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*Nuclear Power One Year after Fukushima events in Iowa*

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As we approach the one year anniversary of the Fukushima nuclear disaster,
three environmental groups (Friends of the Earth, Iowa Physicians for
Social Responsibility and the Iowa Chapter of the Sierra Club) are
presenting three Iowa events highlighting the perils of nuclear power then
and now. This is particularly important as the Iowa Legislature continues
to consider the nuclear power advanced rate making bill. (HF561).


*Sunday, March 11, 2012. *

*Des Moines: 1 p.m. at the Des Moines Public Library, 1000 Grand Ave.     *

*Iowa City: 5 p.m. at the Iowa City Public Library, 123 S. Linn St.*

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*Two public lectures on nuclear technology on the first anniversary of
Fukushima by Arjun Makhijani*

Arjun Makhijani is President of the Institute for Energy and Environmental
Research in Takoma Park, Maryland. He earned his Ph.D. from the Department
of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences at the University of
California, Berkeley in 1972, specializing in nuclear fusion.

A recognized authority on energy issues, Dr. Makhijani is the author and
co-author of numerous reports and books on energy and environment related
issues. He was the principal author of the first study of the energy
efficiency potential of the US economy published in 1971. He is the author
of Carbon-Free and Nuclear-Free: A Roadmap for U.S. Energy Policy (2007).

Dr. Makhijani has testified before Congress, and has appeared on ABC World
News Tonight, the CBS Evening News, CBS 60 Minutes, NPR, CNN, and BBC,
among others. He has served as a consultant on energy issues to utilities,
including the Tennessee Valley Authority, the Edison Electric Institute,
the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, and several agencies of the United
Nations.

For more  information contact Mike Carberry:
[log in to unmask] 319-594-6453

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Mike Carberry
Green State Solutions-Director
Friends of the Earth-Iowa Campaign Coordinator
319-594-6453
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www.foe.org

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