Interviews

Interview: S P Udayakumar

Interview: S P Udayakumar

Interviews December 2, 2011 at 12:29 pm Comments are Disabled

Interview with S. P. Udayakumar by R. Nandalal conducted for a Malayalam newspaper. 1. 1. How did you happen to get involved in the struggle against KKNPP? Can you elaborate on the initial stages of the struggle and on the formation of PMANE? In the late 1980’s, I started “GroupRead More

White man’s tecnology has hurt the Earth badly:Udayakumar

White man’s tecnology has hurt the Earth badly:Udayakumar

People’s Movement Against Nuclear Energy (PMANE) coordinator SP Udayakumar has been at the forefront of the agitation against the Koodankulam nuclear plant in Tamil Nadu. A 12-day fast by the locals ended after the state Cabinet passed a resolution requesting the Centre to stop work at the plant. A delegationRead More

Dr. Helen Caldicott: In Conversation with Heidi Hutner

Dr. Helen Caldicott: In Conversation with Heidi Hutner

Interviews October 15, 2011 at 10:59 am 0 comments

Heidi Hutner is Professor at Stony Brook University. She runs a brilliant blog called Ecofeminist and Mothering Ruminations I have wanted to interview Helen Caldicott for two years, ever since I began my deep interest and research on anti-nuclear issues. Her name, image and ideas were part of my childhood. BothRead More

Mycle Schneider: ‘There is no revival of nuclear power”

Interviews September 12, 2011 at 12:25 am 0 comments

  “The renowned nuclear policy consultant Mycle Schneider has come to the conclusion that there is no nuclear revival, that nuclear’s role in energy generation is declining and that it has little relevance as a tool for avoiding CO2 emissions. For the Germanborn Frenchman, the challenge is elsewhere: to fiRead More