A group of
writers from The Japan Times and The Kyoto Journal have published a book
of articles and interviews about Japan’s road to nuclear ruin and its future
options for energy alternatives: Fresh Currents: Japan’s Flow
from a Nuclear Past to a Renewable Future. The book was financed by donations through an
Indiegogo campaign. Digital copies can
be downloaded for free and a printed version can be ordered for 2,000 yen.
An excerpt:
Aileen
Mioko Smith’s List of…
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Ten Strategies Taken by State, Prefectural Governments, Academic Flunkies and Companies in the Cases of Minamata and Fukushima:
Ten Strategies Taken by State, Prefectural Governments, Academic Flunkies and Companies in the Cases of Minamata and Fukushima:
1
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Do not take
responsibility. Use sectionalism to pin blame on others.
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2
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Confuse victims and
public opinion, creating the impression that there are pros and cons on each
side.
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3
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Position victims in
conflict with each other.
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4
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Do not record data
or leave evidence.
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5
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Stall for time.
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6
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Conduct tests or
surveys that will produce underestimated results on damage.
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7
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Wear victims down
until they give up.
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8
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Create an official
certification system that narrows down the victim numbers.
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9
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Do not release
information abroad.
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10
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Call on academic
flunkies to hold international conferences.
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What is the
most important thing everyone should know?
“If you don’t
have a functioning democracy, the mistakes of the past will just keep being
repeated. And not just with nuclear power.”
Eric
Johnston. “Aileen Mioko Smith on Post-Fukushima Realities.” Fresh
Currents. Kyoto Journal Heian-Kyo Media. October 2012. p. 84-93. www.freshcurrents.com.
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Another
great free resource is the book published by Ace
Hoffman, a writer from California who has worked diligently on nuclear
issues for many years, especially on the problems surrounding the San Onofre
NPP. His book The Code
Killers...
... is the perfect solution for the biggest problem encountered in citizen involvement in nuclear issues. The science is just too bizarre, un-intuitive and complex for most people to engage with easily. His book, presented in the design style of a graphic novel, breaks down the complexity into bite-sized chunks. Anyone who reads it can quickly gain basic literacy in nuclear science.
... is the perfect solution for the biggest problem encountered in citizen involvement in nuclear issues. The science is just too bizarre, un-intuitive and complex for most people to engage with easily. His book, presented in the design style of a graphic novel, breaks down the complexity into bite-sized chunks. Anyone who reads it can quickly gain basic literacy in nuclear science.
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