Five years after the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in Japan, the disaster no longer dominates U.S. news headlines, although experts say it is a continuing disaster with broad implications. A new analysis by American University sociology professor Celine-Marie Pascale finds that U.S. news media coverage following the disaster minimized health risks to the general […]
Radiation Protection With Apple-Pectin
Apple pectin has the ability to sweep out radioactive dust particles from the intestinal tract, and it was used extensively after the Chernobyl nuclear plant meltdown. Apple pectin, for example, along with other fruits that contain this soluble fiber and polysaccharride carbohydrates are great radioprotective agents. A study showed that apple pectin can absorb and […]
TEPCO Can’t Call It A Cover Up Because They’ve Been Here Before
TEPCO Tokyo Electric Power Company has been playing down the situation at Fukushima and covering up isn’t going to contain the problem. A cover-up is an attempt, whether successful or not, to conceal evidence of wrongdoing, error, incompetence or other embarrassing information. But Tepco has clamped down on media coverage. Under the new State Secrets Act, the […]
Increased Number Of Sites Off The US West Coast Showing Signs Of Contamination From Fukushima
Scientists monitoring the spread of radiation in the ocean from the Fukushima nuclear accident report finding an increased number of sites off the US West Coast showing signs of contamination from Fukushima. New research has found that radiation from the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan has the highest levels of radiation detected […]
Is Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Plant Causing Cancer In Toledo?
Could a Davis-Besse nuclear power plant that has been shut down before for non-radioactive leaks be the cause of cancer in portions of the northwest Ohio, including Toledo. Davis-Besse nuclear reactor (power plant) is located on Lake Erie in Oak Harbor, Ohio, 20 miles east of Toledo. The reactor has been plagued with accidents and violations, […]
Subtle Mutations | Fukushima
Subtle changes are happening to our genome with increasing genetic mutations, and the danger from Fukuhima to Japan and the world has not passed, it has just begun. For millennials, life on earth has been evolving through natural forces. It’s not that Fukushima has started this change, it’s just the contamination has pushed our DNA […]
Prime Minister Of Japan Shinzo Abe Eats Fukushima Salmon To Prove Japan Isn’t That Fuk’d Up
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ate salmon and rice from Naraha Town in Fukushima Prefecture to prove that reconstruction is moving forward step by step. Message from Prime Minister Shinzo Abe: I received delicious salmon and rice from the town of Naraha in Fukushima Prefecture. Grilled salmon is really the perfect accompaniment to white rice. The salmon had just […]
Radioactive Cesium From Fukushima Is Still Being Detected In Florida Citrus And Other Plants
Radioactive cesium from the 2011 Fukushima disaster is still being detected in citrus and other plants as far away as Florida, according to a report sent to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). In March 2011, multiple nuclear meltdowns took place at the Fukushima Daiichi plant in Japan. The explosions ejected massive amounts of radioactive […]
Health Survey In Fukushima Covered Up By Japanese Media-Radiation Causing Unusual Changes
A health survey in Fukushima covered up by the Japanese Media? This is OurPlanet TV. I’m Hajime Shiralshi. Today’s “contAct” features the theme of “Radiation Causing Unusual Changes.” Transcript – It’s been four months since the accident of Fukushima-1 Nuke Plant and an increasing number of people are worrying about their health. OurPlanet-TV asked the […]
CFS follows up on illegal import of fresh radish and cabbage from Japan
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (November 6) that a consignment of fresh vegetables and fruits imported from Japan was found to contain radish and cabbage from prefectures under an import ban. All of the illegally imported products have been marked and sealed and none have […]