Stabilization work at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant has been temporarily halted, once again, because of high radiation levels.
Reactor 3 began emitting levels above 100 millisieverts per hour. The government raised the safe limit from 100 to 250 millisieverts per hour, but workers at the damaged nuke plant refused to implement the higher limit.
Tokyo Electric […] Continue Reading…
In Shizuoka Prefecture, about 300 km (186 miles) away from the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuke plant, cesium contamination has continued to build up. Now tea production has been halted.
On 10 June 2011, cesium levels on tea leaves hit 679 becquerels per kilogram. The official limit is 500 becquerels. The local government ordered a halt […] Continue Reading…
Japanese Science Ministry has finished a survey of Fukushima Prefecture. They were looking for evidence of strontium 90, they found plenty.
Strontium 90 is created during nuclear fission. It has a half life of 29 years, and can cause bone cancer.
Samples were taken at 11 locations, all 11 tested positive. The furthest location from the […] Continue Reading…
The big bank known as Federal Reserve released its “Beige Book” of economic conditions (aka Summary of Commentary on Current Economic Conditions). Four districts of the United States show a slow down in economic activity.
Activity in the New York (district 2), Philadelphia (district 3), Atlanta (district 6) and Chicago (district 7) regions are slowing […] Continue Reading…
Two Japanese cities outside the current evacuation zone, now have radiation levels above safe limits.
Date and Minamisoma cities show increasing radiation levels, prompting calls for evacuation by the residents. Government officials say they are working quickly on the possible expansion of the evacuation zone.
First Germany blamed Spanish cucumbers; wrong! Then Germany blamed locally grown sprouts; wrong! Now Germany is facing a lawsuit by Spain, and German vegetable growers are tossing tons of fresh produce in the trash. On top of that people are still dying!
By June 8, 25 people in Germany, and one person in Sweden had […] Continue Reading…
Climate change? Yes! Global Warming? Doubtful, if your from the U.S. Pacific Northwest.
For the past few days we’ve been getting tired of hearing American Broadcast Company (not to be confused with Australian Broadcasting Corporation) news talk about the heat wave affecting “America”: “One week into June, America is in the grip of pulverizing summer […] Continue Reading…
“I was optimistic we’d have a better month, but it looks now like the recovery ended last summer, which means we’re just idling.”-Ed Leamer, University California Los Angeles economist
If you use diesel fuel you might have noticed that the price has been slowly going down. That’s good for those of use who pay at the pump, […] Continue Reading…
“We won’t complete doing what we need to do until about 2016, 2017.”-USA Lieutenant General William Caldwell
General Caldwell made his statement at the Brookings Institute on June 6. His reasons are that only one in six Afghans, who join the Afghan government forces, can read and write. Caldwell says that means it will […] Continue Reading…
China and Cuba have signed 13 agreements to increase economic cooperation in the next five years. China will provide interest free loans, and other economic aid to boost Cuba’s various industries.
The deals also include development of Cuba’s oil and natural gas industry.