Foto: Gregory Bull / Associated Press
Japan remains in a state of emergency after a devastating earthquake and tsunami hit the country on March 11, 2011. An estimated 10.000 people (or more) have died and 30.000 are still missing, as of today, and Japan is facing the worst nuclear crisis since the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Multiple new earthquakes are predicted by scientists and the situation at several nuclear power plants is getting worse and worse. Even the greater metropolitan area of Tokyo (30 million people living there) is facing serious nuclear fallout risks.
Japanese English television station NHK World reports the news and streams on the web.
In Europe this disaster, happening close to the 25 year anniversary of the nuclear catastrophe in Chernobyl, triggered massive protests. In Germany, more than 50,000 protesters formed a 27-mile human chain from Germany’s Neckarwestheim nuclear power plant to the city of Stuttgart. A large anti-nuclear protest was also held in France. Eva Joly is French member of the European Parliament, as quoted here:
Eva Joly: "The idea that it is dangerous but that we can cope with it, that is finished today. And we know how to get out of the nuclear plants: we need renewable energy, we need windmills, we need géothermie, and we need solar energy."
As reported in this blog, Energy Union partners EREC have already published their study for a 100% renewable energy future for Europe. The study “Re-Thinking 2050” can be downloaded here (PDF) , their website is: www.rethinking2050.eu
A world without nuclear power is possible!
The Energy Union team and project partners send condolences to the Japanese people!
