Capitol Forum: Japanese Demonstrators Continue Major Civil Disobedience Action Against Nuke Restart

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Capitol Forum: Japanese Demonstrators Continue Major Civil Disobedience Action Against Nuke Restart

Capitol Forum's Tom Ritter interviews Arnie Gundersen of Fairewinds Energy Education in order to update listeners about the status of Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant and the public outcry against the restart of the Oi nuclear power plant in Japan's Kansai region.  Arnie and Tom discuss the civil disobedience exhibited by the Japanese citizens against the production of nuclear energy in the wake of this restart following the Fukushima Daiichi triple meltdown. This interview also discusses the ongoing spread of radiation around the world and Japan’s contaminated food supply.

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Tokyo Peace Film Festival: You Are Not Alone

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Tokyo Peace Film Festival: You Are Not Alone

Fairewinds Energy Education was invited to showcase one of its feature videos for the Tokyo Peace Film Festival on June 30, 2012. The video selected for the Festival was "Fukushima Daiichi: The Truth and the Future." In the opening message, Arnie Gundersen makes the case for alternative sources of energy to power the future of Japan and ultimately the world. Fairewinds has an important message for the Japanese people: You Are Not Alone.

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Arnie Gundersen and Robert Knight Discuss Latest Updates on Fukushima Daiichi

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Arnie Gundersen and Robert Knight Discuss Latest Updates on Fukushima Daiichi

WBAI's Robert Knight hosts Arnie Gundersen, of Fairewinds Energy Education, for an update concerning the ongoing situation in Japan. Gundersen and Knight talk about the science of bioaccumulation in the Pacific Ocean and on the Japanese mainland and the current status of radioactivity surrounding the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. Gundersen and Knight also discuss the magnitude of radioactive contamination inside Japanese homes and outdoors in Tokyo parks.

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Gundersen on EcoReview: Fukushima Daiichi Update and Nuclear Power Alternatives

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Gundersen on EcoReview: Fukushima Daiichi Update and Nuclear Power Alternatives

Tom Harvey of EcoReview hosts Arnie Gundersen of Fairewinds Energy Education. The two discuss: an update on Fukushima Daiichi; a look at why not all nuclear power plants are safe, especially plants like the currently shutdown California San Onofre nuclear generating station; and the use of alternative sources of energy for the United States and the world. Also, speaking in this segment is Regenerative Agriculture and energy expert David Blume.

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Going Nuclear: What is the Future of Nuclear Energy in the U.S?

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Going Nuclear: What is the Future of Nuclear Energy in the U.S?

Al Jazeera segment "Inside Story Americas," host Shihab Rattansi, along with guests: Arnie Gundersen, veteran nuclear industry expert and chief engineer at Fairewinds Energy Education; Mindy Kay Bricker, the editor of the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists; and Jack Spencer, a senior research fellow in nuclear energy policy at the Heritage Foundation discuss the issues of nuclear power production, the regulation of the industry, and the storage of radioactive materials. Also, the debate continues about nuclear power as a safe source for energy within the United States and ultimately the world.

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As Japan Says Fukushima Daiichi Disaster "Man-Made" & "Preventable," Fears Grow for Nuclear Plants Worldwide

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As Japan Says Fukushima Daiichi Disaster "Man-Made" & "Preventable," Fears Grow for Nuclear Plants Worldwide

Democracy Now's Juan Gonzalez hosts Arnie Gundersen of Fairewinds Energy Education. A Japanese parliamentary inquiry has concluded last year’s nuclear meltdown of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant was "a profoundly man-made disaster — that could and should have been foreseen and prevented." Arnie Gundersen and Juan Gonzalez talk about the report and what it means for U.S. nuclear facilities, in particular the 23 with a similar design to the Fukushima Daiichi plant.

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