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58. Check out Centralia, PA some time

Thu Oct 16, 2014, 02:29 AM

Oct 2014

You can't, actually, because it's on top of a coal mine fire that's been burning for decades.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centralia,_Pennsylvania

Also feel free to google for "coal plant explosion" to see a list of coal plant accidents whose death toll far exceeds Fukushima's

And the radiation emitted from coal plants is in fact greater than that emitted from nuclear plants; again, it's in the xkcd link you were given above.

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I thought the sea star 'melting' was a problem related to acidification? [View all] RobertEarl Oct 2014 OP

Some background RobertEarl Oct 2014 #1

Thank you very much for your explanation. sadoldgirl Oct 2014 #5

Thanks RobertEarl Oct 2014 #9

Nuclear chemistry failure quaker bill Oct 2014 #14

I agree, sadoldgirl Oct 2014 #20

Good point? RobertEarl Oct 2014 #21

Trouble is, none of that would melt a starfish Scootaloo Oct 2014 #29

All matter of any sort quaker bill Oct 2014 #37

Then there is plutonium RobertEarl Oct 2014 #38

What is "man-made radiation"? Recursion Oct 2014 #44

This message was self-deleted by its author RobertEarl Oct 2014 #51

Sigh. Modern physics 101, lecture 3: particle/wave duality Recursion Oct 2014 #53

So, what about plutonium that makes it so deadly? RobertEarl Oct 2014 #55

Plutonium is toxic quaker bill Oct 2014 #67

The vast majority of all matter is empty space Recursion Oct 2014 #47

This, again? MineralMan Oct 2014 #2

Yep, again RobertEarl Oct 2014 #3

Well, it certainly isn't Fukushima. longship Oct 2014 #6

No. Wrong again, lonship RobertEarl Oct 2014 #7

Projection, my friend. Projection. On your part. nt longship Oct 2014 #11

Link or slink RobertEarl Oct 2014 #17

Well, if they haven't determined what it is, then it must be Fukushima. NuclearDem Oct 2014 #4

Not yet, sadoldgirl Oct 2014 #8

The fish is going to kill you! NuclearDem Oct 2014 #10

No, because I don't eat fish, sadoldgirl Oct 2014 #12

Yes, because being skeptical about the nonsense claims about Fukushima NuclearDem Oct 2014 #13

What fish? Our cats have gobbled down most of the things. Scootaloo Oct 2014 #28

There are quite a few nuke facilities along the coast RobertEarl Oct 2014 #15

"On ENEnews.com" NuclearDem Oct 2014 #16

No response other than that? RobertEarl Oct 2014 #18

I'll only comment if you have a link to whale.to or educate-yourself. NuclearDem Oct 2014 #19

I've heard more often that its related to the warming of the oceans bhikkhu Oct 2014 #22

It does and it doesn't RobertEarl Oct 2014 #23

There is a good explanation of the radiation levels here: bhikkhu Oct 2014 #24

No. Not really RobertEarl Oct 2014 #26

What does "over 1,000 isotopes" mean? Recursion Oct 2014 #46

Yes: Where did they go when they left Fukushima? RobertEarl Oct 2014 #56

Note particularly that coal plants are three times as radioactive as nuclear plants, and living Recursion Oct 2014 #45

You have a link to that? RobertEarl Oct 2014 #57

Check out Centralia, PA some time Recursion Oct 2014 #58

Plutonium from coal plants? RobertEarl Oct 2014 #59

What is your obsession with plutonium, and why do you call it "man made"? Recursion Oct 2014 #60

So, you don't know much about plutonium? RobertEarl Oct 2014 #61

What does "man-made plutonium" even mean? Recursion Oct 2014 #62

How much was on the planet before we started fission reactors? RobertEarl Oct 2014 #63

Read up on Oklo hobbit709 Oct 2014 #66

and I fully support the research at the link you provided bhikkhu Oct 2014 #25

The answer is RobertEarl Oct 2014 #27

Here's a model of the atmospheric deposition: bhikkhu Oct 2014 #34

Tell ya what RobertEarl Oct 2014 #48

Oceanic background radiation levels were about 1 to 3 bq/cubic meter bhikkhu Oct 2014 #69

One of these days they will prove that sea star "melting' has nothing to do with radiation hobbit709 Oct 2014 #30

Here's how EneNews concluded the article Generic Other Oct 2014 #31

I'm not the one continually blaming Fukushima. hobbit709 Oct 2014 #35

One of these days? RobertEarl Oct 2014 #40

There's a big difference between saying radiation has nothing to do with the sea stars hobbit709 Oct 2014 #64

Starfish facepalm. randome Oct 2014 #32

Importantly there is no evidence at all that links the current wasting event to the ongoing disaster reddread Oct 2014 #33

See post #1 RobertEarl Oct 2014 #41

I wish nothing but healthier ecosystems reddread Oct 2014 #68

Even enews is having problems finding people to write what they want. NCTraveler Oct 2014 #36

We are not out of the woods RobertEarl Oct 2014 #39

North Pacific ocean is hotter than ever RobertEarl Oct 2014 #42

You certainly are a wealth of misinformation. zappaman Oct 2014 #43

Sure RobertEarl Oct 2014 #49

No, I stayed on topic and called your bullshit. zappaman Oct 2014 #50

No you did not. RobertEarl Oct 2014 #52

DUs greatest performance artist. zappaman Oct 2014 #54

He's not quite up there with LoZo and Random. hobbit709 Oct 2014 #65