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In reply to the discussion: Sky-High Radiation Found in Fukushima Fish [View all]bvar22
(39,909 posts)13. Maybe, maybe not.
... but immediately after the tsunami in Japan,
DU was deluged by shills and idiots claiming to "know science" who were insulting and dismissive to anyone who expressed their legitimate concerns.
My favorites were:
"Relax. They are just venting a little steam.
I know science, and there is nothing to worry about."
Facing such a public and embarrassing failure of one's belief system such as Fukushima,
you would think that a rational person would re-evaluate their faulty belief system,
but no, some are choosing to Double Down with only minor caveats to their rationalizations.
Do you disagree with the following statement:
[font size=3]
The Lesson From Fukushima:
As long as we operate Nuclear Power Plants,
disasters like, or ever greater than, Fukushima CAN and WILL happen again....
and again.....
and again.[/font]
The Lesson From Fukushima:
As long as we operate Nuclear Power Plants,
disasters like, or ever greater than, Fukushima CAN and WILL happen again....
and again.....
and again.[/font]
Man has NEVER created a Fail Safe machine.
The millennial persistence of the damage from a Failed (or even a non-failed) Nuclear Power Plant FAR outweighs their benefits.
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When exactly is this going to be deemed a global threat? Wonder when the cancer rates will show
mother earth
Jan 2013
#2
Sounds like you'd be a great help to the Japanese gov't...dump everything into the ocean, our work
mother earth
Jan 2013
#14
You are assuming that ocean currents don't exist and sea life does not move around.
kestrel91316
Jan 2013
#51
Rep. Markey wrote an excellent letter to NOAA and the FDA asking pertinent questions...
PearliePoo2
Jan 2013
#4
Another WTF???!!? Adding radiation into the deadly mix isn't helping the planet or humanity.
mother earth
Jan 2013
#15
Maybe your number is applicable today, but the worst of it is yet to be realized IMHO. I think
mother earth
Jan 2013
#20
Whether people invest in solar, wind or nuclear, the profit motive is always involved
wtmusic
Jan 2013
#23
The risks for nuclear power are far too great, and the companies in charge of the sites are
mother earth
Jan 2013
#24
You forgot how "scientists" can be stifled & paid off, or must answer to the corporate sponsor or
mother earth
Jan 2013
#40
BS, tell that to those that GWB enlisted for his agenda, climate deniers...sorry, YOU have it wrong.
mother earth
Jan 2013
#43
Spare me your long winded comparisons & try to be succinct. You are writing off alternatives when
mother earth
Jan 2013
#49
Alternative energy is within the realms of science. You are just being ignorant to say it isn't.
mother earth
Jan 2013
#52
I probably have, but since this OT is about Fukushima, I didn't bring up these other issues as you
mother earth
Jan 2013
#21