Germany

Busting the carbon and cost myths of Germany's nuclear exit

Posted Thu, 24/05/2012 - 10:59pm by DanV

Damian Carrington, Berlin - Wednesday 23 May 2012 08.15 BST

Critics of the atomic phase-out said energy emissions, costs and imports would all rise. They were wrong.

With the UK taking another step towards supporting new nuclear power on Tuesday – at either no extra cost to the consumer if you believe ministers, or substantial cost if you believe most others – it's worth taking a look at what actually happens when you phase out nuclear power in a large, industrial nation.

A nuclear-free future: if Germany can do it, why can't we?

Posted Thu, 24/05/2012 - 10:53pm by DanV

 

Sat, 14/01/2012 - 15:34 — Boycott EDF Campaign

Camilla Berens argues that the road to sustainability needs to be built by pioneers not procrastinators

 

A nuclear-free future: if Germany can do it, why can’t we?

Posted Fri, 03/02/2012 - 5:59pm by Camilla Berens

Fed up with reading George Monbiot's hogwash about the wonders of nuclear power?

Camilla Berens argues that the road to sustainability needs to be built by pioneers not procrastinators

Second largest demonstration in the Wendland in almost 35 years

Posted Sat, 26/11/2011 - 1:00am by admin

.ausgestrahlt – Gemeinsam gegen Atomenergie
.ausgestrahlt - Together against nuclear energy

Press release

Dannenberg, 26 November 2011

Second largest demonstration in the Wendland in almost 35 years

Railway tracks blockades continue: a night on the tracks

Jochen Stay, spokesperson for the anti nuclear power organisation .ausgestrahlt stated in an interim evaluation of the protests against the Castor shipment:

Nuclear disaster in Japan

Posted Wed, 30/03/2011 - 4:52pm by admin

Berlin / Munich. The consumer organisation foodwatch and the Environment Institute Munich eV have criticised the information policy of the federal government on food safety after the nuclear disaster in Japan. Federal Consumer Protection Minister Ilse Aigner has for days talked about "enhanced control measures" and "special protection standards" - but she does not inform the public about the fact that the EU-wide limits ​​for the radioactive contamination of foodstuffs from the affected areas in Japan have been increased over the weekend.

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 297/2011 of 25 March 2011 imposing special conditions governing the import of feed and food originating in or consigned from Japan following the accident at the Fukushima nuclear power station

Posted Wed, 30/03/2011 - 4:42pm by admin

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 297/2011

of 25 March 2011

imposing special conditions governing the import of feed and food originating in or consigned from Japan following the accident at the Fukushima nuclear power station

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

More than 250,000 people protest against nuclear power in Germany

Posted Mon, 28/03/2011 - 10:16pm by admin

More than 200,000 people took to the streets around Germany on Saturday, 26 March, to protest against nuclear power, upping the pressure on Chancellor Angela Merkel on the eve of a critical state election.

One of the organisers Ausgestrahlt said 250,000 people took part in demonstrations in four major cities marching under the banner "Fukushima Means: No More Nuclear Power Stations."

Marches took place in Hamburg, Cologne, Munich and the capital Berlin ahead of the vote in wealthy Baden-Württemberg state on Sunday at which nuclear energy is set to be a key issue.

Scandalous police repression against nonviolent activists in France

Posted Tue, 09/11/2010 - 1:00am by admin

From "Sortir du nucléaire" network (France):

Nuclear State, police state: scandalous repression against non-violent activists.

Following a mobilisation on an unprecedented scale, the transfer of eleven containers of highly radioactive waste from La Hague (Manche) to Gorleben (Germany) took twice as long than expected.

"Musical inspection" in Gorleben, Germany

Posted Sat, 08/08/2009 - 1:00am by admin

8th August 09

One day early: With classical music against nuclear power: "Musical inspection" on the site of the fine [sic] storage site in Gorleben

Today at 10:30am 60 musicians from the action group "Lebenslaute", packed with instruments and music stands, climbed the four meter high wall around the site of the planned final storage site in Gorleben (Germany) and began a protest concert with mainly classical music.

International criticism concerning the trade of stocks from nuclear companies is defamed by the CCI

Posted Mon, 03/08/2009 - 1:00am by admin

Media Release

03.08.2009

The Frankfurt (Main) Chamber of Industry and Commerce (CCI) shows
insensibility and a lack of professionalism in handling critics.
International criticism concerning the trade of stocks from nuclear
companies is defamed by the CCI.

Frankfurt (Main). Environmental organizations and activists from the
international ”Nuclear Heritage Network” of anti-nuclear activists
are outraged by the way the Frankfurt (Main) Chamber of Industry and
Commerce handles critics of their trading in nuclear stocks. As the