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Cold War
Blue Sky Metropolis
The Theater of Duck and Cover
Post date:Once a month in California, air raid sirens would go off, marking the time when all residents would begin their duck and cover drills. Listen to the stories of an older generation who lived under constant threat of nuclear annihilation.
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Visual Arts
Artbound
North Korea: Photos Reveal Life North of the DMZ
Post date:In his book, “North Korea," Los Angeles-based photographer Mark Edward Harris captures the lives and culture of North Korea's citizens.
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nuclear power
Earth Focus
Environmental Activists Suggest Dumping Nuclear Waste in National Monument
Post date:O.C. residents don't want highly radioactive waste in their communities. One group has suggested an alternative site, but there's a problem.
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nuclear power
Democracy Now!
Activists Sue to Block Plans to Bury 3.6 Million Pounds of Nuclear Waste Near California Beach
Post date:Environmental activists in California are fighting plans to store 3.6 million pounds of highly radioactive nuclear waste on a popular beach in San Onofre.
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oceans
Redefine
Everything You Need to Know About Fukushima’s 'Radioactive' Whales
Post date:By focusing on Fukushima as a threat to whales, we’re ignoring the actual problems.
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nuclear power
Earth Focus
Fukushima: Can it Happen in the U.S.?
Post date:The nuclear disaster Fukushima can happen anywhere else, especially in the U.S.
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environment
Earth Focus
Nuclear Power: America Goes Naked
Episode 55
Post date:An investigation of how the U.S. nuclear power industry is underinsured by hundreds of billions of dollars.
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Redefine
San Onofre Nuclear Plant To Close Permanently
Post date:SoCal Edison cited mounting costs and regulatory uncertainty as the main reasons for its decision.
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nuclear power
Redefine
San Onofre Nuclear Plant May Close For Good
Post date:The shut down could happen if the Nuclear Regulatory Commission doesn't approve a plan to restart part of the plant this summer.
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nuclear power
Redefine
Barbara Boxer Blasts San Onofre Nuclear Restart Proposal
Post date:Senator Barbara Boxer slams a ruling by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission on a proposal to restart the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station.
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nuclear power
Redefine
San Onofre Nuclear Plant: Possible 'Tampering' of Generator Discovered
Post date:Southern California Edison found what might be -- and might not be -- evidence of tampering at the San Onofre Nuclear Power station.
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Redefine
Nuclear Company Blasts Wind Industry Tax Incentive
Post date:The nation's largest nuke company says the wind industry is being propped up unsustainably by $12 billion in subsidies -- though it's getting federal insurance break that could cost taxpayers ten times that amount.
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San Onofre Nuclear Power Plant
Ballot Brief
Initiative to Shut Down Nuclear Plants Back on the Table, Sponsor Seeks to Sue State
Post date:Will voters sign a petition that's been passed around twice already? Even the initiative's sponsor knows the answer to that: No way! That's why he's taking legal action against California.
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commentary
Redefine
Fatal Exposure: Recalling Fukushima
Post date:The photographic evidence of Fukushima is so painful it's hard to forget.
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PG&E
SoCal Focus
Five SoCal Must-Reads: What Effect Will a New L.A. County City of 20,000 Homes Have?
Post date:A big picture look at the region with stories about the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant, freezing temperatures affecting citrus crops in Kern County and more.
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commentary
SoCal Focus
Fallout: From Fukushima to San Onofre
Post date:The radiation that blew out from Japan barely left a trace on sensitive monitoring equipment in California. Yet its minute presence also registered loud and clear.