Archive for the 'Environment' Category
Oil Spill Reported Near Deepwater Drilling Site in Gulf of Mexico
March 20th, 2011Via: Huffington Post: The Coast Guard is investigating reports of a potentially large oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico not far from the Deepwater Horizon site. According to a knowledgeable source, the slick was sighted by a helicopter pilot on Friday and is about 100 miles long. A fishing boat captain said he went […]
Commander of U.S. Military Forces in the Pacific On Prospect of Reactors Being Abandoned to Melt Down: ‘That Can’t Happen’
March 18th, 2011Reminder: Voice of America is the official propaganda outlet of the U.S. Government. Via: Voice of America: The commander of U.S. military forces in the Pacific says he is sending his troops into the danger zone near the Japan’s crippled nuclear power plants as needed, and if necessary he will send more to help prevent […]
U.S. Checks Passengers, Cargo from Japan for Radiation
March 17th, 2011Update: Low Levels of Radiation Detected on Passengers from Tokyo: Radiation detectors at Dallas-Fort Worth and Chicago O’Hare airports were triggered when passengers from flights that started in Tokyo passed through customs, the New York Post reported. Tests at Dallas-Fort Worth indicated low radiation levels in travelers’ luggage and in the aircraft’s cabin filtration system; […]
EMERGENCY: U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT CHARTERING FLIGHTS TO HELP AMERICANS EXIT JAPAN
March 17th, 2011Update / Confirmation: U.S. Starts Evacuating Some Americans Out of Japan Via: AP: The Obama administration has authorized the first evacuations of Americans out of Japan, and said it will charter aircraft to help U.S. citizens wishing to escape elevated radiation levels in the country. The State Department late Wednesday issued a warning to Americans […]
Australia Again Urges Citizens to Consider Leaving Japan; More Over Infrastructure Concerns than Radiation
March 17th, 2011Via: Reuters: Australia’s government on Thursday urged citizens in Tokyo and eight other affected prefectures to consider getting out of Japan, including the families of embassy staff. But it said its warning was because of infrastructure problems, not the fear of radiation. “We have a real problem in terms of the infrastructure in Japan. We […]
Head of U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission: “There is no water in the spent fuel pool and we believe that radiation levels are extremely high”
March 17th, 2011Via: AP: The chief of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Wednesday that all the water is gone from one of the spent fuel pools at Japan’s most troubled nuclear plant, raising the possibility of widespread nuclear fallout. But Japanese officials denied the pool was dry. “There is no water in the spent fuel pool […]
JAPAN ESTABLISHES 10KM EVACUATION ZONE AROUND THE DAINI NUCLEAR POWER PLANT
March 16th, 2011Via: CNN: [3:07 a.m. ET Wednesday, 4:07 p.m. Wednesday in Tokyo] As a safety precaution, the Japanese government is now telling people living within a 10-kilometer radius of the Daini plant, the second nuclear power plant in Fukushima, to evacuate. The Daini plant, which has four reactors, has reported fluctuating temperatures at its suppression pools. […]
High Demand for Private Jets as Wealthy Flee Japan
March 16th, 2011Via: Reuters: Thousands of people desperate to escape Japan’s deepening nuclear crisis have inundated private jet companies with requests for evacuation flights, sending prices surging as much as a quarter. Some multinational companies are pulling international staff out of Tokyo and surrounding areas after low-level radiation reached the metropolis on Tuesday. Workers are fleeing for […]
France Says Japan Losing Control of Nuclear Emergency, French Should Leave, or Head South
March 16th, 2011Via: Reuters: The French government said on Wednesday that Japan was losing control of the situation at the Fukushima nuclear power plant and urged its nationals in Tokyo to leave the country or head to southern Japan. The government has asked national carrier Air France (AIRF.PA) to increase capacity on its flights between Tokyo and […]
Germany Will Halt 25% of Nuclear Capacity for Safety Review
March 15th, 2011Via: Bloomberg: Germany will halt nuclear reactors accounting for 25 percent of its atomic energy capacity as part of a safety review after explosions at reactors in Japan. The country will keep its seven oldest nuclear reactors offline as part of a nationwide safety review to run through June, Chancellor Angela Merkel told reporters in […]
