Tag: Pollution

Categories Asia & Pacific

Japan bears responsibility for all of mankind with plan to dump nuclear wastewater into ocean, China says

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The Chinese Foreign Ministry has said Japan must take all the responsibility for its actions after it announced plans to release Fukushima’s nuclear wastewater into the ocean without undertaking consultations with its neighbors. … Read More >Japan bears responsibility for all of mankind with plan to dump nuclear wastewater into ocean, China says

Categories Asia & Pacific

Bye-bye, Little Mr. Tritium: Rollout of cartoon MASCOT to promote dumping Fukushima’s radioactive waters into ocean flops in Japan

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Japan’s government has scrapped a mascot promoting the plan to dump contaminated Fukushima wastewaters into the ocean just a day after its release, after the cute character received an extremely poor reception from the public. … Read More >Bye-bye, Little Mr. Tritium: Rollout of cartoon MASCOT to promote dumping Fukushima’s radioactive waters into ocean flops in Japan

Categories Asia & Pacific

South Korea to take Japan to international tribunal over plan to dump Fukushima water into ocean

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South Korean President Moon Jae-in has told government officials to look at taking Japan to the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea over the country’s plans to dump contaminated water from Fukushima into the ocean. … Read More >South Korea to take Japan to international tribunal over plan to dump Fukushima water into ocean

Categories Asia & Pacific

Beijing recommends Japan’s nuclear wastewater be shipped to US as Washington backs Tokyo’s plan to dump radionuclides into sea

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A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson has made the novel suggestion that Washington should take Fukushima’s radioactive wastewater given its insistence that the water is safe enough to be thrown into the seas around Japan. … Read More >Beijing recommends Japan’s nuclear wastewater be shipped to US as Washington backs Tokyo’s plan to dump radionuclides into sea

Categories Asia & Pacific

Japanese government says it WILL release irradiated water from Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea

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Contaminated wastewater at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant will be released into the ocean “in around two years,” the Japanese government has announced, despite calls from China and South Korea urging against the move. … Read More >Japanese government says it WILL release irradiated water from Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea

Categories Russia

Russia backs ‘radical’ plan to block profits of companies that destroy environment, after fining mining giant $2bn over fuel spill

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Corporate polluters could see their ability to pay shareholders targeted if they are found responsible for damage to the environment, under new plans proposed by the Russian government amid a spate of ecological catastrophes. … Read More >Russia backs ‘radical’ plan to block profits of companies that destroy environment, after fining mining giant $2bn over fuel spill

Categories Middle East

Israel shuts down its entire Mediterranean coast as massive oil spill raises health concerns

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Israelis should stay away from Mediterranean beaches, authorities warned on Sunday, after volunteers helping the cleanup of the tar that has smothered 160km of coastline were hospitalized, apparently after inhaling toxic fumes. … Read More >Israel shuts down its entire Mediterranean coast as massive oil spill raises health concerns

Categories Shows

From warfare to retail: AI is here to stay, and the NBA’s battle over the national anthem

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With the mass production of ‘social robots’ set for 2021, is the world prepared for 21st century AI? The United States and NATO are raising military levels and tensions in Europe. The NBA and Mark Cuban are locked in a US national anthem controversy. Air pollution chokes out US subway systems. … Read More >From warfare to retail: AI is here to stay, and the NBA’s battle over the national anthem