Gaddafi said it, exclusive reports in some western media sources said it, and even the U.S. Admiral in charge of NATO said it: Al Qaeda is operating with the Libyan rebels we are supporting. And now they are taking the weapons for the rebels, for later use against the West.
Reuters is reporting that Algerian […] Continue Reading…
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano said the Japan Meteorological Agency delayed releasing info on radiation data. He also said, that when the data was released it was so confusing that it has added to the problem of getting people out of harms way.
And as an example of overlapping authority, Meteorological Agency officials say they […] Continue Reading…
Nissan says its April production, in Japan, will be about 40% of what was planned before the 11 March 2011 disasters.
Honda says its Japanese production will be half what it was hoping for.
Nissan is actually getting help for its Japanese production, from its engine plant in the United States.
Russia is offering a ‘water cleaner’ used on decommissioned nuclear submarines, to Japan.
State-run Rosatom corporation, which is involved with taking apart old nuclear submarines, has a device that ‘cleans’ low level radiation from water. TEPCo has to periodically release low level radioactive water into the ocean, to maintain operational safety at the damaged Fukushima […] Continue Reading…
Despite trying to be optimistic, Toyota has now admitted that the parts supply problem is so bad that it will have to close ALL its North American plants.
Toyota spokesman Mike Goss, said the shut downs will take place later in April. At least 25,000 employees will be affected. How long the shut downs last […] Continue Reading…
You wouldn’t believe how much we use petroleum products (oil & natural gas) in our everyday lives. The people of Japan are finding out the hard way.
The 11 March 2011 quake/tsunami has resulted in several petroleum plants closing down, due to damage and power cuts. Those plants turn oil and natural gas into everyday […] Continue Reading…
According to The Daily Yomiuri, lack of food is not the only reason for bare grocery store shelves. Even food that is abundant is not making it to the Japanese grocery stores because of a lack of packaging.
The problem is a lack of plastic, and plastic wrap, used for food packaging. The 11 March […] Continue Reading…
After blasting Tokyo Electric Power Company for the leaking water from Reactor 2, the Japanese national government has given the go ahead to release radioactive water from reactors 3 & 4!
Chief Cabinet secretary, Edano Yukio, said the intentional release of contaminated water from Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant is to maintain operational safety!
University of Tokyo Associate Professor Yoshinobu Tsuji, along with others, have surveyed damage at the coastal city of Miyako.
They’ve concluded that the height of the March 11 tsunami, in that area, was 38 meters (125 feet) high, and swept 200 meters (656 feet) inland.
The wave height was due to the geography of the coast […] Continue Reading…
Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, has order its own ban on Shitake mushrooms after a sample tested positive for contamination.
Iodine and cesium were found on mushrooms grown outdoors in the city of Iwata. No contamination found on indoor grown mushrooms. Iwata is 40 kilometers (24.8 miles) from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.
The radiation levels are higher […] Continue Reading…