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I feel that we got the final wake-up call at Fukushima and that we need to phase out and shut down the 104 reactors in America. I will put it very bluntly: We need to kill them before they kill us. – S. David Freeman, ninety-something former TVA head who holds the record for shutting down utility reactors than any other administrator
The Age of Nuclear Energy is winding down. The Age of Nuclear Waste is just beginning. – Gordon Edwards, Co-Founder, President Canadian Coalition for Nuclear Responsibility
The New Radioactive Gold Rush – Privatizing Nuclear Waste Management
Since Friends of the Earth Senior Consultant David Freeman made the above statement in a 2011 interview, seven U.S. reactors have been shutdown.
As of this writing, there are 97 nuclear reactors operating in 29 U.S. states. By 2018 approximately 80 thousand metric tons of spent nuclear fuel had accumulated at reactor sites around the US, with 2 thousand metric tons being added each year.
It was supposed to be just another round of pork in Columbus. The nuclear power industry, which was flush with success from winning billions in bailouts from state governments in New York and Illinois was again prepared to play Ohio's government like a fiddle. Ohio had, in the past, ponied over $9 billion in subsidies for such flimsy reasons as "stranded costs" to keep the Davis-Besse and Perry nuclear plants running. This time, though, it's proven to be much more complicated. Fierce opposition from every part of the political spectrum meant a reduced payoff, and even though Governor DeWine signed House Bill 6 (HB6) into law on July 23, the money may never be delivered.
Saturday, July 27, 2019, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Friday, July 26, 5:30-6pm
On broadcast radio WGRN FM 94.1
Live stream on our website
Video live stream on Free Press Network
House Bill 6 and some information about Jeffrey Epstein
Thursday, July 25, 7-8:30pm
St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 30 W. Woodruff Ave.
Living in Columbus, it’s not hard to see that the system is broken. We live under a reign of police terror where working-class black and brown youth are targeted for execution and imprisonment; Ohio State University and the city of Columbus have been working together to gentrify neighborhood after neighborhood; tens of thousands of students are getting into life-long debt for an education; ICE harasses undocumented immigrants with impunity; landlords and capitalists exploit and oppress us.
The only hope that we have is the organized force of our class: the working class. We must continue the work of building revolutionary organizations and movements that can fight relentlessly for our rights in the workplace, in housing, and as living and working people.
The Central Ohio Revolutionary Socialists is one such organization. If you tremble at every injustice, you are a comrade of ours. Join us to help forge a weapon in the struggle for a better tomorrow!
Wednesday, July 24, 2019, 7:00 PM
Our agenda will cover plans to promote Medicare for all, including: Resolutions of support for Columbus City Council and Franklin County Commissioners, National Nurses United strategy to influence Congressional House members during their August recess, Introduction of the Ohio Health Security Act, HR 292 into the Ohio House, assigned to the Health Committee, Scheduled meetings in Fairfield and Pickaway Counties, and Search for opportunities for information sharing. Location: Unitarian Universalist Church, 93 W. Weisheimer Rd Columbus 43214 in the Church library. For more information, contact Bob Krasen, SPAN Ohio Columbus Area Regional Coordinator brkrasen@gmail.com.
Ignoring criticism that they weren’t going far enough, Columbus City Council used home-rule powers at their July 22 meeting to reduce penalties for low-level marijuana offenses below the state’s penalties.
The legislation makes Columbus the 13th Ohio municipality to reduce marijuana penalties below the state’s punishments. The Free Press and many others feel the legislation is far too late in the making.
What the legislation truly reveals is a painful and obvious history. For decades Columbus police and courts have unfairly enforced marijuana possession laws along racial lines and will continue to do so.
For possessing less than 100 grams or having marijuana paraphernalia in the city, the penalty is now a fine not exceeding $10, while state law provides for a maximum fine of $150.
For possessing 100 or more grams but less than 200, the punishment is a fine not exceeding $25. State law on the other hand allows for penalties up to a $250 fine and 30 days in jail. State law also still makes possessing 200 or more grams a felony.
On Thursday at 7pm, Central Ohio Revolutionary Socialists, CORS, will have their first launch meeting. The event title is, “Revolution in our Lifetime: CORS Launch Meeting” and it will be held in St. Stephens Episcopal Church. CORS will host two launch meetings to discuss their points of unity, their code of conduct, and their membership requirements to let leftists in the city know about their revolutionary project.
On Thursday at 7pm, Central Ohio Revolutionary Socialists, CORS, will have their first launch meeting. The event title is, “Revolution in our Lifetime: CORS Launch Meeting” and it will be held in St. Stephens Episcopal Church. CORS will host two launch meetings to discuss their points of unity, their code of conduct, and their membership requirements to let leftists in the city know about their revolutionary project.
Tuesday, July 23, 5-7pm, Studio 35 Cinema & Draft House, 3055 Indianola Ave.
A Concerned Citizen is a documentary about Dr. Riki Ott, a whistleblower who predicted the Exxon Valdez oil spill hours before it happened. A toxicologist, author, and activist, Riki has been organizing the Gulf coast communities to recover from the BP Deepwater Horizon disaster. She is also helping to spearhead the campaign with Ultimate Civics, one that will introduce a Constitutional amendment to end corporate personhood and to reform campaign finance and contributions.
The film also shows viewers how other citizens have followed Dr. Ott’s example to change and strengthen efforts to curb oil pollution of America’s lands, rivers and coastal waters.
“A must-see video for anyone who wonders what he/she can do to change the world and needs a spark of inspiration.” Lisa Eargle
“Provides the viewer with both a history of how we got into this environmental mess, as well as a roadmap for how to move forward . . . Highly recommended!” Anne Miller, South Seattle Climate Action Network