By Theodora Filis Many people were alarmed when the Japanese government reported that the nuclear fallout at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Japan was comparable to that of the 1986 disaster in Chornobyl. Japanese authorities had been trying to keep the public calm, but were forced to publicly announce that the emergency had been raised from a level-five to a level-seven “severity rating”. In an attempt to preserve some credibility for the nuclear power industry, Japanese authorities tried to use reassuring language in their statements and were hesitant to compare what was going on at Fukushima to Chornobyl. Not only have the Japanese gone through the worst earthquake in their nation’s history, and a massive and deadly tsunami, but they are now in the midst of the worst nuclear crisis since the 1986 Chernobyl disaster. Of course, Fukushima is not like Chornobyl. "Chornobyl was a massive explosion- ten times the size of the Hiroshima bomb. Almost 50 Tons of nucl
It is imperative we all pay attention to the impact of our collective and personal actions on the environment. During the next decade, our global community will be unable to deal effectively with the formidable environmental challenges posed by decades of environmental mismanagement. There are many environmental issues I write about in this blog, some will scare you, and it is my hope, these articles will give you a reason to question and search for answers.