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Resisting nuclear colonialism on Indigenous Peoples’ Day
The resistance of Indigenous peoples and their allies has created greater awareness about abuses and injustices that have been perpetrated against Native peoples since European empires colonized their lands. This is one of the reasons why NIRS commemorates this day as Indigenous Peoples’ Day. As an anti-nuclear organization, we take Indigenous Peoples’ Day as an……
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Nuclear doesn’t help with climate or play well with renewables
We’ve known for a long time that nuclear energy is a false solution to climate change. Not only are the health and environmental impacts of nuclear intolerable, but nuclear also gobbles up investments we should be making on clean and safe renewable energy. Now, a new study by researchers at the University of Sussex in……
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Anniversaries: Remember and Take Action
This week is the 75th anniversary of the first uses of nuclear weapons in warfare: the atomic bombings of Hiroshima on August 6, and of Nagasaki on August 9. The horrific suffering and loss of life continue to this day, even as the numbers of survivors—the Hibakusha—who lived to testify to the reality of nuclear……
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