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Nuclear news – week to 22 December
‘Tis the season to be jolly. But, honestly, I can’t. If you want to know what’s really going on in this human-species-afflicted planet, I recommend Radio Ecoshock. Here you will learn about Climate Collapse & The Plastic Plague
It’s not about some distant future problem. It’s about now, and how we are living on a trashed planet. And we’re and adding more to this with all our festive junk and unnecessary gifts.
Having said that – there are so many good people trying to clean up, and keep clean, our fragile planet. For some examples – I recommend
Major Japan life insurers shun investing in nuclear weapons-linked firms
14 Dec 20, Four major Japanese life insurers do not invest in or extend loans to producers of nuclear weapons or companies related to them, Kyodo News learned Saturday, as part of their efforts toward socially responsible investing.The revelation comes as various lenders in Japan, Europe and the United States have refrained from investing in companies involved in the nuclear weapons industry.It also precedes the entry into force in January of a United Nations treaty that will ban such weapons.
The four life insurers which managed a combined ¥151 trillion in assets in fiscal 2019 Nippon Life Insurance Co., Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co., Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Co. and Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance Co. did not disclose lists of targeted companies.