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malaise

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52. Very interesting

Reply to davidpdx (Reply #50)

Sun Sep 1, 2013, 08:54 PM

Sep 2013

Madrid will have a hard time selling that to the victims of the IMFs neo-liberal agenda.

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Pssssst the level of radiation at Fukushima is now 18 times higher [View all] malaise Sep 2013 OP

Well, that should make cleanup easy.... Junkdrawer Sep 2013 #1

Exactly send in all the TEPCO executives in at gunpoint. Tell them they ought to hurry. Katashi_itto Sep 2013 #34

Brilliant! AsahinaKimi Sep 2013 #77

:) Katashi_itto Sep 2013 #80

+1 JRLeft Sep 2013 #131

Would love to see that. SammyWinstonJack Sep 2013 #85

See the flume headed our way. Bluegene Sep 2013 #2

Perfect example of the minimization of corporate actions we are exposed to daily. NT Trillo Sep 2013 #110

How irresponsible is it for them to say the reading has been madokie Sep 2013 #3

They lied with impunity malaise Sep 2013 #8

I really wish the media would report on this maryellen99 Sep 2013 #11

BBC international news had a lengthy report malaise Sep 2013 #12

that's really sad that we have to turn to foreign sources for news maryellen99 Sep 2013 #14

It has been like this for more than a decade Harmony Blue Sep 2013 #21

yes I totally agree! maryellen99 Sep 2013 #23

The nucear industry sulphurdunn Sep 2013 #24

Yup madokie Sep 2013 #33

Is it time to eat our bananas? chervilant Sep 2013 #4

I'm eating one right now malaise Sep 2013 #9

While the Belafonte version was available, I found this vid more appropriate to the conversation. TalkingDog Sep 2013 #22

Perfect me b zola Sep 2013 #61

I love Catherine O'Hara! closeupready Sep 2013 #73

muststick up nadinbrzezinski Sep 2013 #51

losing control of three nuclear power plants quaker bill Sep 2013 #5

Loss of containment. Junkdrawer Sep 2013 #6

I think control generally implies quaker bill Sep 2013 #18

Not at the plant - at some places in the plant Yo_Mama Sep 2013 #7

According to Tepco..... Junkdrawer Sep 2013 #10

Nuff said malaise Sep 2013 #13

Oh, I think this is a quiet potential disaster in the making Yo_Mama Sep 2013 #20

OMG -- tape to the rescue?!? magical thyme Sep 2013 #32

Duct tape R Us, Inc Yo_Mama Sep 2013 #36

Not necessarily according to Tepco Art_from_Ark Sep 2013 #60

As depressing as the news stories of late concerning Syria, snappyturtle Sep 2013 #15

When science and technology are used for corporate profits and corporate control malaise Sep 2013 #16

^^ THIS ^^ OneGrassRoot Sep 2013 #19

Back at yah malaise Sep 2013 #26

I'm telling ya... greytdemocrat Sep 2013 #17

Metaphorically speaking. gtar100 Sep 2013 #28

Their old meter had maxed out, but they reported that number anyway?! reformist2 Sep 2013 #25

Odd word choice... Helen Borg Sep 2013 #27

That is translated from Japanese. caseymoz Sep 2013 #29

Well put Helen Borg Sep 2013 #31

Sounds like our newscast out here a few months ago.... alittlelark Sep 2013 #59

Yes, but minus the puns and racism. caseymoz Sep 2013 #68

.... blackspade Sep 2013 #30

you buried the lead NMDemDist2 Sep 2013 #35

Will this devastate the seafood industry on the west coast? Mojorabbit Sep 2013 #37

I can't recall the last time I heard the US news media talk of Fukushima. CrispyQ Sep 2013 #38

Japanese news that broadcast in LA talks about all the time Liberal_in_LA Sep 2013 #39

What channel do you watch that on? Is it over the air? cui bono Sep 2013 #54

yes, englis, over the air, japanese news and culture all day, lots on fukushima and tsunami, channel Liberal_in_LA Sep 2013 #57

Thanks! n/t cui bono Sep 2013 #62

All Syria all the time.. this week Melissa G Sep 2013 #42

But...but, don't worry! It can never, ever, happen again. Zorra Sep 2013 #40

k&r... spanone Sep 2013 #41

Too high for them to cover by raising the 'normal' baseline again suffragette Sep 2013 #43

Thanks for that reminder malaise Sep 2013 #45

Thanks for keeping on this! suffragette Sep 2013 #47

Scary as hell. K&R. Jefferson23 Sep 2013 #44

Pssssst there were about 2 buckets of water on the ground that were highly radioactive wtmusic Sep 2013 #46

Hysterical fearmongering nonsense? pa28 Sep 2013 #48

Yes. wtmusic Sep 2013 #49

So 1,800 sieverts per hour is a safe dose? intaglio Sep 2013 #79

lots of info questionseverything Sep 2013 #82

About your source. wtmusic Sep 2013 #83

how about reuters? questionseverything Sep 2013 #86

or this questionseverything Sep 2013 #87

or nyt? questionseverything Sep 2013 #90

Different issue wtmusic Sep 2013 #94

So explain why this particular variety of radiation harmless? intaglio Sep 2013 #96

It's harmless because there won't be enough of it wtmusic Sep 2013 #98

"where it is believed wreaking environmental havoc" wtmusic Sep 2013 #91

Arnie Gundersen, the high school math/science teacher wtmusic Sep 2013 #89

he is not the source questionseverything Sep 2013 #92

The only thing Gundersen is keeping track of is the money he's making wtmusic Sep 2013 #93

Isn't Tepco the company that is trying to cover their asses with good PR right now? Jamastiene Sep 2013 #105

If so, they're doing a crappy job. wtmusic Sep 2013 #106

2 buckets? intaglio Sep 2013 #78

Alarmist spoiler alert wtmusic Sep 2013 #81

And exactly what has that to do with your "2 buckets" fantasy? intaglio Sep 2013 #95

Correction wtmusic Sep 2013 #99

What you see in the surface puddle is not all of the leakage intaglio Sep 2013 #100

Nope, all cleaned up. wtmusic Sep 2013 #104

And how have they cleaned up all the liquid in the ground? intaglio Sep 2013 #108

How do you know the leak started weeks earlier? wtmusic Sep 2013 #109

Because the water level was 2-3m lower than it should be intaglio Sep 2013 #113

Different leak. wtmusic Sep 2013 #115

That's another lie n/t intaglio Sep 2013 #117

That's another worthless, linkless assumption nt wtmusic Sep 2013 #119

you are now pretending that the leak discussed here intaglio Sep 2013 #120

You are thoroughly confused. wtmusic Sep 2013 #123

No, you are trying to deceive intaglio Sep 2013 #125

You're wasting my time. wtmusic Sep 2013 #127

Fukushima water leak likely went undetected for more than a month muriel_volestrangler Sep 2013 #130

Different leak. wtmusic Sep 2013 #132

No, it's the same leak muriel_volestrangler Sep 2013 #133

The spot I indicated was one of three spots in the entire area wtmusic Sep 2013 #135

It's not 'speculation' - multiple news reports say 300 tonnes, not 23 gallons muriel_volestrangler Sep 2013 #137

An interesting side note davidpdx Sep 2013 #50

Very interesting malaise Sep 2013 #52

Oh, that's right I forgot about Spain's financial problems davidpdx Sep 2013 #56

The radiation levels in Tokyo are less than New York, Paris, London, or Beijing. wtmusic Sep 2013 #65

The government of Japan and TEPCO have been proven so reliable NOT. Octafish Sep 2013 #71

I'm wondering how detractors of nuclear power sleep at night. wtmusic Sep 2013 #75

There is a BIG ocean between us. It keeps us safe. Nothing bad will ever happen. Safetykitten Sep 2013 #53

Sarcasm... cui bono Sep 2013 #55

Yes... Safetykitten Sep 2013 #58

Beaches opened in Iwaki, just down the coast from Dai-ichi Art_from_Ark Sep 2013 #63

Wait until Greenpeace tells them how worried they should be. wtmusic Sep 2013 #64

This is about equivalent to saying the temperature in New York City is 350 degrees wtmusic Sep 2013 #66

Lovely distortion, think it up for yourself? intaglio Sep 2013 #101

Interesting take. wtmusic Sep 2013 #103

I said your analogy breaks down intaglio Sep 2013 #107

Continuing with your analogy, which you suddenly seem hesitant to pursue: wtmusic Sep 2013 #112

Not my analogy your analogy; you are deceiving again intaglio Sep 2013 #118

Don't want to own up to your bastard child, eh? wtmusic Sep 2013 #121

I quote, posted Monday 2 Sept at 08:51 GMT intaglio Sep 2013 #124

And I, your reply: wtmusic Sep 2013 #126

Deception again intaglio Sep 2013 #136

I don't know the details of Fukushima but..................... mick063 Sep 2013 #67

Sea outside water discharge reported to be boiling. Octafish Sep 2013 #69

New twist on the phrase "A dumb way to boil water".... Junkdrawer Sep 2013 #70

It really, really, really, really is feeling a lot like Doomsday. Octafish Sep 2013 #72

Optimistic they can start them up again????????? Junkdrawer Sep 2013 #74

Ruh-roh...here he comes wtmusic Sep 2013 #76

Holy facting shite malaise Sep 2013 #84

Japanese govt to build an "ice wall" to contain the radation. Avalux Sep 2013 #129

I just avoid pacific fish Marrah_G Sep 2013 #88

I have eaten salmon caught from the Hanford Reach (near Richland) many, many times. mick063 Sep 2013 #97

Recent pdf document from Tepco (in Japanese) released on August 22 Art_from_Ark Sep 2013 #102

Fukushima nuclear plant still 'unstable', regulator says malaise Sep 2013 #114

TEPCO seems to have made a mess Art_from_Ark Sep 2013 #116

The U.S. wants to go to war in Syria because "chemical weapons" were used to kill people. Trillo Sep 2013 #111

Thank you! Precisely Sep 2013 #122

Very well said malaise Sep 2013 #128

I am thousands of times more worried about this poison than what is alleged to be in Syria kenny blankenship Sep 2013 #134