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UPDATES: Sea water radiation spikes again; TEPCO to improve working conditions; Co. president now hospitalized...

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3/29/2011 -
7:15 pm PT

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3/29/2011 -
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Brad Friedman,
3/27/2011 -
11:55 pm PT

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One Sign of Hope on Japan’s Long Road to Recovery

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3:09 pm PT

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2:52 pm PT

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2:18 pm PT

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Brad Friedman,
3/25/2011 -
6:20 pm PT

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AUDIO: Brad on ‘Randi Rhodes’ with Nicole Sandler on Latest News from the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster

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Brad Friedman,
3/25/2011 -
2:24 pm PT

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‘A Step at a Time, and a Few More Steps’: Disturbing Science Behind Calm at the Fukushima Nuke Plant

Progress, stabilization continues, as new data suggest 50% of the radioactive cesium released by Chernobyl may have already been released by Daiichi's crippled reactors...

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Brad Friedman,
3/24/2011 -
8:02 pm PT

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‘Green News Report’ – March 24, 2011

With Brad Friedman & Desi Doyen...

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Desi Doyen,
3/24/2011 -
1:35 pm PT

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My KPFK Interview with VOA Asia Bureau Chief Steve Herman: Latest out of Fukushima & Tokyo

'Neutron beams,' water 'panic,' black smoke and the responses from TEPCO, the government and the people of Japan, LIVE from Tokyo...

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Brad Friedman,
3/23/2011 -
6:16 pm PT

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Setbacks at Fukushima: Black Smoke, Evacuations, Dangerous Radioactive Iodine in Tokyo Tap Water

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Brad Friedman,
3/23/2011 -
2:44 pm PT

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Toon of the Moment: ‘Invisible Hand & Nuke Safety’

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Brad Friedman,
3/23/2011 -
8:05 am PT

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