Bhavnagar protests Nuclear Plant

Video-Beschreibung von newsxlive – 27.05.2011

Similar to claims from farmers in Jaitapur, the Gujarat farmers are up in arms against the nuke plant move as the site of the proposed power station has orchards of mango, sapota and vegetables.

The Hindu – Saturday, May 28, 2011

Revolt brewing against nuclear plant in Bhavnagar

Bhavnagar: The first bugle of revolt against the proposal to set up a 6000 MW capacity nuclear power plant at Jaspara-Mithi Virdi village in Bhavnagar district in the Saurashtra region of Gujarat was sounded on Friday.

The village panchayats of over 50 coastal villages in the district, which apprehend direct impact if the nuclear power plant is set up, took a “do or die” pledge at a public meeting at Mithi Virdi village not to allow the government to acquire their “fertile land” to set up the nuclear plant. …

Merkels Asien-Reise: Aussteigerin unter Einsteigern

Spiegel Online – 2. Juni 2011

Merkels Asien-Reise – Aussteigerin unter Einsteigern

Die Kanzlerin tourt durch Asien – doch ihr innenpolitisches Großprojekt begleitet sie beharrlich. Die Atomwende in Deutschland wird auch in der Ferne aufmerksam beobachtet. Durchaus mit Verwunderung. In Singapur wird Angela Merkel trotzdem eine ganz besondere grüne Ehrung zuteil. …

Indien will Atomkraft stark ausbauen …