Blogposts tagged 'Japan'

From our radiation sampling team in Japan

Posted by jamie - 29 March 2011 at 9:15am - 4 Comments
Jacob Namminga checks a colleague's boots for traces of radioactivity
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Jacob Namminga checks a colleague's boots for traces of radioactivity

Jacob Namminga, one of our radiation safety advisors, spoke to Brian Fitzgerald at our international office, about the radiation monitoring that began on Saturday March 26, in a rural area of Japan to the north west of the Fukushima nuclear plant.

The trip's aim was to asses the true extent of radiation risks to the local population, which has reported radiation levels of up to ten micro sieverts per hour in Iitate village, 20km beyond the official evacuation zone - levels high enough to require evacuation. As told to Brian, here are Jacob's reflections on the trip.

Article tagged as: energy, fukushima, japan, nuclear accidents, nuclear power, nuclear safety, radiation

Fukushima update: Not yet in the clear

Posted by Andrew Davies - 18 March 2011 at 5:05pm - 7 Comments

One week after the earthquake and tsunami, humanitatian relief efforts continue while workers at the Fukushima power plant strive to bring the situation under control. Overall, with possible exception of the spent fuel pool of reactor 3, the status of all facilities is very similar to yesterday - which is a bad thing.

Article tagged as: earthquake, energy, fukushima, japan, nuclear power, tsunami

Wind farms survive Japan crisis to keep lights on

Posted by Gemma Freeman - 18 March 2011 at 5:01pm - 8 Comments
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Wind farm at Kagoshima, Japan

While the humanitarian crisis and nuclear emergency unfold in Japan, an interesting observation has arisen from the devastation: Japanese wind farms have rebuffed critics, by withstanding both the tsunami and earthquake to continue delivering electricity to the tragedy-struck nation.

Article tagged as: climate, earthquake, Huffington Post, japan, renewable energy, tsnumi, wind farms, wind power

Fukushima update: radiation levels remain high

Posted by Jess Miller - 17 March 2011 at 6:01pm - 2 Comments
Earthquake and tsunami damage at Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant, Japan
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Earthquake and tsunami damage at Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant, Japan

After days of news reporting one explosion after another at the Fukushima nuclear plant, there is finally a break in reports of new explosions. Radiation levels remain high around the plant and the plight of those people coping with the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami continues, including the staff at Fukushima struggling to control the situation.

Article tagged as: earthquake, energy, fukushima, japan, nuclear power, tsunami

Japan needs our support

Posted by John Sauven - 16 March 2011 at 5:37pm - 14 Comments

Today many people are struggling to recover from the effects of the earthquakes and tsunami. The focus now for everybody should be on saving lives and supporting people in Japan. Our thoughts are also with the heroic engineers working to reduce the impact of the nuclear accident at Fukushima.

Article tagged as: clean energy, earthquake, emergency, EU, japan, nuclear power, tsunami

Nuclear crisis in Japan worsens

Posted by tracy.frauzel - 15 March 2011 at 10:03am - 51 Comments

As the situation in Japan deteriorates, our thoughts are with all of our colleagues, friends and everyone affected by the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disasters.

Article tagged as: earthquake, emergency, fukushima, japan, nuclear power, tsunami

Our thoughts are with people affected by the earthquake and tsunami in Japan

Posted by tracy.frauzel - 11 March 2011 at 12:01pm - 23 Comments

When I first heard the news on the radio this morning about the earthquake in Japan that measured 8.9 it sounded devastating, and the initial lack of information coming out of the area at that time confirmed that fear.

Article tagged as: chemical plants, earthquakes, japan, nuclear reactor, tsunami

Consumer survey finds Japanese public wants sustainable seafood

Posted by Wakao Hanaoka - 2 March 2011 at 4:31pm - 3 Comments
Wakao Hanaoka briefs journalists on the state of sustainable seafood in Japan
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Wakao Hanaoka briefs journalists on the state of sustainable seafood in Japan

Last year, we at Greenpeace Japan launched the SUSEA (Sustainable SEAfood) campaign, aimed at changing the attitudes of Japanese consumers toward fish and the oceans.

Article tagged as: japan, sustainable seafood

Cracks starting to show - Japan's whaling fleet may leave Southern Ocean early

Posted by Willie - 16 February 2011 at 6:46pm - 39 Comments
A Greenpeace boat tries to prevent whaling ship the Nisshin Maru refuelling in t
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A Greenpeace boat tries to prevent whaling ship the Nisshin Maru from refuelling in the Southern Ocean, 2008

In this day and age, commercial whaling is out-of-date and should be out-of-the-question. Sadly it isn’t, but maybe the news that the Japanese whaling fleet might be cutting short its stay in the Southern ocean is cause for some optimism.

Article tagged as: japan, southern ocean, whales, whaling

Japanese whaling will come to an end, the question is simply when

Posted by Junichi Sato - 2 February 2011 at 11:09am - 5 Comments
Workers unload whale meat from the Nisshin Maru
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Workers unload whale meat from the Nisshin Maru

On December 22, 2010 - the Fisheries Agency of Japan (FAJ) acknowledged and publicly apologised for embezzlement within the whaling industry. An official from the powerful agency gave a 90 degree bow of apology on national television and explained that five officers were being punished for accepting around 272,000 yen (approximately US$3,000) worth of whale meat ‘gifts’.

Article tagged as: japan, oceans, tokyo two, whale meat, whales, whaling
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