Archive for the 'Atrocities' Category
SEAWATER 7.5 MILLION TIMES OVER LEGAL RADIATION LIMIT NEAR FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR POWER PLANT
April 5th, 2011Reuters: Engineers also plan to build two giant polyester “silt curtains” in the sea to block the spread of more contamination from the plant. Well, good luck with that. I wonder: Is it even possible to entomb that thing in such a way that prevents the radioactive waste products from percolating into the ocean? Via: […]
Physicians for Social Responsibility Deeply Concerned About Reports of Increased Radioactivity in Food Supply
April 4th, 2011Via: Physicians for Social Responsibility: Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) expressed concern over recent reports that radioactivity from the ongoing Fukushima accident is present in the Japanese food supply. While all food contains radionuclides, whether from natural sources, nuclear testing or otherwise, the increased levels found in Japanese spinach and milk pose health risks to […]
TEPCO Disposing of ‘Low-Level’ Radioactive Water in Pacific Ocean
April 4th, 2011Couldn’t they store the radioactive water in massive bladders (like these)? Via: Kyodo: Tokyo Electric Power Co. began disposing of a total of 10,000 tons of water containing low-level radioactive substances in the Pacific Ocean on Monday from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant to make room to store more highly polluted water filling […]
Genetically Modified Cows Produce ‘Human-Milk-Like Products’
April 3rd, 2011When I saw this story in the Telegraph, I thought that it had to be the tail end of some April Fool’s antics. Nope. Apparently, this is actually happening. The article below is from March. Via: Good: Earlier this month, China held an exhibition to showcase major technical achievements during its 11th Five-Year Plan (2006-2010). […]
Ivory Coast: Aid Workers Find 1,000 Bodies in Duekoue
April 3rd, 2011Is a NATO invasion going to follow? Via: Telegraph: The single biggest atrocity in the long battle for control of Ivory Coast has emerged after aid workers discovered the bodies of up to 1,000 people in the town of Duekoue. Charity workers who reached Duekoue said it appeared the killings had taken place in a […]
EPA Ready to Massively Increase ‘Permissible Radioactive Release’ Guidelines
March 31st, 2011Via: Tennessean: The EPA is preparing to dramatically increase permissible radioactive releases in drinking water, food and soil after “radiological incidents,” according to Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility. … The radiation guides called Protective Action Guides or PAGs are protocols for responding to radiological events ranging from nuclear power-plant accidents to dirty bombs. Drinking water, […]
Whole Food Diet Alone Can Significantly Reduce ADHD Symptoms
March 29th, 2011Via: Civil Eats: Over five million children ages four to 17 have been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in the United States and close to 3 million of those children take medication for their symptoms, according to the Centers for Disease Control. But a new study reported in The Lancet last month found […]
Chinese Battery Factory Cataclysms; Lead in the Soil and Groundwater
March 28th, 2011Since beginning its transition 30 years ago, China’s economic development has been miraculous. —World Bank Via: Reuters: The general manager of a battery plant in eastern China faces environmental pollution charges after lead emissions from the plant poisoned nearly 170 villagers, including 53 children, state news agency Xinhua reported on Sunday. Ying Jianguo, manager at […]
Remember Building 7
March 27th, 2011Via: Remember Building 7:
15 Dead in New Clashes in Southern Syria
March 23rd, 2011Via: AP: Syrian police launched a relentless assault Wednesday on a neighborhood sheltering anti-government protesters, fatally shooting at least 15 in an operation that lasted nearly 24 hours, witnesses said. At least six were killed in a predawn attack on the al-Omari mosque in the southern agricultural city of Daraa, where protesters have taken to […]
