The Right to Know
People understand "low level" radiation picked up after the Fukushima accident is only an indicator of more dangerous elements present which cannot be picked up on simple detectors. After Mt. Saint Helens the material moved East (satellite). Example used simply for visible comparison as the radioactive material now in the atmosphere is invisible but IT IS THERE. What is leaking now will remain deadly to humans for at least 24,000 years and longer.
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Read David Kurger's "List of 10 things learned from Chernobyl and Fukushima
David Krieger is a councilor on the World Future Council and the chair of the executive committee of the International Network of Engineers and Scientists for Global Responsibility. LINK
Radiation and Human Health
I urge anyone interested in understanding this important subject to visit the IEER web site. The orgainzation provides current scientific liturature that is easy to understand. The group has provided this service for over 20 years for activists, journalists and politicians in an effort to bring democracy to the scientific review process. This particular fact sheet is located at this LINK
Saturday, May 14, 2011
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Read What an Expert's Expert Has to Say
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.
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.
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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