EON - the Ecological Options Network

09/05/2024

Nuclear Hotseat “Oppenheimer" https://nuclearhotseat.com/podcast/oppenheimer-film-opens-in-japan/ Opens in Japan: Any Impact? Prof. Robert “Bo” Jacobs of Hiroshima Peace Institute, NH #672

After a delay of more than one year, Oppenheimer opens in Japan, the only country nuked during war. Protests? Or Silence? Prof. Robert Bo Jacobs

03/04/2024

“The project risks, as we have seen in reality, seem to be very high”. Representatives from the European and Latin American banking worlds said that “their lending priorities lean toward renewables and transmission grids” and that “nuclear comes last”. ... https://beyondnuclearinternational.org/2024/03/31/nuclear-comes-last/ The US government has already pledged $2 billion of our money to Gates for his proliferation-friendly liquid sodium-cooled molten salt fast reactor produced by his company, TerraPower (more properly, TerrorPower). Gates can’t wait to export it the United Arab Emirates. Nuclear weapons anyone? - “Nuclear comes last” by Linda Pentz Gunter for Beyond Nuclear

02/04/2024

Environmental Action https://environmental-action.org/take-action/tell-the-epa-protect-pollinators-ban-roundup/ Tell the EPA: Protect pollinators, ban Roundup

21/03/2024

EON - the Ecological Options Network & SOS - The San Onofre Syndrome Film Today on 5PM NEIS Night with the Experts.
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZctcuyqpjstHdUNFNDGtMBJVSw1J2eGGHfd #/registration

12/03/2024

Mary Beth Brangan from Planetarian Perspectives from EON - the Ecological Options Network EON3 planetarianperspectives ... 3/11 - Fukushima at 13... https://sanonofresyndrome.com/3-11-fukushima-california-connection In remembrance of all the lives that have been lost, and all the lives that have been changed by that still on-going disaster, here is a suite of resources exploring some of the many Fukushima – California connections. https://sanonofresyndrome.com/3-11-fukushima-california-connection

3/11 Fukushima - California Connection The ongoing Fukushima disaster on 3/11/11 and the project that resulted in our award-winning feature documentary SOS – The San Onofre Syndrome: Nuclear Powers Legacy, are both 13 years old.It was Japan’s triple melt-down that triggered the film’s 13-year ...

11/03/2024

Cathy Iwane: 'Memorializing the lessons learned from March 11, 2011, the ongoing triple nuclear meltdowns at Fukushima Daiichi in Japan. Thank you, SOS - The SOS - The San Onofre Syndrome Film and EON - the Ecological Options Network for reaching out to me and Gary of San Clemente Green for this interview':

This is the first two parts of a projected series of interviews with activists for whom the Fukushima disaster continues to be a life-changing event.Pt. 1 - ...

30/11/2023

James Heddle, Mary Beth from Planetarian Perspectives via EON - the Ecological Options Network - EON3 The Diablo Canyon Syndrome. A History of Nuclear Negligence - . https://planetarianperspectives.substack.com/.../comments An EON Video Report by James Heddle and Mary Beth Brangan. Déjà vu All Over Again & Again - What More Do You Need to Know to Shutdown Diablo Now? Daniel Hirsch lays out the long, sad history of PG&E and NRC nuclear negligence and incompetence at Diablo Canyon in this excerpted testimony before Senator Barbara Boxer's Committee on Environment and Public Works, Dec. 3, 2014.

A History of Nuclear Negligence - Dan Hirsch

30/11/2023

A History of Nuclear Negligence - Dan Hirsch

30/11/2023

James Heddle, Mary Beth from Planetarian Perspectives via EON - the Ecological Options Network - EON3 The Diablo Canyon Syndrome. A History of Nuclear Negligence - . https://planetarianperspectives.substack.com/p/the-diablo-canyon-syndrome/comments An EON Video Report by James Heddle and Mary Beth Brangan. Déjà vu All Over Again & Again - What More Do You Need to Know to Shutdown Diablo Now? Daniel Hirsch lays out the long, sad history of PG&E and NRC nuclear negligence and incompetence at Diablo Canyon in this excerpted testimony before Senator Barbara Boxer's Committee on Environment and Public Works, Dec. 3, 2014.

A History of Nuclear Negligence - Dan Hirsch

17/11/2023

EON - the Ecological Options Network - From Global Nuclear Risks to a Solar-Hydrogen Economy. S. David Freeman interviewed by Mary Beth Brangan and James Heddle. The late S. David Freeman was a legendary public utility administrator, who was a committed advocate of a solar-hydrogen economy credited with holding the lifetime record for the number of nuclear reactors shut down on his watch. He was a major force in the negotiation of the scheduled shutdown agreement of Diablo Canyon which is now being contested at the instigation of California Gavin Newsom at the behest of a nuclear industry threatened by an overdose of market forces. This is an interview excerpted from our 1992 documentary. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTxLusJIILE
PUBLIC POWER – From Energy Crisis to Solar Democracy.

The late S. David Freeman was a legendary public utility administrator, who was a committed advocate of a solar-hydrogen economy credited with holding the li...

17/11/2023

EON - the Ecological Options Network - From Global Nuclear Risks to a Solar-Hydrogen Economy. S. David Freeman interviewed by Mary Beth Brangan and James Heddle. The late S. David Freeman was a legendary public utility administrator, who was a committed advocate of a solar-hydrogen economy credited with holding the lifetime record for the number of nuclear reactors shut down on his watch. He was a major force in the negotiation of the scheduled shutdown agreement of Diablo Canyon which is now being contested at the instigation of California Gavin Newsom at the behest of a nuclear industry threatened by an overdose of market forces. This is an interview excerpted from our 1992 documentary. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTxLusJIILE PUBLIC POWER – From Energy Crisis to Solar Democracy.

The late S. David Freeman was a legendary public utility administrator, who was a committed advocate of a solar-hydrogen economy credited with holding the li...

17/11/2023

EON - the Ecological Options Network From Global Nuclear Risks to a Solar-Hydrogen Economy. S. David Freeman interviewed by Mary Beth Brangan and James Heddle. The late S. David Freeman was a legendary public utility administrator, who was a committed advocate of a solar-hydrogen economy credited with holding the lifetime record for the number of nuclear reactors shut down on his watch. He was a major force in the negotiation of the scheduled shutdown agreement of Diablo Canyon which is now being contested at the instigation of California Gavin Newsom at the behest of a nuclear industry threatened by an overdose of market forces. This is an interview excerpted from our 1992 documentary. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTxLusJIILE
PUBLIC POWER – From Energy Crisis to Solar Democracy.

The late S. David Freeman was a legendary public utility administrator, who was a committed advocate of a solar-hydrogen economy credited with holding the li...

15/11/2023

Clear & Present Dangers AND Opportunities at Diablo Canyon
An EON - the Ecological Options Network Interview with Mothers for Peace Spokeswoman Linda Seeley ... Clear & Present Dangers AND Opportunities at Diablo Canyon. By MaryBethBrangan and JamesHeddle https://planetarianperspectives.substack.com/p/clear-and-present-dangers-and-opportunities-e6e
[Editors’ Note: The San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace was organized in 1969 and has been steadfastly advocating for local and national nuclear safety ever since.] https://planetarianperspectives.substack.com/p/clear-and-present-dangers-and-opportunities-e6e?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=email-restack-comment&r=9zkc9

An EON Interview with Mothers for Peace Spokeswoman Linda Seeley

15/11/2023

Clear & Present Dangers AND Opportunities at Diablo Canyon
An EON - the Ecological Options Network Interview with Mothers for Peace Spokeswoman Linda Seeley ... By MaryBethBrangan and JamesHeddle https://planetarianperspectives.substack.com/p/clear-and-present-dangers-and-opportunities-e6e [Editors’ Note: The San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace was organized in 1969 and has been steadfastly advocating for local and national nuclear safety ever since.] https://planetarianperspectives.substack.com/p/clear-and-present-dangers-and-opportunities-e6e?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=email-restack-comment&r=9zkc9

An EON Interview with Mothers for Peace Spokeswoman Linda Seeley

15/11/2023

Clear & Present Dangers AND Opportunities at Diablo Canyon.
An EON - the Ecological Options Network Interview with Mothers for Peace Spokeswoman LindaSeeley. By MaryBethBrangan and JamesHeddle https://planetarianperspectives.substack.com/p/clear-and-present-dangers-and-opportunities-e6e
[Editors’ Note: The San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace was organized in 1969 and has been steadfastly advocating for local and national nuclear safety ever since.] https://planetarianperspectives.substack.com/p/clear-and-present-dangers-and-opportunities-e6e?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=email-restack-comment&r=9zkc9

An EON Interview with Mothers for Peace Spokeswoman Linda Seeley

11/11/2023

EON - the Ecological Options Network's SOS - The San Onofre Syndrome Film on Canadian Radio ... Spreading the Word ... SOS - The San Onofre Syndrome Film Directors Mary Beth Brangan, James Heddle & Morgan Peterson with their Awareness Film Festival Grand Jury Award for Feature Documentary SOS - The San Onofre Syndrome Film - Photo: Moca Media ... This is the transcript of an interview conducted by program host Sheila Ferrando and broadcast October 8, 2023 on CKUT Radio’s New Spin Library in Montreal, Quebec [At minute 16:00]. Participants are SOS filmmakers Mary Beth Brangan and James Heddle, together with Dr. Gordon Edwards, mathematician, physicist, nuclear consultant, and President of the ( www.ccnr.org ), https://planetarianperspectives.substack.com/p/sos-on-canadian-radio

Spreading the Word

11/11/2023

Spreading the Word

11/11/2023

EON - the Ecological Options Network''s SOS - The San Onofre Syndrome Film on Canadian Radio ... Spreading the Word ... SOS Directors Mary Beth Brangan, James Heddle & Morgan Peterson with their Awareness Film Festival Grand Jury Award for Feature Documentary SOS - The San Onofre Syndrome Film - Photo: Moca Media ... This is the transcript of an interview conducted by program host Sheila Ferrando and broadcast October 8, 2023 on CKUT Radio’s New Spin Library in Montreal, Quebec [At minute 16:00]. Participants are SOS filmmakers Mary Beth Brangan and James Heddle, together with Dr. Gordon Edwards, mathematician, physicist, nuclear consultant, and President of the ( www.ccnr.org ), https://planetarianperspectives.substack.com/p/sos-on-canadian-radio

Spreading the Word

07/11/2023

James Heddle, Mary Beth Brangan from Planetarian Perspectives from EON3 What Ever Happened to Reiner Whatshisname? Covid Cancel Culture Strikes Again. ... So soon we forget. ... Not long ago, Reiner Fuëllmich was one of the main go-to-guys, working with the Berlin-based 'Coronavirus Investigative Committee,' for accurate information about the on-going Covid Coup attempt. The Corona Committee’s in depth video interviews with key scientists, doctors and investigative journalists from around the world made vital, documented information widely publically available that would otherwise have remained forever undocumented and unknown. https://open.substack.com/pub/planetarianperspectives/p/what-ever-happened-to-reiner-whatshisname

Covid Cancel Culture Strikes Again

07/11/2023

Covid Cancel Culture Strikes Again

20/10/2023

Grassroots Election Protection Coalition/ALLIANCE 4 GRASSROOTS DEMOCRACY ... Indigenous People's Day, Ohio Uranium & Rising Labor Power via by Harvey "Sluggo" Wasserman ... We begin GREEP #152 with the great LIBBE HALEVY, creator of the Nuclear Hotseat, who tells us about the triumphant debut of the award-winning documentary SAN ONOFRE SYNDROME. https://www.freepress.org/article/indigenous-peoples-day-ohio-uranium-rising-labor-power This SOS masterpiece by MARY BETH BRANGAN & JIM HEDDLE of the Ecological Options Network join us later in the call to explain the great grassroots victory in shutting the two San Onofre reactors….followed by the horrific struggle to deal with their atomic waste.

We begin GREEP #152 with the great LIBBE HALEVY, creator of the Nuclear Hotseat, who tells us about the triumphant debut of the award-winning documentary SAN ONOFRE SYNDROME.

10/10/2023

!!! FANTASTIC NEWS FROM SOS - The San Onofre Syndrome Film WORLD PREMIERE SOS DIRECTOR & FILMMAKERS!!!
Hi Dear Friends,
We're delighted to report that our new film SOS - The San Onofre Syndrome: Nuclear Power's Legacy won the Awareness Film Festival's Documentary Feature Grand Jury Award (out of 100 documentary entries.)
Its a great out-of-the-box honor that bodes well for the film's making its way in the world.
We've also just learned that, thanks to our friend Libbe HaLevy producer of Nuclear Hotseat, SOS has been accepted into the next International Uranium Festival and will screen in Rio De Janeiro, Berlin and 18 U.S. cities next year.
Morgan, Jim and I are super pleased and grateful! And we're thrilled our 12 year project is successfully launched now into the world!
The attachment below is a photo of the award!
Towards real mitigation of the nuclear threat,
Mary Beth and Jim
Mary Beth Brangan
Producer/Director
SOS - The San Onofre Syndrome: Nuclear Power's Legacy
Ecological Options Network
P.O. Box 1047, Bolinas, CA 94924
415-868-1900 - office

03/10/2023

Friends, please join us in L.A. tomorrow, Sunday, October 8th, or online on the 15th: EON - the Ecological Options Network's SOS - The San Onofre Syndrome Film WORLD PREMIERE Discounted Tickets 10/9 & 15 SOS San Onofre Syndrome Film Awareness Film Festival Los Angeles and Virtually SOS - THE SAN ONOFRE SYNDROME: Nuclear Power’s Legacy. A Film by JAMES HEDDLE, MARY BETH BRANGAN and MORGAN PETERSON, WORLD PREMIERE - LOS ANGELES. Sunday, October 8th, 7:30 pm. In person Q&A with Filmmakers. VIRTUAL PREMIERE Sunday, October 15th, 5:00 pm. Virtual Q&A with Filmmakers. AWARENESS FILM FESTIVAL ~~ CLOSING FILM. Regal L.A. Live Theater, 1000 W Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90015. Embark on a 12-year journey with us, as we unveil the profound documentary SOS - THE SAN ONOFRE SYNDROME.🎥 This gripping film uncovers a community's relentless battle to close a leaking nuclear power plant, only to confront a stark reality: deadly radioactive waste, lasting millions of years, perched perilously close to the rapidly rising sea. Join us for the World Premiere at the Awareness Film Festival on Oct 8th, 7:30 pm, in downtown LA. Engage with the film's creators and stars at the insightful Q&A session. If you can't make it in person, mark your calendar for the Virtual Premiere on Oct 15th, 5:00 pm, followed by another enlightening Q&A with the filmmakers!

07/08/2023

Deconstructing the Doomsday Machine
Denuclearization Now
https://open.substack.com/pub/planetarianperspectives/p/deconstructing-the-doomsday-machine
Protests at California’s Thermonuclear Bomb Factory ... Every year now for more than a decade advocates of peace and denuclearization have converged on the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in Livermore, California to commemorate Hiroshima Day, the anniversary of the dropping of America’s first atomic bomb on Japan on August 6, 1945. Livermore Lab, which has billed itself on its website as “The Smartest Place on Earth,” is a key node in the U.S. network of nuclear weapons research, development and production - a perpetually on-going process consuming billions of dollars each year. ... - full article By James Heddle, Mary Beth Brangan - EON - the Ecological Options Network Cross posted on Planetarian Perspectives from EON3 https://open.substack.com/pub/planetarianperspectives/p/deconstructing-the-doomsday-machine

Denuclearization Now

07/08/2023

Denuclearization Now

01/08/2023

Planetarian Perspectives from EON - the Ecological Options Network EON3 Of Hot Rods and Tin Cans Spent Fuel Factoids to Ponder
https://open.substack.com/pub/planetarianperspectives/p/of-hot-rods-and-tin-cans Compiled by James Heddle, Mary Beth Brangan - EON - the Ecological Options Network
Stranded Spent Nuclear Fuel with Nowhere to Go - A Threat to National Security

Spent Fuel Factoids to Ponder