In Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, most elementary school students lost their lives, along with all but one of their teachers, no thanks to a vague manual about tsunami evacuations.
On March 11, 70% of students at Okawa Primary School were killed. 10 of the 11 teachers were also killed. When the 9.0 earthquake hit, teachers knew […] Continue Reading…
Toyota is suspending production at all its European factories.
Plants in Britain, France, Turkey and Poland will be closed for several days on April 21, 22, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 and May 2.
Toyota also said they have yet to decide what they’ll do after that. The parts supply problem in Japan does not show […] Continue Reading…
President Benigno Aquino ordered all Filipinos living within 50km of Fukushima Daiichi, to leave the area. Any Filipinos living outside the 50 kilometers (31 miles) zone, can voluntarily leave.
The Philippine government said they would pay all the costs of bringing their citizens back to the Philippines. Any Filipinos who want to stay are ordered […] Continue Reading…
Ibaraki Prefecture hit with a 5.8 aftershock, Wednesday morning (Japan time). The day before Ibaraki suffered a 6.3 aftershock.
More info on the strontium contamination found more than 30km from Fukushima Daiichi.
Namie Town and Iitate Village have evidence of strontium 90 contamination, they are 30km (18.6 miles) from the reactors. Strontium 90 was also found in plant samples from Motomiya City, Ono Town and Otama and Nishigo Villages. They are between 40 to […] Continue Reading…
Text: AAron Hutchins
Photo by: Alex Hutchins
Across a cold windswept east Idaho desert, people say you can hear the nuke train haulin’ its contaminated cargo. The short track rails start nowhere, and end nowhere. You might even see the sickly yellow locomotive yourself, if your lucky and don’t miss the turn off (for directions […] Continue Reading…
Yes, people are still protesting in Egypt. This time they want the pro-U.S. military leaders out, replaced by civilian leaders. They’ve also been demanding the prosecution of Hosni Mubarak, which the military leaders seem reluctant to do.
After 5 days of protest, the military moved in, rounding up protesters and tearing down barricades.
The Army claims […] Continue Reading…
Reince Priebus, chairman of the Republican National Committee, will not get a warm welcome when he speaks in Vermont on Wednesday.
Vermont Unions plan to protest Priebus, because they see him as the architect of Wisconsin’s anti-collective bargaining rights bill. The protest will be in solidarity with Wisconsin’s Unions.
Priebus is speaking at a $100 per […] Continue Reading…
People are preparing for what could be the biggest protest yet of the Michigan government. On Wednesday thousands of people will demonstrate outside the state capitol building.
The issue is collective bargaining rights. The Michigan government what’s to get rid of it. People are also upset by the planned huge cuts to social programs. Then […] Continue Reading…
The mayor of Washington DC, and six city council members were arrested today, while protesting the Federal Government’s budget plans. They sat in front of a big sign that read “No Taxation Without Representation”, which was one of the rallying cries of the American Revolution against the British.
Mayor Vincent Gray said the Federal budget […] Continue Reading…