Human guinea pigs for ionising radiation – the people of Fukushima
As a regular critic of Australia’s commercial TV, I need to acknowledge Channel 9’s recent efforts on the disaster of ionising radiation in Fukushima, and on the coming impact of Climate Change on Western Australia – CM
VIDEO, Japan using Fukushima people as human Guinea Pigs — TV Channel 9 Liz Hayes, 60 Minutes
Australia’s Channel 9 TV 60 Minutes- courageous program on Fukushima
Aussie 60 Min and Kaku: Fukushima and Chernobyl Radiation In All Of Us Asian Week, BY ARTHUR HU – AUGUST 14, 2011 As usual, US media is carrying next to zero coverage of the continuing nuclear mess as now radiation is affecting rice, mushrooms, hay, beef, tea, fish, seafood, sewage, playgrounds, compost, firewood, and now they can’t even drain swimming pools that are contaminated with fallout. …Urgent threat of Climate Change to Western Australia
Report: Act now on climate to save WA TV Channel 9 News, 16 Aug 11, A report by the Climate Commission has predicted up to 28,900 coastal homes in Perth and Western Australia’s southwest will be flooded by the end of the century due to rising sea levels.
The Climate Commission will release a report on Tuesday titled The Critical Decade: Western Australian Climate Change Impacts. The report forecasts sea levels on WA’s coast will continue to rise at double the global average, impacting significantly on WA’s coastal infrastructure and eroding the state’s iconic beaches…….
WA’s declining rainfall and higher temperatures are also expected to have serious implications on agriculture and urban water supplies in the southwest, the report reveals. Climate Commissioner and author of the report, Professor Will Steffen, says WA’s economy, coastal infrastructure, biodiversity, mining infrastructure, agriculture and tourism industries are all vulnerable to the impacts of a changing climate.
“We are more certain of the climate change risks for water resources for southwestern WA than any other part of Australia,” he said…. Professor Steffen said the risks had never been clearer, which meant action had never been more immediately necessary.
“This is the critical decade. The decisions we make this decade will determine the severity of climate change impacts our children and grandchildren suffer,” he said…. http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/8286068/report-act-now-on-climate-to-save-wa
Independent MP Tony Windsor urges Australia to fund research into solar energy
AUDIO . http://www.abc.net.au/am/content/2011/s3293145.htm Windsor backs renewable energy future, ABC Radio AM Ashley Hall reported this story on 16 Aug 11 “….TONY WINDSOR: What’s happening in these other countries is that there is basically a consensus that something has to be done. Let’s formulate the best way of getting there. Let’s take some risks in terms of research. Let’s engage with the corporates and the scientists and get people working towards a new future and I think it is terribly exciting…..
(solar tower – Seville, Spain)
Fukushima nuclear radiation entering the food chain
Cesium-137 and strontium-90 both have half-lives of about 30 years, making it more likely theywill eventually enter the food chain and affect the
health of consumers, the environmentalprotection department said.
Nuclear contamination threatens seawaters, By Wang Qian (China Daily) 16 Aug 2011, BEIJING – China’s seawaters are at risk of being contaminated by radioactive materials comingfrom the Japanese
nuclear power plant that was seriously damaged in the large earthquakethat struck in March, China’s ocean watchdog said. Continue reading
A Christian Climate Change Believer Puts the Case for Australia’s Action on Climate Change
How do climate sceptics respond to the cloud of witnesses for global warming? By denying the full body of evidence…
A carbon price will mean a rise in household budgets but there will also be compensation in the form of tax cuts or payments. Ninety percent of Australians will actually see compensation higher than the price increases.
As a general rule of thumb, a household with a combined income of less than $100 000 will probably be better off under the carbon pricing scheme.
Eternity 16 Aug 11, John Cook a leading campaigner on climate change and, yes, a Christian too, puts the case for taking action.”…….Just as an Old Testament judge required multiple witnesses, scientists look for multiple sources of evidence. Our understanding is considered robust when scientists have found independent measurements all pointing to a single, consistent conclusion.
On the question of global warming, natural witnesses are found in our climate. Warming is directly measured by thermometers scattered across the globe, which find that the two hottest years on record were 2005 and 2010.
In addition, we have many natural thermometers painting a similar picture. Ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica are dissipating at an accelerating rate, shedding hundreds of billions of tonnes of ice every year. Scientists are observing tens of thousands of species shift towards cooler regions. Arctic sea ice is melting faster than even the worst- case predictions. Even tree-lines are shifting in response to warming temperatures.
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