188 US-60, Panhandle, TX 79068
treasurer@peacefarm.us
Working for the abolition of all nuclear weapons by moral and political persuasion together with like-minded groups throughout the world, from the final assembly point for all U.S. nuclear weapons
NUCLEAR POWER – TEXAS
Geothermal energy can keep the lights on in Texas Dallas Morning News / April 7, 2021 With weather-related failures in natural gas, nuclear, coal, wind and solar generation as temperatures reached record lows, the state’s power generating capacity dropped by almost 70%, creating… Read More
NUCLEAR WASTE – TEXAS/NEW MEXICO
Landgraf nuclear waste bill doesn’t ‘go far enough,’ says PBC State Representative Brooks Landgraf has filed a bill, prohibiting the storage and disposal of high-level waste in Texas. Midland Reporter-Telegram, March 5, 2021 The Permian Basin Coalition released… Read More
A Big Win for Comprehensive Cleanup in New Mexico: State sues DOE over LANL cleanup
The lawsuit notes that Nuclear Watch New Mexico previously filed a lawsuit against the DOE over its non-compliance with the 2016 Consent Order. Jay Coghlan, executive director of Nuclear Watch New Mexico, said in a statement that “What… Read More
West Texas is on track to get even more nuclear waste — thanks to the federal government
A hazardous waste disposal company in Andrews County wants to handle more dangerous levels of nuclear waste. Federal agencies are pondering new rules that could allow more of it to come to Texas. BY ERIN DOUGLAS | The Texas Tribune… Read More
Semis Hauling Millions of Radioactive Loads Across the Country
“…Charles is concerned, not only with the radiation he and other drivers may have been exposed to, but with the fallout from the radioactive rigs that continue to travel our nation’s highways.” By: Duane Pohlman, WKRC Thursday, February… Read More
Fort Worth Star-Telegram: Letter to the Editor – Lon Burnam, convener of the Peace Farm board
Wednesday, February 10, 2021 Thank you for publishing the Bloomberg News story “Iran: US must move first on nuclear deal” in Monday’s Extra Extra eEdition section. While it was critically important that President Joe Biden moved to extend… Read More
The Santa Fe City resolution calling for a new site-wide environmental impact statement (SWEIS) on expanded pit production at the Los Alamos Lab has PASSED UNANIMOUSLY!
The last SWEIS was in 2008 and much has changed. A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION PREPARE AND COMPLETE A NEW SITE-WIDE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY BEFORE EXPANDING PLUTONIUM PIT PRODUCTION AT… Read More
Plan to send diluted plutonium to Waste Isolation Pilot Plant moves forward
Adrian Hedden / Carlsbad Current-ArgusFebruary 8, 2021 A plan to dispose of surplus plutonium at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant through a dilution process that would reduce the waste to radiation levels allowable at the facility moved forward at the… Read More
R.I.P. JIM MURPHY
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Jim Murphy (Amarillo, Texas), who passed away on February 8, 2021, at the age of 79. Jim was a cherished and valued member of The Peace Farm and the Peace Farm Board for many years, and he will be greatly missed.
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Nuclear Waste
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT plans on transporting the most deadly material on the planet through our cities and towns, to be stored at the surface in West Texas and southeast New Mexico. This deadly material is spent nuclear fuel,… Read More