Port Hope Radiation Disaster

 When I first moved to this area, there was an article about angry residents who claimed their skin lesions were due to the contamination in Port Hope. They formed a committee called FARE (Families...

Iran lets in UN inspectors ahead of nuclear report

" ran has made significant concessions to UN nuclear inspectors days before a highly critical report on the country's nuclear programme is due to be published, diplomats said today. Inspectors from the...

What's really in your favourite fast food combo?

" What's really in your favourite fast food combo? Updated Sat. Nov. 15 2008 7:14 AM ET Rebecca Ruiz, Forbes.com You may want to reconsider getting that double cheeseburger with fries. A study released...

Isotope 'perfect storm' 5 Nuclear reactors shut down simultaneously, threaten...

Opinion Barry Artiste A world shortage of isotopes can have disasterous effects, not only for cancer patients, but research institutes that rely on isotopes for research, including cancer research. How to explain...

Prehistoric volcanoes created much of the world's oil

Scientists at the University of Alberta believe they've figured out where a large portion of the world's oil came from--massive underwater volcanic eruptions that took place millions of years ago.  Their...

Thank you Linda Keen

See, this is the kind of thing that worries me most about nuclear power.  Inevitably, there comes a time when someone needs the power so much that political pressure is brought to bear to keep a reactor going even when it isn't safe to do so.  I'm sure Chalk River...

EIR [news]

News & Opinion.

Gulf Veterans Have Fathered Offspring With Serious Birth Defects

At a rate FOUR TIMES higher than the non-veteran population.

Children Born Of Female Military Veterans

Study reveals that U.S. Gulf War veterans' children have a much higher likelihood of having three specific types of birth defects: Children born of male veterans -Two types of heart valve abnormality. Children born of female veterans - Genital-urinary defects. Study...

Fastest Growing Leukemia Cluster In The U.S. Over The Past Decade

"Thousands of tons of DU weapons tested for decades by the Navy on four bombing and gunnery ranges around Fallon, Nevada, is no doubt the cause of the fastest growing leukemia cluster in the U.S. over the past decade. The military denies that DU is the cause."

Babies Born To 251 Veterans

"67 per cent of the babies were reported to have serious illnesses or serious birth defects. They were born without eyes, ears, had missing organs, fused fingers, thyroid or other malfunctions. Depleted uranium in the semen of the soldiers internally contaminated...

He Was Exposed To Depleted Uranium

He was sent home from Iraq, stricken by a sudden illness. One side of his face would swell up each morning. He had constant migraine headaches, blurred vision, blackouts and a burning sensation whenever he urinated.

Tests On Returning Troops Suggest DU Health Consequences

"immediately urged his wife to get an ultrasound check of their unborn baby. They discovered the fetus had a condition common to those with radioactive exposure: atypical syndactyly. The right hand had only two digits/angry at a government that never warned him about...

Born in Afghanistan

Breathing uranium oxide dust in Afghanistan is not healthy.  Need to watch the future births to the non-civilians who might have visited this uranium contaminated country. 

closeSign in to NowPublic

is reporting from