As reported in Russia Today, the radiation level in some tuna has tripled since the Fukushima disaster . But researchers at Oregon State University have been looking into this more thoroughly and have found that that level is still only 0.1 percent of the level considered safe by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. According […]
Japan – Power Companies Seeking To Increase Use of Coal
The Wall Street Journal reports via Fox News: All 48 of Japan’s nuclear-power plants are currently offline…..Imported natural gas is filling some of the gap, but it is costly…..Japan’s coal use has already been edging higher since the Fukushima accident….. While Japan’s government might be wanting to continue (aka “restart”) nuclear power plant operations, two […]
Scientists: Test West Coast for Fukushima Radiation
How radioactive are the waters off America’s West coast going to get? Nobody really knows. In the words of chemical oceanographer Ken Buesseler: Current models predict that the radiation will be at extremely low levels that won’t harm humans or the environment Nevertheless, he and other scientistsurge continued monitoring. We can make predictions, we can […]
Thousands protest ahead of Fukushima’s third anniversary
Anger, frustration, and fear. These emotions seem to grow stronger with every Fukushima anniversary. On the third anniversary of the event, Fox News reports thousands of people, some dressed in costumes resembling protective suits and masks, gathered in several cities across Japan, including Tokyo, to protest what they see as the government breaking its previous […]
Namie: A Radioactive Ghost Town
The small town of Namie, situated about 6 miles from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station is still a ghost town nearly 3 years after the disasterous 2011 nuclear meltdown. Its 2,.000 residents are still evacuated as radiation levels stubbornly remain high. Simon Tisdall of The Guardian reports: “Like the setting for a Hollywood post-apocalypse […]