day May 29, 2023
  • Russia Launches One of its Largest Iranian Drone Attacks as Kyiv Celebrates its Founding; Most Drones Shot Down May 28, 2023
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  • Republican US Senator Lindsey Graham and the Ghost of US Senator McCain Visit Zelenskyy in Ukraine May 26, 2023
  • Russian Missile Strike on Hospital and Veterinary Clinic in Dnipro: 2 Killed; 30 Injured May 26, 2023
  • What Really Happened in Belgorod? Russian Response to the Russian Freedom Legion May 25, 2023
  • Ron DeSantis Interview: “I’m running to lead a ‘Great American Comeback”; “Trump’s Latest Attack on DeSantis: Bizarre Fake Video Featuring Hitler, Soros, the Devil and Musk” May 25, 2023
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  • Mayorkas Accused of Pressuring Immigration Officials to Approve More Visa Applications Even If Applicant Ineligible; Anti-Fraud Procedure Abandoned (in 2010!) May 24, 2023
  • More Illegal Migrants Came to the USA in the First Year of the Biden Presidency than Americans who are Homeless; Majority of Homeless Americans are Disabled; Many Veterans; Disproportionately African American and Native American May 24, 2023

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