New Zealand was hit by yet another major earthquake, the third this year. The 7.6 quake hit July 7, but this time it was off the north end of the island country.
A tsunami warning was issued, 1 meter (3.2 feet) tall waves were seen off of Raoul Island.
Tokyo Electric Power Company announced it will increase monitoring of airborne radiation levels around the damaged reactors at its Fukushima Daiichi plant.
TEPCo will especially focus on reactors 1 and 4. High levels of contamination are being found in dust and steam emitted from the reactor buildings.
Looks like it was the right move, for the Prime Minister to order standard safety stress tests of all nuke plant in Japan. The Tokai Daini nuclear plant in Ibaraki Prefecture has failed earthquake safety tests for its electronic equipment.
The amazing thing is that the earthquake safety standards for Tokai Daini were created by […] Continue Reading…
Mitsubishi announced their new electric car can keep you from starving after a major disaster.
They claim that in case of major power loss to your home you can use the electric car to power your home appliances. Supposedly the batteries in the car can hold enough power to run your house for one and […] Continue Reading…
06 July 2011, Prime Minister Kan Naoto has ordered those in the government, who’re in charge of nuclear reactor safety, to create new rules. Kan says the numerous and growing complaints from the people have made it clear a new system of rules for reactor start ups need to be created. Many prefectures are […] Continue Reading…
On the night of 05 July 2011, the Japanese Prime Minister issued an order to conduct stress tests on all nuclear reactors in Japan.
The tests are based on European Union standards. The Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency says Japan’s reactors are safe, but many Japanese citizens think otherwise. Several prefectural governments are refusing to […] Continue Reading…
General Motors, desperate to increase domestic sales, will include insurance on new car purchases. But only if you live in Oregon or Washington states.
It is part of an experimental marketing program, to increase car sales. The insurance will be provided by Met Life.
The experiment will last until September 6. Oregon and Washington are being […] Continue Reading…
Standard & Poor’s is warning that a French plan to “rollover” Greek debt will force Greece into default. The plan was put forth by the Fédération Bancaire Française.
S & P’s is not the only finance rating company to make such a claim. It’s complicated, but basically they claim the French plan would result in […] Continue Reading…
First the Germans blamed Spanish cucumbers. Then they blamed sprouts, from a northern German farm. Then the French blamed a German owned grocery store selling French grown sprouts. Then the French blamed a U.K. seed company which supplied the seeds to grow the sprouts. Then the Swedish blamed the Germans, then backed off when […] Continue Reading…
The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Epidemiology reports a study done by Australian researchers, into the effects of hypoallergenic whey based infant formula.
620 babies were divided into three groups. One group got the whey formula, another group got cow’s milk, and the third got soy milk.
Two years later the babies were checked. Surprise! More […] Continue Reading…