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DoomsdaysCW<p>The Rise and Fall of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NuScale" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NuScale</span></a>: a nuclear cautionary tale</p><p>Kelly Campbell<br>October 29, 2024</p><p>"A decade ago, NuScale, the Oregon-based small modular nuclear company born at Oregon State University, was on a roll. Promising a new era of nuclear reactors that were cheaper, easier to build and safer, their Star Wars-inspired artist renditions of a yet to be built reactor gleamed like a magic bullet.</p><p>"As of last year, NuScale was the furthest along of any reactor design in obtaining Nuclear Regulatory Commission licensing and was planning to build the first small modular nuclear reactor in the United States. Its plan was to build it in Idaho to serve energy to a consortium of small public utility districts in Utah and elsewhere, known as <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UAMPS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UAMPS</span></a>. </p><p>"This home-grown Oregon company was lauded in local and national media. According to project backers, a high-tech solution to climate change was on the horizon, and an Oregon company was leading the way. It seemed almost too good to be true. </p><p>"And it was. </p><p>"Turns out, NuScale was a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HouseOfCards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HouseOfCards</span></a>. The UAMPS project’s price tag more than doubled and the timeline was pushed back repeatedly until it was seven years behind schedule. Finally, UAMPS saw the writing on the wall and wisely backed out in November, 2023.</p><p>"After losing their customer, NuScale’s stock plunged, it laid off nearly a third of its workforce, and it was sued by its investors and investigated for investor fraud. Then its CEO sold off most of his stock shares. </p><p>"NuScale’s project is the latest in a long line of failed nuclear fantasies. </p><p>"Why should you care? A different nuclear company, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/XEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>XEnergy</span></a>, now in partnership with <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AmazonCorp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmazonCorp</span></a>, wants to build and operate small modular <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/nuclear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nuclear</span></a> reactors [<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SMRs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SMRs</span></a>] near the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ColumbiaRiver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ColumbiaRiver</span></a>, 250 miles upriver from <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PortlandOR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PortlandOR</span></a>. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BillGates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BillGates</span></a>’s darling, the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Natrium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Natrium</span></a> reactor in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Wyoming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wyoming</span></a> is also plowing ahead. Both proposals are raking in the Inflation Reduction Act and other taxpayer funded subsidies. The danger: Money and time wasted on these <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FalseSolutions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FalseSolutions</span></a> to the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateCrisis</span></a> divert public resources from <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/renewables" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>renewables</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EnergyEfficiency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnergyEfficiency</span></a> and other faster, more cost-efficient and safer ways to address the climate crisis. </p><p>"A recent study from the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis concluded that small modular nuclear reactors are still too expensive, too slow to build and too risky to respond to the climate crisis.</p><p>"While the nuclear industry tries to pass itself off as 'clean,' it is an extremely dirty technology, beginning with <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UraniumMining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UraniumMining</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UraniumMilling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UraniumMilling</span></a> which decimates <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndigenousLands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousLands</span></a>. Small modular nuclear reactors produce two to thirty times the radioactive waste of older nuclear designs, waste for which we have no safe, long-term disposal site. Any community that hosts a nuclear reactor will likely be saddled with its radioactive waste – forever. This harm falls disproportionately on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Indigenous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Indigenous</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LowIncome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LowIncome</span></a> communities.</p><p>:For those of us downriver, X-Energy’s plans to build at the Hanford Nuclear Site on the Columbia flies in the face of reason, as it would add more nuclear waste to the country’s largest nuclear cleanup site. </p><p>"In <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Oregon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Oregon</span></a>, we have a state moratorium on building nuclear reactors until there is a vote of the people and a national waste repository. Every few years, the nuclear industry attempts to overturn this law at the Oregon Legislature, but so far it has been unsuccessful. This August, Umatilla County Commissioners announced they’ll attempt another legislative effort to overturn the moratorium. Keeping this moratorium is wise, given the dangerous distraction posed by the false solution of small modular nuclear reactors. Let’s learn from the NuScale debacle and keep our focus on a just transition to a clean energy future–one in which nuclear power clearly has no place." </p><p><a href="https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2024/10/29/the-rise-and-fall-of-nuscale-a-nuclear-cautionary-tale/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">oregoncapitalchronicle.com/202</span><span class="invisible">4/10/29/the-rise-and-fall-of-nuscale-a-nuclear-cautionary-tale/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EnvironmentalRacism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalRacism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HoltecLies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HoltecLies</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NuclearLies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NuclearLies</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TEPCOLied" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TEPCOLied</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoNukes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoNukes</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoNukesForAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoNukesForAI</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Hanford" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hanford</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NuclearPowerCorruptionAndLies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NuclearPowerCorruptionAndLies</span></a></p>
Allan Dyen-Shapiro<p>An interview with me done on the podcast 2 Black Critics Minus One where I talk about The Day We Said Goodbye to the Birds. The interview is toward the middle of the podcast. I'm linking to a podcast aggregator's site--one of those best of the web things--but you can also find it on any podcast platform (e.g., Apple Podcasts, etc.)</p><p><a href="https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/2bc-minus-one-6097287/episodes/2bc-minus-one-keep-writing-fla-257583309" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">podchaser.com/podcasts/2bc-min</span><span class="invisible">us-one-6097287/episodes/2bc-minus-one-keep-writing-fla-257583309</span></a></p><p><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AuthorsOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AuthorsOfMastodon</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Hopepunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hopepunk</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ScienceFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceFiction</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ReadMoreBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ReadMoreBooks</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/BookLover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BookLover</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/EnvironmentalRacism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalRacism</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritersOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WritersOfMastodon</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/NewBook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewBook</span></a></p>
MusiqueNow :pride: ✡️ 🇵🇸 :anarchismhebrew:<p><a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YyuwluYRByg" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">m.youtube.com/watch?v=YyuwluYR</span><span class="invisible">Byg</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://todon.eu/tags/CancerAlley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CancerAlley</span></a> : <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/Billionaires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Billionaires</span></a> and <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/EnvironmentalRacism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalRacism</span></a></p>
The USA Potato<p><strong>By Revoking Core Climate Finding, Trump Puts Black Neighborhoods at Risk</strong></p><p>As nearly two-thirds of the U.S. population sweltered under extreme heat advisories on Tuesday, news echoed through Black neighborhoods already scorched by the effects of climate change: the Trump administration was moving to tear the heart out of America’s climate protections. In a decision that environmental activists say is one of the most severe blows yet…</p><p><a href="https://truthout.org/articles/by-revoking-core-climate-finding-trump-puts-black-neighborhoods-at-risk/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Source</a></p><p class=""></p> <p>This post has been syndicated from <a href="https://truthout.org" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Truthout</a>, where it was published under <a href="https://truthout.org/articles/by-revoking-core-climate-finding-trump-puts-black-neighborhoods-at-risk/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><u><strong>this address</strong></u></a>.</p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SouthBruce" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SouthBruce</span></a> staff to prepare report on second <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NuclearWaste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NuclearWaste</span></a> repository</p><p>As runners-up in the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NWMO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NWMO</span></a>'s first site-selection process, the municipality of South Bruce is uniquely positioned as the organization now seeks a second site to bury nuclear waste deep underground.</p><p>Greg Cowan<br>Published Jul 28, 2025 </p><p>Excerpt: "The proposed site faced significant public opposition, including from the Protecting Our Waterways – No Nuclear Waste group. Furthermore, the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SaugeenOjibwayNation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SaugeenOjibwayNation</span></a>, with its traditional territory stretching from the tip of the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BrucePeninsula" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrucePeninsula</span></a> to south of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Goderich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Goderich</span></a>, announced earlier this year that it plans to issue a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/moratorium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>moratorium</span></a> on future nuclear intensification and waste projects if no progress is made on addressing nuclear legacy issues in its territory.</p><p>" 'We will enforce this moratorium by all legal and political means necessary until a just and satisfactory resolution is in place,' the letter signed by <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Nawash" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nawash</span></a> Chief <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GregNadjiwon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GregNadjiwon</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Saugeen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Saugeen</span></a> Chief <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ConradRitchie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ConradRitchie</span></a> stated. 'Accordingly, the Nuclear Advisory Committee has been directed to pursue the resolution of legacy issues through agreements with Ontario Power Generation (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OPG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OPG</span></a>), the Nuclear Waste Management Organization (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NWMO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NWMO</span></a>), other private nuclear operators, as well as the federal and provincial governments.' "</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.owensoundsuntimes.com/news/local-news/south-bruce-staff-to-prepare-report-on-second-nuclear-waste-repository" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">owensoundsuntimes.com/news/loc</span><span class="invisible">al-news/south-bruce-staff-to-prepare-report-on-second-nuclear-waste-repository</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DGR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DGR</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RadioactiveWaste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RadioactiveWaste</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NuclearEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NuclearEnergy</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NuclearWaste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NuclearWaste</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FirstNations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FirstNations</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NativeAmericans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NativeAmericans</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NativeAmericanNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NativeAmericanNews</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoDumpingWithoutConsent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoDumpingWithoutConsent</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RespectTheTreaties" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RespectTheTreaties</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CanPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CanPol</span></a> <br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoNukes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoNukes</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RethinkNotRestart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RethinkNotRestart</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NuclearDumping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NuclearDumping</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NuclearInjustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NuclearInjustice</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EnvironmentalRacism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalRacism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OntarioPowerGeneration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OntarioPowerGeneration</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>SON Says Legacy Issues Not Addressed, Sets Deadline For <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Nuclear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nuclear</span></a> Moratorium </p><p>Claire McCormack<br>Jan 24, 2025 </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SaugeenOjibwayNation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SaugeenOjibwayNation</span></a> Chiefs' statement: “For many decades our land has been exploited for the production of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NuclearEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NuclearEnergy</span></a> and storage of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RadioactiveWaste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RadioactiveWaste</span></a>. This occurred without consultation or SON <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/consent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>consent</span></a>. Today,our territory holds the vast majority of of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a>’s <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NuclearWaste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NuclearWaste</span></a> and hosts one of the largest <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/nuclear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nuclear</span></a> facilities in the world. Even now, following the announcement by <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NWMO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NWMO</span></a> that it will seek to build a deep geological repository (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DGR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DGR</span></a>) for used fuel in the north, SON is expected to continue to host the used fuel for another 60 years without our consent and without redress while the DGR undergoes the assessment process licensing and permitting processes and construction. </p><p>"It is unacceptable that we continue to face inaction from <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OPG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OPG</span></a> and other members of the nuclear industry and government in addressing these injustices for the SON people. Their repeated failure to uphold commitments is an ongoing affront to SON’s rights. Our joint chiefs and council have taken a strong stance: We will not allow the exploitation of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Anishinaabekiing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Anishinaabekiing</span></a> without a fair and just resolution.”</p><p><a href="https://www.560cfos.ca/2025/01/24/son-says-legacy-issues-not-addressed-sets-deadline-for-nuclear-moratorium/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">560cfos.ca/2025/01/24/son-says</span><span class="invisible">-legacy-issues-not-addressed-sets-deadline-for-nuclear-moratorium/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FirstNations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FirstNations</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Ojibwe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ojibwe</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NativeAmericans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NativeAmericans</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NativeAmericanNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NativeAmericanNews</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoDumpingWithoutConsent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoDumpingWithoutConsent</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RespectTheTreaties" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RespectTheTreaties</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoNukes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoNukes</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RethinkNotRestart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RethinkNotRestart</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NuclearDumping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NuclearDumping</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NuclearInjustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NuclearInjustice</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EnvironmentalRacism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalRacism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OntarioPowerGeneration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OntarioPowerGeneration</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>HT <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.green/@gerrymcgovern" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>gerrymcgovern</span></a></span> </p><p>Alberta Municipality Declares Farm Disaster Due to Drought, Approves Water-Guzzling Data Centre Plan</p><p><a href="https://www.theenergymix.com/alberta-municipality-declares-farm-disaster-due-to-drought-approves-water-guzzling-data-centre-plan/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theenergymix.com/alberta-munic</span><span class="invisible">ipality-declares-farm-disaster-due-to-drought-approves-water-guzzling-data-centre-plan/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SturgeonLake" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SturgeonLake</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CreeNation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CreeNation</span></a> (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SLCN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SLCN</span></a>) Chief Sheldon Sunshine said he learned about the project through social media, despite the project being proposed for the Nation’s traditional lands.</p><p>“It seems like it was all worked on well before us, and then we’re an afterthought, and it should never be that way,” said Sunshine in an interview.</p><p><a href="https://www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/article/first-nation-says-it-wasnt-consulted-on-wonder-valley-ai-data-centre-proposed-for-thousands-of-hectares-of-land/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ctvnews.ca/edmonton/article/fi</span><span class="invisible">rst-nation-says-it-wasnt-consulted-on-wonder-valley-ai-data-centre-proposed-for-thousands-of-hectares-of-land/</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AISucks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AISucks</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DataCenters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DataCenters</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Drought" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Drought</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EnvironmentalRacism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalRacism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndigenousNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousNews</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>When in doubt, dump it on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Indigenous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Indigenous</span></a> land! But of course!!! <sarc></p><p>In <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Hokkaido" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hokkaido</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndigenousLand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousLand</span></a> rights have added another layer to the division of opinions in Suttsu and Kamoenai over whether to host a permanent underground repository for Japan’s <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NuclearWaste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NuclearWaste</span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/07/06/energy/hokkaido-ainu-nuclear-waste-storage/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/environment/2</span><span class="invisible">025/07/06/energy/hokkaido-ainu-nuclear-waste-storage/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NuclearColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NuclearColonialism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EnvironmentalRacism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalRacism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndigenousPeople" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousPeople</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AinuPeople" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AinuPeople</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Ainu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ainu</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoNukes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoNukes</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoNukesForAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoNukesForAI</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RethinkNotRestart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RethinkNotRestart</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FukushimaIsntOver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FukushimaIsntOver</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RenewablesNow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RenewablesNow</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NuclearWaste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NuclearWaste</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NuclearEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NuclearEnergy</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Energy</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Hokkaido" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hokkaido</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoNuclearDumping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoNuclearDumping</span></a></p>
Allan Dyen-Shapiro<p>For those of you going to WorldCon, my book will be on sale at the Liminal Fiction table. If you'd like me to sign a copy, I'll be at the table Thursday 2-3, Friday 12-1, and Friday 3-4.</p><p><a href="https://www.limfic.com/book/the-day-we-said-goodbye-to-the-birds/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">limfic.com/book/the-day-we-sai</span><span class="invisible">d-goodbye-to-the-birds/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Hopepunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hopepunk</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ScienceFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceFiction</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/BookLover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BookLover</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AuthorsOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AuthorsOfMastodon</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritersOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WritersOfMastodon</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritersCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WritersCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ScienceFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceFiction</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmWriting</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/NewBook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewBook</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmReading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmReading</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmReadingFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmReadingFiction</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmReadingSciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmReadingSciFi</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmWritingSciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmWritingSciFi</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bookstodon</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/EcoFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EcoFiction</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/EnvironmentalRacism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalRacism</span></a></p>
MikeF<p>Dismantling of EPA’s Scientific Research Arm Fulfills Key Chemical Industry Goal</p><p><a href="https://insideclimatenews.org/news/21072025/trump-administration-dismantles-epa-office-of-research-and-development/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">insideclimatenews.org/news/210</span><span class="invisible">72025/trump-administration-dismantles-epa-office-of-research-and-development/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://birds.town/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://birds.town/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a> <a href="https://birds.town/tags/antiscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>antiscience</span></a> <a href="https://birds.town/tags/chemicalindustry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>chemicalindustry</span></a> <a href="https://birds.town/tags/toxics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>toxics</span></a> <a href="https://birds.town/tags/environmentalracism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>environmentalracism</span></a> <a href="https://birds.town/tags/environmentaljustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>environmentaljustice</span></a> <a href="https://birds.town/tags/rachelcarson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rachelcarson</span></a> <a href="https://birds.town/tags/climatejustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>climatejustice</span></a> <a href="https://birds.town/tags/ScienceforthePeople" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceforthePeople</span></a></p>
The USA Potato<p><strong>Communities Near Data Centers Struggle Now. Trump’s AI Plan Will Make It Worse.</strong></p>
<p>The plan calls for reducing regulations and making federal lands available for constructing data centers.</p>
<p><a href="https://murica.website/2025/07/communities-near-data-centers-struggle-now-trumps-ai-plan-will-make-it-worse/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">murica.website/2025/07/communi</span><span class="invisible">ties-near-data-centers-struggle-now-trumps-ai-plan-will-make-it-worse/</span></a></p>
Allan Dyen-Shapiro<p>And guess whose book is featured in the <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/SFWA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SFWA</span></a> New Release Newsletter this month?</p><p><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AuthorsOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AuthorsOfMastodon</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritersOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WritersOfMastodon</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritersCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WritersCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Hopepunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hopepunk</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/HardSF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HardSF</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/SciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SciFi</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ScienceFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceFiction</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Books</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Writer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Writer</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Writing</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmWriting</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ReadEveryDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ReadEveryDay</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/read" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>read</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Reading</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AlwaysReading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AlwaysReading</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ReadMoreBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ReadMoreBooks</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/NewBook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewBook</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/BookLover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BookLover</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmReading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmReading</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmReadingFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmReadingFiction</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmWriting</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmWritingFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmWritingFiction</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmReadingSciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmReadingSciFi</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmWritingSciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmWritingSciFi</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bookstodon</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/EcoFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EcoFiction</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/EnvironmentalRacism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalRacism</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/17DR2lH3J6PEvO3I09sEqBM18kIAsO6ZM/view" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">drive.google.com/file/d/17DR2l</span><span class="invisible">H3J6PEvO3I09sEqBM18kIAsO6ZM/view</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>From 2021... This started before <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>, but things are way worse now!</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AntiProtestLaws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AntiProtestLaws</span></a> Threaten <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Indigenous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Indigenous</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Climate</span></a> Movements</p><p>“<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CriticalInfrastructure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CriticalInfrastructure</span></a>” laws in over a dozen states wrongly invoke national security to justify targeting <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PipelineProtesters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PipelineProtesters</span></a>.</p><p>Kaylana Mueller-Hsia, March 17, 2021</p><p>"In 2016 as a member of Congress, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DebHaaland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DebHaaland</span></a> stood for four days in solidarity with protesters at the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StandingRockSioux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StandingRockSioux</span></a> Reservation against construction of the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DakotaAccessPipeline" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DakotaAccessPipeline</span></a>. Today, as the first <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NativeAmerican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NativeAmerican</span></a> to be the secretary of the interior — the first to lead any cabinet department — she has the opportunity to support the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FirstAmendment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FirstAmendment</span></a> rights of the protesters she joined in the past.</p><p>"With her authority over energy development on federal lands, Haaland can be a voice for Indigenous and climate movements facing an urgent threat: the rapid spread of laws to protect 'critical infrastructure' that single out activists.</p><p>"Since 2016, 13 states have quietly enacted laws that increase criminal penalties for trespassing, damage, and interference with infrastructure sites such as oil refineries and pipelines. At least five more states have already introduced similar legislation this year. These laws draw from national security legislation enacted after 9/11 to protect physical infrastructure considered so 'vital' that the 'incapacity or destruction of such systems and assets would have a debilitating impact on security, national economic security, national public health or safety.'</p><p>"Many industry sectors are designated critical infrastructure, including food and agriculture, energy, water and wastewater, and communications, but most state critical infrastructure laws focus more narrowly on oil and gas <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/pipelines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pipelines</span></a>. While protecting critical infrastructure is a legitimate government function, these laws clearly target environmental and Indigenous activists by significantly raising the penalties for participating in or even tangentially supporting pipeline trespassing and property damage, crimes that are already illegal. Many laws are modelled on draft legislation prepared by the American Legislative Exchange Council, also known as <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ALEC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ALEC</span></a>, a powerful lobbying group funded by <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FossilFuel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FossilFuel</span></a> companies like <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ExxonMobil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ExxonMobil</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Shell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Shell</span></a>.</p><p>"Central to the new critical infrastructure laws are increased criminal penalties and vague, broad definitions that could discourage protest and particularly, nonviolent civil disobedience. Many laws make any 'damage' to or 'interference' with a facility deemed critical infrastructure a felony. Under <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Ohio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ohio</span></a>’s law, trespass with the purpose of 'tampering' with a facility is a third degree felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison and a $20,000 fine. In Indiana, a felony conviction is applied for any facility trespass, a crime that is typically a misdemeanor or fine.</p><p>"Vague language like 'damage,' 'tamper,' and 'impede' in critical infrastructure laws makes it unclear if, for example, knocking down <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SafetyCones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SafetyCones</span></a> and starting a fire next to a natural gas facility are the same under the law. Many critical infrastructure laws do not clarify if they apply only to land a company fully owns or also to pipeline easements, which run through both public and private lands. At least some laws apply to both. Only a week after Louisiana’s critical infrastructure law was enacted, opponents of the Bayou Bridge pipeline were charged with trespassing for boating on public waters on the border of a pipeline easement.</p><p>"The combination of overly broad language and steep penalties in critical infrastructure laws make it likely that future activists and supporting organizations will be discouraged from exercising their First Amendment-protected protest rights. A lawsuit brought in response to the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BayouBridge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BayouBridge</span></a> charges will test the laws for the first time on First Amendment grounds.</p><p>"Many of these laws even extend beyond the protesters. In a proposed law in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Minnesota" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Minnesota</span></a>, anyone who 'recruits, trains, aids, advises, hires, counsels, or conspires' someone to trespass without a 'reasonable effort' to prevent the trespassing is guilty of a gross misdemeanor. In <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Oklahoma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Oklahoma</span></a> organizations that conspire with perpetrators are liable to be fined up to $1 million. These laws may infringe on the freedom of association protected under the First Amendment. Indeed, the Supreme Court ruled that the illegal actions of a few individuals do not implicate an entire group.</p><p>"The criminalization of environmental protest is fueled by federal security agencies and oil and gas companies, who are often major political donors. For years, the Department of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HomelandSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HomelandSecurity</span></a> and the Federal Bureau of Investigation have labelled activists at infrastructure sites as <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DomesticTerrorists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DomesticTerrorists</span></a> and violent extremists in order to justify further <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>surveillance</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/policing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>policing</span></a>. Government documents have been released that detail the FBI’s focus on '<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AnimalRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AnimalRights</span></a> / <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EnvironmentalExtremism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalExtremism</span></a>,' describing even <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NonviolentProtesters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NonviolentProtesters</span></a> as <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/extremists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>extremists</span></a>.</p><p>"At Standing Rock, a private security firm [<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Blackwater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Blackwater</span></a>] hired by the pipeline companies consistently referred to protesters as 'terrorists' while working with law enforcement. Ahead of the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/KeystoneXLPipeline" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KeystoneXLPipeline</span></a> protests in 2018, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DHS</span></a> agents held an '<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AntiTerrorism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AntiTerrorism</span></a> training' for state and local authorities. In contrast, members of the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FarRight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FarRight</span></a> militant group the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ThreePercenters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ThreePercenters</span></a> have established a significant presence at oil and gas plants with little law enforcement reaction.</p><p>"To be sure, as the recent power outages in Texas showed so vividly, the United States needs reliable energy. But it’s questionable whether pipeline construction sites that could feasibly be moved or replaced with renewable energy sources should legitimately be considered 'vital' to the energy grid. Furthermore, a singular focus on this aspect of security comes at the cost of others. Whose essential resources do pipeline projects protect and whose do they threaten? Black Americans are disproportionately likely to live near natural <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GasPipelines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GasPipelines</span></a> and experience higher <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CancerRisk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CancerRisk</span></a> due to unclean air. An oil spill from the Dakota Access Pipeline could devastate the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SiouxTribe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SiouxTribe</span></a>’s water source. Meanwhile, on some reservations, 10 percent of households lack electricity and as many as 40 percent of households must haul water and use outhouses. The well-being of these communities must count too.</p><p>"The rise in critical infrastructure laws may foreshadow more anti-protest legislation to come. A similar wave of anti-protest laws has already begun in response to the 2020 <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BlackLivesMatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BlackLivesMatter</span></a> protests. State legislators contemplating critical infrastructure laws should bear in mind that laws that criminalize trespassing and protect the safety of construction workers and law enforcement already exist. Critical infrastructure laws don’t fill an unmet need — they only raise the penalties for specific groups of people. Courts adjudicating <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FirstAmendment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FirstAmendment</span></a> challenges in the coming years should recognize that these laws are overbroad and impose disproportionately severe penalties that chill freedom of assembly and association.</p><p>"As secretary of the interior, Haaland promises to uplift the voices of Indigenous and climate protesters in the Biden administration. State legislators, law enforcement, and the fossil fuel industry should follow suit and listen to these activists rather than suppressing constitutionally protected activity under the guise of national security."</p><p>Source:<br><a href="https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/anti-protest-laws-threaten-indigenous-and-climate-movements" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">brennancenter.org/our-work/ana</span><span class="invisible">lysis-opinion/anti-protest-laws-threaten-indigenous-and-climate-movements</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BrennanCenter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrennanCenter</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoDAPL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoDAPL</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoKXL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoKXL</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PipelineProtests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PipelineProtests</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ACAB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ACAB</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ErikPrince" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ErikPrince</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigOilAndGas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigOilAndGas</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Oiligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Oiligarchy</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CorporateColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CorporateColonialism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EnvironmentalRacism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalRacism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AirIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AirIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ExxonLied" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ExxonLied</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Blackwater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Blackwater</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StandWithStandingRock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StandWithStandingRock</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StandingRockSioux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StandingRockSioux</span></a></p>
JEmphatically<p>First Nations and Metis Settlements say Alberta’s proposal to merge major river basins in the north is a dangerous shift in water management that prioritizes industry over ecological health, public transparency, and the constitutionally protected rights of Indigenous Peoples.</p><p>"Planning for economic development, including population and industrial growth, must begin with the question of water. Yet again, water is being treated as an afterthought. We ask: who is going to pay the price when industry is given priority access to Alberta’s largest river basins."</p><p><a href="https://www.keepersofthewater.ca/news/albertas-push-to-merge-major-river-basins-is-unacceptable-for-first-nations-and-mtis-settlements" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">keepersofthewater.ca/news/albe</span><span class="invisible">rtas-push-to-merge-major-river-basins-is-unacceptable-for-first-nations-and-mtis-settlements</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/ableg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ableg</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/cdnpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cdnpoli</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>water</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Alberta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Alberta</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/NWT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NWT</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Indigenous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Indigenous</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/environmentaljustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>environmentaljustice</span></a><br><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/environmentalracism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>environmentalracism</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/climatechange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>climatechange</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>SAVE THE DATE!</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WhiteMesa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WhiteMesa</span></a> Community Spiritual Walk and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Protest</span></a> Against <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EnergyFuels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnergyFuels</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UraniumMill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UraniumMill</span></a></p><p>Saturday, October 4, 2025 - 11am MDT<br>At the White Mesa Community Center</p><p>Rally starts at 11AM MDT, followed by the spiritual and protest walk to the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EnergyFuels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnergyFuels</span></a> uranium mill.</p><p>Directions:<br>- The White Mesa Community Center is between Bluff and Blanding, Utah.<br>- The community center is located slightly off Highway 191, on the west side of the road, behind the gas station.<br>- Look for a large building with "White Mesa Community Center" written on the side.</p><p>"We live down the road from this mill. When it's running, we smell it from our houses. They're bringing radioactive wastes from all over the world to this mill. We want the mill to close and clean up its mess." ~ Yolanda Badback.</p><p>Sponsored by <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UteMountainUteTribe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UteMountainUteTribe</span></a> and the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WhiteMesaConcernedCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WhiteMesaConcernedCommunity</span></a>.</p><p>For more information call White Mesa Concerned Community (435) 459-2461 protectwhitemesa.org </p><p><a href="https://greenaction.org/2025/06/24/saturday-october-4-2025-white-mesa-ute-community-spiritual-walk-protest-against-energy-fuels-uranium-mill/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">greenaction.org/2025/06/24/sat</span><span class="invisible">urday-october-4-2025-white-mesa-ute-community-spiritual-walk-protest-against-energy-fuels-uranium-mill/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtectWhiteMesa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectWhiteMesa</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BlandingUtah" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BlandingUtah</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BluffUtah" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BluffUtah</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EnergyFuels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnergyFuels</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>protest</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EnvironmentalActivism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalActivism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PinyonPlain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PinyonPlain</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndigenousRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousRights</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoUranium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoUranium</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtectTheSacred" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectTheSacred</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtectWhiteMesa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectWhiteMesa</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/YolandaBadback" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>YolandaBadback</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WhiteMesa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WhiteMesa</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WhiteMesaUte" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WhiteMesaUte</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WhiteMesaMill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WhiteMesaMill</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WhiteMesaUraniumMill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WhiteMesaUraniumMill</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DontNukeTheFuture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DontNukeTheFuture</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoUraniumMining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoUraniumMining</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NukingTheUte" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NukingTheUte</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UteNation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UteNation</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoNukes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoNukes</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FourCornersToFukushima" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FourCornersToFukushima</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MotherEarth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MotherEarth</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtectMotherEarth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectMotherEarth</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DefendTheSacred" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DefendTheSacred</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EnvironmentalRacism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalRacism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UteMountainUteTribe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UteMountainUteTribe</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WhiteMesaConcernedCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WhiteMesaConcernedCommunity</span></a></p>
🔻Stones of David🔻<p>Atmospheric Colonisation and Ecological Imperialism in the World System: The Third Pan Africa Newsletter (2025)</p><p><a href="https://thetricontinental.org/pan-africa/newsletterissue-atmospheric-colonisation/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thetricontinental.org/pan-afri</span><span class="invisible">ca/newsletterissue-atmospheric-colonisation/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/ecologicalimperialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ecologicalimperialism</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/ecological" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ecological</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/environnment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>environnment</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/indigenous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>indigenous</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/africa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>africa</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/blackmastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>blackmastodon</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/colonization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>colonization</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>climate</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateCrisis</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/ClimateAction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateAction</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/ClimateDiary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateDiary</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://newsmast.community/@environment" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>environment</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/palestine" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>palestine</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/blackmastodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>blackmastodon</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://newsmast.community/@blackvoices" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>blackvoices</span></a></span> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/blackhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>blackhistory</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/tiktok" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tiktok</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/cdnpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cdnpoli</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/racism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>racism</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/environmentalracism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>environmentalracism</span></a><br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@BLKNewsNow" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>BLKNewsNow</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/yemen" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>yemen</span></a></span></p>
Killer Rabbit 90<p>Nigerian communities to take Shell to high court over oil pollution <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jun/20/nigerian-communities-shell-high-court-oil-pollution" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/environment/20</span><span class="invisible">25/jun/20/nigerian-communities-shell-high-court-oil-pollution</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Nigeria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nigeria</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EnvironmentalRacism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalRacism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ShellOil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ShellOil</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pollution</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateCrisis</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BigOil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigOil</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FossilFuels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FossilFuels</span></a></p>
JEmphatically<p>AI data centres pushed by US billionaires are on the rise everywhere. The Elon Musk playbook shows how they’ll get their way.</p><p>Inspired by a town built on the scrap wood from railway cars, South Memphis is not willing to be railroaded by Musk into accepting pollution that is harming people in their community.</p><p>Read my new story at The Mix.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/environmentalracism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>environmentalracism</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/AIdatacentres" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AIdatacentres</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/ableg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ableg</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/abpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>abpoli</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/cdnpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cdnpoli</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>climate</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pollution</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/methane" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>methane</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>musk</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/memphis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>memphis</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/blacklivesmatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>blacklivesmatter</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.theenergymix.com/musks-ai-project-faces-environmental-racism-suit-in-historic-black-memphis-community/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theenergymix.com/musks-ai-proj</span><span class="invisible">ect-faces-environmental-racism-suit-in-historic-black-memphis-community/</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Experts warn <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>’s <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/nuclear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nuclear</span></a> blitz could trigger ‘Next <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ThreeMileIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ThreeMileIsland</span></a>' </p><p>by Brett Wilkins, Common Dreams<br>May 24, 2025 </p><p>"U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday signed a series of executive orders that will overhaul the independent federal agency that regulates the nation's nuclear power plants in order to speed the construction of new fissile reactors—a move that experts warned will increase safety risks.</p><p>"According to a White House statement, Trump's directives 'will usher in a nuclear energy renaissance,' in part by allowing Department of Energy laboratories to conduct nuclear reactor design testing, green-lighting reactor construction on federal lands, and lifting <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RegulatoryBarriers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RegulatoryBarriers</span></a> 'by requiring the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NRC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NRC</span></a>) to issue timely licensing decisions."</p><p>"The Trump administration is seeking to shorten the yearslong NRC process of approving new licenses for nuclear power plants and reactors to within 18 months.</p><p>"White House Office of Science and Technology Director Michael Kratsios said Friday that 'over the last 30 years, we stopped building nuclear reactors in America—that ends now.'</p><p>" 'We are restoring a strong American nuclear industrial base, rebuilding a secure and sovereign domestic nuclear fuel supply chain, and leading the world towards a future fueled by American nuclear energy,' he added. [And radioactive waste!!!]</p><p>"However, the Union of Concerned Scientists (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UCS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UCS</span></a>) warned that the executive orders will result in 'all but nullifying' the NRC's regulatory process, 'undermining the independent federal agency's ability to develop and enforce <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/safety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>safety</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> requirements for commercial nuclear facilities.'</p><p>" 'This push by the Trump administration to usurp much of the agency's autonomy as they seek to fast-track the construction of nuclear plants will weaken critical, independent <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/oversight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>oversight</span></a> of the U.S. nuclear industry and poses significant safety and security risks to the public,' UCS added.</p><p>"<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EdwinLyman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EdwinLyman</span></a>, director of nuclear power safety at the UCS, said, 'Simply put, the U.S. nuclear industry will fail if safety is not made a priority.'</p><p>" 'By fatally compromising the independence and integrity of the NRC, and by encouraging pathways for nuclear deployment that bypass the regulator entirely, the Trump administration is virtually guaranteeing that this country will see a serious accident or other <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/radiological" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>radiological</span></a> release that will affect the health, safety, and livelihoods of millions,' Lyman added. 'Such a disaster will destroy public trust in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NuclearPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NuclearPower</span></a> and cause other nations to reject U.S. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/nuclear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nuclear</span></a> technology for decades to come.'</p><p>"Friday's executive orders follow reporting earlier this month by NPR that revealed the Trump administration has tightened control over the NRC, in part by compelling the agency to send proposed reactor safety rules to the White House for review and possible editing.</p><p>"<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AllisonMacfarlane" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AllisonMacfarlane</span></a>, who was nominated to head the NRC during the Obama administration, called the move 'the end of independence of the agency.'</p><p>" 'If you aren't independent of political and industry influence, then you are at risk of an accident,' Macfarlane warned.</p><p>"On the first day of his second term, Trump also signed executive orders declaring a dubious 'national energy emergency' and directing federal agencies to find ways to reduce regulatory roadblocks to 'unleashing American energy, including by boosting <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FossilFuels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FossilFuels</span></a> and nuclear power.</p><p>"The rapid advancement and adoption of artificial intelligence systems is creating a tremendous need for energy that proponents say can be met by nuclear power. The Three Mile Island nuclear plant—the site of the worst nuclear accident in U.S. history—is being revived with funding from <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Microsoft</span></a>, while <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Google</span></a> parent company <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Alphabet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Alphabet</span></a>, online retail giant <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Amazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Amazon</span></a>, and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Facebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Facebook</span></a> owner <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Meta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Meta</span></a> are among the competitors also investing in nuclear energy.</p><p>" 'Do we really want to create more <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RadioactiveWaste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RadioactiveWaste</span></a> to power the often dubious and questionable uses of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a>?' <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/JohannaNeumann" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JohannaNeumann</span></a>, Environment America Research & Policy Center's senior director of the Campaign for 100% <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RenewableEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RenewableEnergy</span></a>, asked in December.</p><p>" '<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigTech</span></a> should recommit to solutions that not only work but pose less risk to our <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a>,' Neumann added."</p><p><a href="https://www.rawstory.com/trump-nuclear-2672196220/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">rawstory.com/trump-nuclear-267</span><span class="invisible">2196220/</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RethinkNotRestart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RethinkNotRestart</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoNukes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoNukes</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoNukesForAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoNukesForAI</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigTech</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EnvironmentalRacism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalRacism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UraniumMining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UraniumMining</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NuclearWaste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NuclearWaste</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TEPCOLies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TEPCOLies</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TrumpLies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpLies</span></a> <br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HoltecLies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HoltecLies</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NuclearPowerPlants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NuclearPowerPlants</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Datacenters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Datacenters</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AIPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AIPollution</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MicrosoftSucks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MicrosoftSucks</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TrumpSucks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpSucks</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NuclearIsNotCarbonFree" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NuclearIsNotCarbonFree</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CancerRates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CancerRates</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Downwinders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Downwinders</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NuclearPowerCorruptionAndLies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NuclearPowerCorruptionAndLies</span></a></p>
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