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In reply to the discussion: Hillary Clinton, the TPP, and Protecting Our Food [View all]Koinos
(2,792 posts)48. Oh my... Too much to respond to, and I am tired.
This is the sort of discussion that would have to continue over a long period. Each argument you make breeds new arguments and counter-arguments.
By the way, what is going on at Fukushima is not a melt-down; it is a "melt-through." The water is not cooling the molten fuel as much as the molten fuel is turning the water to steam: air and water contamination.
I may not always present my case adequately.
Source please for this statement:
False. Sacks of rice harvested near Fukushima are tested independently. If they pass those tests, the rice can be mixed with the rice grown in other parts of the country.
Edited to add: Found the source. Rice grown near Fukushima -- tested and cleared for consumption... Even the farmers would not eat it:
http://enenews.com/rice-grown-near-fukushima-plant-cleared-for-sale-farmer-i-would-not-dare-eat-it-myself-we-farmers-know-better-we-feel-guilt-about-growing-it-and-selling-it-video
Too many issues, so little time. But thank you for your comments.
No, there is no "safe" level of radiation. But risk increases with amount of exposure and condition of the immune system. Children are most at risk. Children should not receive CAT scans, unless it is absolutely necessary.
Internal emitters (ingested and inhaled) are much more dangerous than external emitters. That is why even a small amount of hot particles in food can be dangerous.
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This is criminal negligence. If Japanese food isn't being tested it means that our
Baitball Blogger
Jun 2015
#1
"...radiation levels have returned to normal...." Who says? Wouldn't our main imports be aquatic?
WinkyDink
Jun 2015
#47
There are all sorts of organizations and individuals monitoring radiation levels
Art_from_Ark
Jun 2015
#49
Isn't Japan the country that refused to buy meat from the U.S. because the U.S.
Baitball Blogger
Jun 2015
#50
We have seen financial meltdown that wealthy/connected criminals are no longer prosecuted.
Enthusiast
Jun 2015
#40
The only answer you are going to get here is that Hillary merely followed Obama's orders
djean111
Jun 2015
#2
Thanks! My boss called me in the middle of the night when he heard about it on the news -
djean111
Jun 2015
#32
And this folks is what the TPP is all about--------Sovereignty-------the loss of Sovereignty
turbinetree
Jun 2015
#38
No, Gundersen said it would wipe out all life in the Northern hemisphere by now.
jeff47
Jun 2015
#22
Will you research Sanders's position via Facebook, as Rehm researched his citizenship?
jeff47
Jun 2015
#29
Expressing disagreement with Hillary's official deeds and policies and decisions is not a "negative
djean111
Jun 2015
#30
Oh, you mean like eleventy identical OPs about Bernie voting for the MOST REPREHENSIBLE
djean111
Jun 2015
#34
Calling any criticism of HRC's deeds and policies a negative attack is not helping, IMO.
djean111
Jun 2015
#39