(Organic Slant) Butterflies eating food collected from cities around the Fukushima nuclear meltdown site showed higher rates of death and disease, according to a study published in the open access journal BMC Evolutionary Biology. Researchers fed groups of pale blue grass butterflies (Zizeeria maha) leaves from six different areas at varying distance from the disaster site, […]
Where is the West Coast Fukushima fallout?
(Organic Slant) During the weeks after the Fukushima nuclear disaster, the West Coast of the United States started receiving fallout radiation within 4 days. Precipitation maps may pin point where the fallout was deposited. The bad thing is that it looks like March was a very wet month for precipation. That means most likely that […]
U.S. energy secretary leaves Fukushima stunned and shocked with first visit in two-and-a-half-years
(Organic Slant) After two-and-a-half years of radioactive particles traveling across the Pacific Ocean to the U.S. Pacific coastline from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plants, the U.S. energy secretary is finally taking a closer look. U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz said that he expects deepening cooperation with Japan over the high-stakes cleaning up and decommissioning […]
Highest levels of radiation yet at Fukushima
(Organic Slant) Record high radiation levels were detected at the disaster-stricken Fukushima nuclear plant, raising more concerns that the spiraling catastrophe has no end in sight. While the Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), who owns the site, seems to have been content painting a rosy picture for the world, the situation has been worsening. Plant operator TEPCO said […]
No Picnic with Arsenic in Wooden Picnic Tables
(Organic Slant) Arsenic in pressure-treated wood, used in picnic tables across the country, pose an increased risk of cancer to kids who play and eat on wood surfaces. Pressure-treated wood is saturated with chemicals that poison insects and microorganisms that could chew up or feed on the wood, weakening the structure. The chemicals, which are pesticides, are […]
Benefits of Organic Lawn Care
(Organic Slant) The grass is always greener on the other side, when you use organic lawn care, in fact, it’s greener in more ways than one! As summer approaches, it’s imperative to think about lawn care treatments to get your lawn looking plush, growing healthy, and looking green. Organic lawn care is the eco-friendly alternative […]
UN Expert Science Panel Says No Immediate Health Risks from Fukushima Nuclear Accident THEY MUST BE SMOKING CRACK FOR THAT CONCLUSION
(Organic Slant) “Radiation exposure following the nuclear accident at Fukushima-Daiichi did not cause any immediate health effects. It is unlikely to be able to attribute any health effects in the future among the general public and the vast majority of workers,” concluded the 60 th session of the Vienna-based United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effect of […]
Fluorescent Label Sheds Light on Radioactive Contamination
(Organic Slant) Researchers in Japan have developed a way to detect caesium contamination on a scale of millimetres enabling the detection of small areas of radioactive contamination. The research is published in Science and Technology of Advanced Materials. Radioactive leaks, such as at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in Japan, contaminate the local environment. Contamination of […]
Cesium levels continue to rise in Pacific ocean and plankton
(Organic Slant) Radioactive cesium from the Fukushima plant was found at 10 points in the Pacific Ocean, including a location as far as 1300 miles from the plant, less than a year after Fukushima nuclear disaster began, scientists revealed. Researchers from the Japan Agency for Marine Earth Science and Technology were among the team members who released […]
US EPA Hikes Glyphosate Limits in Food and Feed
(Organic Slant) The US EPA is proposing to hike the allowed residue limits — yet again — of the herbicide glyphosate in various food and feed crops. The allowed level in teff animal feed will be 100 parts per million (ppm); and in oilseed crops, 40 ppm. Allowed levels in some fruits and vegetables eaten […]