Archive for the 'Environment' Category
Japan’s Nuclear Agency Hides Radiation Results from Thyroid Tests on Children
August 11th, 2011Different, But Related: I wonder what will happen to the data… Via: ABC: Japan’s nuclear watchdog has denied public access to the results of thyroid check-ups for more than 1,000 Fukushima children exposed to radiation. Critics have accused Japan’s Nuclear Safety Commission of denying the public accurate information about the crisis. The commission had earlier […]
Japan Ignored Radiation Forecasts; Used School Downwind of Fallout Plume as Evacuation Center
August 10th, 2011Via: AP: Japan’s system to forecast radiation threats was working from the moment its nuclear crisis began. As officials planned a venting operation certain to release radioactivity into the air, the system predicted Karino Elementary School would be directly in the path of the plume emerging from the tsunami-hit Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear plant. But the […]
JAPAN: TRADING IN RICE FUTURES HALTED ON DISORDERLY PRICE INCREASE
August 8th, 2011But this rice thing… There is definitely potential for a wildcard result here. —Toshiso Kosako: Come the Harvest Season in the Fall, There Will Be Chaos Via: Bloomberg: Rice futures in Tokyo surged in their first trading on the bourse since 1939, triggering a suspension of trade, on concern radiation from the stricken Fukushima nuclear […]
Power Companies Prepare as Solar Storms Set to Hit Earth
August 8th, 2011Via: Reuters: Three large explosions from the Sun over the past few days have prompted U.S. government scientists to caution users of satellite, telecommunications and electric equipment to prepare for possible disruptions over the next few days. “The magnetic storm that is soon to develop probably will be in the moderate to strong level,” said […]
Tepco Reports Second Deadly Radiation Reading at Fukushima Nuclear Plant
August 3rd, 2011Via: Bloomberg: Tokyo Electric Power Co. reported its second deadly radiation reading in as many days at its wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant north of Tokyo. The utility known as Tepco said yesterday it detected 5 sieverts of radiation per hour in the No. 1 reactor building. On Aug. 1 in another area it recorded radiation […]
TEPCO: HIGHEST RADIATION YET DETECTED AT FUKUSHIMA DAI-ICHI
August 1st, 2011Via: Bloomberg: Tokyo Electric Power Co., operator of Japan’s crippled Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear plant, said it detected the highest radiation to date at the site. Geiger counters, used to detect radioactivity, registered more than 10 sieverts an hour, the highest reading the devices are able to record, Junichi Matsumoto, a general manager at the utility, […]
Japanese Monitor Radiation On Their Own
August 1st, 2011Via: Times Union: Kiyoko Okoshi had a simple goal when she spent about $625 for a dosimeter: She missed her daughter and grandsons and wanted them to come home. Local officials kept telling her that their remote village was safe, even though it was less than 20 miles from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power […]
Japan’s Largest Supermarket Chain Tests Beef for Radiation
July 30th, 2011Via: International Supermarket News: Aeon, Japan’s largest supermarket chain, has carried out independent tests to ensure the safety of the beef products it sells. The move comes as the Japanese government requested a ban on shipments of cattle from a second prefecture, after detecting caesium levels as high as twice government-set limits in beef from […]
Hungary Destroys All Monsanto GMO Maize Fields
July 26th, 2011Via: IB Times: In an effort to rid the country of Monsanto’s GMO products, Hungary has stepped up the pace. This looks like its going to be another slap in the face for Monsanto. A new regulation was introduced this March which stipulates that seeds are supposed to be checked for GMO before they are […]
SOS Again from Minamisoma, Fukushima
July 22nd, 2011Via: Time: Another disgruntled Japanese official has taken to the interwebs to air his grievances about the inadequate attention being paid to the welfare of residents of Minamisoma, a town about 25 kilometers away from the stricken Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant. Minamisoma last grabbed international headlines when the town’s mayor posted an earnest appeal […]
