Arjun Makhijiani, President of the Institute of Energy and Enviornmental Research is a noted expert physist who has been asked for several decades to offer expert testimony both globally and nationally. His books can be read free of charge at his web site. I heard him speak on a NPR show from Minnosota on nuclear feasibility, current options, and why people still accept nuclear generation as part of the electric grid. BOOKS LINK
His bio at Wisconsin Utilities web page LINK
NPR LINK
This LINK is to one of several articles he has written about the Fukushima release. In it he explains that a nuclear plant creates the equivalant of over 40 bombs worth of pultonium a year. On his recent NPR interview he stated that yearly, the worlds nuclear plants produce the equivalent of all the bombs stored by nations.
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Saturday, April 16, 2011
Need to Express Yourself?
Here are some important phone numbers if you feel the need to express yourself or ask questions.
President Obama: 202-456-1111
For Oregon:
Representative Greg Walden: 202-225-6730
Senator Ron Wyden: 202-224-5244
Senator Jeff Merkley: 202-224-3753
President Obama: 202-456-1111
For Oregon:
Representative Greg Walden: 202-225-6730
Senator Ron Wyden: 202-224-5244
Senator Jeff Merkley: 202-224-3753
Friday, April 15, 2011
Chernobyl Survivor: Advises Japan and the World
This is a must read article. It is an interview with a nuclear scientist who worked on the clean up of Chernobyl, the last.
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HANFORD Watch Organization
This is a great web site with important articles and opportunities to get involved in making responsible change.
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Friday, April 8, 2011
OverView: Nukes Bad Business
Well it is a rare occurrence that I am ever speechless but that has been my state. So I have have spent my time collecting, copying and archiving all of the information on this disaster. I have noticed Contacts and News feeds disappear as time goes on and issues are reinvented.
School began for me so it was impossible to attend the Hanford meeting in Portland, eight hours away in the middle of the week. We all have to live our lives but as an effected population we must work together to change the direction of electrical generation. Unfortunately nuclear plants are a symptom of much deeper issues which feed complacency. We all have a responsibility to correct this course.
A couple of points I would like to make. Human beings are truly a global community sharing a nightmare they may never recover from. Plutonium has been created by humans, dispersed by humans and will now affect humans for longer than dominant Western society can remember (25,000). These are facts. This is the heritage we all have allowed. It is what we will be known through all time and space.
I do not want to continue on this, however truthful, didactic spasm of thought, I want to make suggestions for change. First of all these directional decisions that we have seen fit not to participate in for what ever reasons, do effect us. Not one can escape. So if it is all choice and a "game" with the true reality being:
AIR, WATER, FOOD in that order.
Why mot make a "game" (human Culture) compassionate to humans and the Earth. It will "sell" just as well if not better and humans will be able to find the joy of their full potential. I'm sorry for the folks who have their chips on the losing hand but they put them there.
Culture has played a part in this disaster. The Japanese are very polite. Like many very old cultures it is simply not OK to talk about bad things or things that would make someone feel unworthy. You can see how this might create serious issues in a a situation like the Fukushima accident. Another thing I have discovered as I had suspected, the Japanese are very frugal in business. Not only did they appear to drag their feet to deal with the immediate issue but they simply cannot get out of the mind set that something can be saved at this site. I have read over and over that reactors #5 and #6 are fine. Articles give the feeling that TEPCO's intention was to try to save something even from the other reactors. It is not customary to be wasteful in Asia.
It is difficult for the mind to wrap around the incredibly deadly materials involved in the generation of nuclear power. The human brain could almost be described as naive in its organic earthly concepts of things. But thats how things are normally. Nothing in the natural familiar environment stays deadly for 24,000 years and some radioactive isotopes much longer. These manmade elements are more deadly for longer than anything on Earth. They are the source of high cancer statistics among western human populations. Its a fact, now the 5-10-20-50 year lag times the industry has been hiding behind have lappsed and the information is in. Any scientist who says it is not so is lying and most likely getting a hefty pay check to do so; or they are so tunnel focused they are simply unaware of all the data. Both situations are very scary for the future of human beings.
There are other ways to do the same thing, generate electricity. Nuclear generation of electricity is simply not a good business choice. It is dangerous, and consumes more power than it produces just to keep from blowing up. Think about it, it is really a no brainer. The visual I get is of a child alone with a gun, safety off. The small child simply has no concept of what might happen.
Ultimately we have to ask ourselves is it worth it when we have the creativity and ability to design better ways. In fact we already have them, they are simply not funded. There are answers. Nuclear is not Green it is the most ungreen device that ever has existed. Perhaps a mirror of the society that created it.
Love and take care of your Families and your Responsibilities to them.
School began for me so it was impossible to attend the Hanford meeting in Portland, eight hours away in the middle of the week. We all have to live our lives but as an effected population we must work together to change the direction of electrical generation. Unfortunately nuclear plants are a symptom of much deeper issues which feed complacency. We all have a responsibility to correct this course.
A couple of points I would like to make. Human beings are truly a global community sharing a nightmare they may never recover from. Plutonium has been created by humans, dispersed by humans and will now affect humans for longer than dominant Western society can remember (25,000). These are facts. This is the heritage we all have allowed. It is what we will be known through all time and space.
I do not want to continue on this, however truthful, didactic spasm of thought, I want to make suggestions for change. First of all these directional decisions that we have seen fit not to participate in for what ever reasons, do effect us. Not one can escape. So if it is all choice and a "game" with the true reality being:
AIR, WATER, FOOD in that order.
Why mot make a "game" (human Culture) compassionate to humans and the Earth. It will "sell" just as well if not better and humans will be able to find the joy of their full potential. I'm sorry for the folks who have their chips on the losing hand but they put them there.
Culture has played a part in this disaster. The Japanese are very polite. Like many very old cultures it is simply not OK to talk about bad things or things that would make someone feel unworthy. You can see how this might create serious issues in a a situation like the Fukushima accident. Another thing I have discovered as I had suspected, the Japanese are very frugal in business. Not only did they appear to drag their feet to deal with the immediate issue but they simply cannot get out of the mind set that something can be saved at this site. I have read over and over that reactors #5 and #6 are fine. Articles give the feeling that TEPCO's intention was to try to save something even from the other reactors. It is not customary to be wasteful in Asia.
It is difficult for the mind to wrap around the incredibly deadly materials involved in the generation of nuclear power. The human brain could almost be described as naive in its organic earthly concepts of things. But thats how things are normally. Nothing in the natural familiar environment stays deadly for 24,000 years and some radioactive isotopes much longer. These manmade elements are more deadly for longer than anything on Earth. They are the source of high cancer statistics among western human populations. Its a fact, now the 5-10-20-50 year lag times the industry has been hiding behind have lappsed and the information is in. Any scientist who says it is not so is lying and most likely getting a hefty pay check to do so; or they are so tunnel focused they are simply unaware of all the data. Both situations are very scary for the future of human beings.
There are other ways to do the same thing, generate electricity. Nuclear generation of electricity is simply not a good business choice. It is dangerous, and consumes more power than it produces just to keep from blowing up. Think about it, it is really a no brainer. The visual I get is of a child alone with a gun, safety off. The small child simply has no concept of what might happen.
Ultimately we have to ask ourselves is it worth it when we have the creativity and ability to design better ways. In fact we already have them, they are simply not funded. There are answers. Nuclear is not Green it is the most ungreen device that ever has existed. Perhaps a mirror of the society that created it.
Love and take care of your Families and your Responsibilities to them.
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Japanese Disaster Timeline
If you scroll down on this BREAKING NEWS contribution you will see a clarifying timeline with photos of the events in Japan since March 11th.
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Friday, April 1, 2011
Excuse me Sir. Are you the SAME Mr. Obama I voted for???? Who is This Guy?
I was hoping that Obama would not be just another puppet of the corporations. In my gut I knew change would not be as easy as voting for a person of color. I can have no doubts now with his support for the nuclear industry in the face of this devastating crisis. People who lie come in all colors.
To get our votes he made this statement:
"'I start off with the premise that nuclear energy is not optimal and so I am not a nuclear energy proponent,' Obama said at a campaign stop in Newton, Iowa on December 30, 2007. 'My general view is that until we can make certain that nuclear power plants are safe ... I don’t think that’s the best option. I am much more interested in solar and wind and bio-diesel and strategies [for] alternative fuels.'" Z infoZine, Kansas City
To get our votes he made this statement:
"'I start off with the premise that nuclear energy is not optimal and so I am not a nuclear energy proponent,' Obama said at a campaign stop in Newton, Iowa on December 30, 2007. 'My general view is that until we can make certain that nuclear power plants are safe ... I don’t think that’s the best option. I am much more interested in solar and wind and bio-diesel and strategies [for] alternative fuels.'" Z infoZine, Kansas City
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