10 July 2011, Tokyo Electric Power Company has stopped its water decontamination operation, again. This time it’s due to chemicals leaking from the system. The chemicals are used to absorb radiation from the water.
According to NHK, TEPCo is blaming the new leaks on “non-durable” materials used to build the decontamination unit. Basically they used […] Continue Reading…
A couple of days ago Tokyo officials reported that cows from Fukushima Prefecture tested positive for high levels of cesium contamination. Originally officials said none of the beef was sold in Tokyo markets. Now they admit radioactive beef was sold.
Beef from a total of 11 cows, from a Minami Soma city farm, were tested. […] Continue Reading…
July 10, a 7.3 quake hit the same area that experienced a 9.0 quake on March 11.
Two meter high (6.4 feet) waves were seen on the coasts of Miyagi and Iwate Prefectures.
Officials with Japan’s Meteorological Agency say this latest aftershock resulted from the Pacific Plate shifting horizontally. They believe more aftershocks in the 7 […] Continue Reading…
A United Nations caused cholera epidemic, is still killing people in Haiti and Dominican Republic.
Last week nine people, in the Dominican Republic, died, bringing the total to 71. The first Dominican Republic case was discovered in November 2010.
But that’s nothing compared to what’s happening in Haiti.
Neighboring Haiti was swept with cholera, starting in October […] Continue Reading…
Recently the Chinese government changed income tax laws, to help low income workers keep more of their money. The new law increased the number of workers who don’t have to file income tax.
The Chinese real estate industry is now warning that could reduce property sales.
In China you must have official papers declaring you a […] Continue Reading…
Tokyo officials say they found beef, shipped in from Fukushima Prefecture, is contaminated with high levels of cesium.
On 08 July 2011 the beef tested positive for 2,300 becquerels per kilogram of cesium, the national safe limit is 500 becquerels per kilogram.
The beef came from cows raised in Minami Souma, in Fukushima Prefecture.
Japan’s Health Ministry […] Continue Reading…
Idaho’s Department of Environmental Quality issued a no swimming warning for Sandy Point Beach, at Lucky Peak State Park. The reason is high levels of e.coli bacteria.
Officials say that other beach areas at the park are OK for swimming.
As of now they don’t know where the e.coli is coming from, but the potentially deadly […] Continue Reading…
Idaho’s slash and burning of Medicaid continues. The latest cuts are taking away $34 million in state funding.
Idaho began their destruction of Medicaid services last year. By October of 2010 a total of $105 million in state and federal cuts hit Idaho’s Medicaid program.
Some Idaho dentists say they are providing free services, out of […] Continue Reading…
In June, the average amount of time a person is unemployed reached a record 39.9 weeks.
“We have had many, many months to stimulate this economy and still not seeing businesses hire, it’s a real concern.”-Frank Davis, LEK Securities
“I send out 50 to 60 resumes a week. Nobody ever gets back to you.”-Rob […] Continue Reading…
“Today, companies are producing more goods and services than ever before. The economy is able to do that with 7 million fewer workers. If we can do so much with so much less, where is the incentive to hire?”-Bernard Baumohl, The Economic Outlook Group
For the past few days the […] Continue Reading…