Radiation

Germany's Solar Success and Fukushima's Crisis: Intelligent Energy Priorities

Vivian Norris | Posted 06.01.2012

Read More: Italy, Grid Electricity, Europe, Germany, Tepco, Fukushima, Tunisia, Meltdown, Who, Earthquake, Nuclear, Japan, Radiation, Till Stenzel, Fuel Pools, Tsunami, Norbet Allnoch, Reactor, Bellona, Renewables, Nils Boehmer, Chernobyl, Iaea, Tunur, Green Party, Solar Power, Iwr, Business News

Last weekend, events took place which should make us think about the future of energy on this planet.

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Knocking on Heaven's Shore: Bluefin Tuna Carrying Safe Fukushima Nuclear Radiation

Carl Safina | Posted 06.01.2012

Read More: Tsunami, Tuna, Radiation, Yellowfin, Albatross, Fukushima, Sushi, Sea Turtle, Sashimi, Bluefin, Tuna Mercury, Tuna Radiation, Green News

We know the whole world is connected, but we didn't quite think about how some of the connectors travel awfully far awfully fast. Long before tsunami debris arrives on shore, some California sport fishermen are catching radiation packages.

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San Onofre: We Can't Ignore the Warning Signs

Erich Pica | Posted 05.21.2012

San Onofre's reactors have already released radioactive steam and are literally shaking themselves apart. Instead of keeping the reactors shut down, Southern Edison is rushing to restart the reactors and running them as hard as possible.

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Debate Heats Up Over Radiation Filters For Nuke Plants

HuffingtonPost.com | Tom Zeller Jr. | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Fukushima Daiichi, Video, Nuclear Power, Nuclear Safety, Fukushima Nuclear Plant, Greenpeace, Radiation, Green News

In a letter sent Tuesday to Gregory B. Jaczko, chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, representatives of the nuclear power industry argued tha...

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Nuclear Power Regulators Scale Back Emergency Readiness Efforts

AP | JEFF DONN | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Nuclear Power Regulators, Fema, Natural Disasters, Gary Lima, Cheryl L. Chubb, Nuclear Power, Timothy Greten, Fukushima Disaster, Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant, Phillip Musegaas, Nuclear-Power, Greenpeace, Radiation, Robert Free, Riverkeeper, Fukushima Nuclear Accident, Emergency Preparedness, Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Jim Riccio, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Video, Tennessee Emergency Management Agency, Randy Sullivan, Three Mile Island, Green News

Without fanfare, the nation's nuclear power regulators have overhauled community emergency planning for the first time in more than three decades, req...

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Divers Embrace The Nuclear History Of Bikini Atoll

James M. Clash | Posted 05.13.2012

Read More: James Jim Clash, Adventure, Scuba Diving, Able Test, Marshall Islands, Wwii, Pacific Ocean, Atomic Bomb, Baker Test, Radiation, U.S.S. Saratoga, Bikini Atoll, Nagato, Nitrox, Hiroshima, Slidewide, Travel News

Far off in the Pacific Ocean, 200 feet below the surface, sit a dozen radioactive warships.

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Tawkon: Use it Now, Thank Me Later

Hillel Fuld | Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: Tawkon Android, Health Apps, Android, Android Apps, Mobile Radiation, Tawkon, Radiation, Tawkon App, Technology News

Tawkon continuously measures the user's exposure to mobile radiation. It then notifies the user how to avoid increased radiation, in real time. All this, so the user can "talk on."

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Fukushima's Nuclear Nightmare Is Far From Over (or the Disturbingly Deadly Act of Placing Profits Before People)

Vivian Norris | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Nuclear Waste, Sarkozy, Fukushima, Cesium, Mitsuhei Marata, Mox, Hydrogen, Earthquake, Daichi, Fuel Pool, Fire, Radiation, Explosion, Npr, Mikhail Gorbachev, Solar Energy, Tsunami, Reactor, Fission, Plutonium, Reactor 4, Uranium, Areva, Strontium, Cancer, Japan, Arnie Gunderson, Chernobyl Gorbachevnuclear Energy, Soviet Union, Business News

Why does Fukushima still matter? Because no matter what TEPCO or the authorities have claimed, the reactors and the fuel pools are unstable.

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'Green News Report' - April 10, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 04.10.2012

Read More: Gas Prices, Green Jobs, Epa, Regulation, Green News Report, Pollution, Green Energy, Radiation, Climate Scientists, Video, 2012 Presidential Election, Heat Wave, Climate Science, Gop, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Global Warming Deniers, Air Pollution, Overfishing, Solar Power, Global Warming, Energy, Fukushima, Nuclear Power, War, Carbon Dioxide, Bats, Environmentalism, Barack Obama, White Nose Syndrome, BRAD BLOG, Water, Tipping Point, Green News, Sustainability, Natural Gas, Oceans, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Japan, Republicans, Extreme Weather Fossil Fuels, Noaa, Wildfires, Green News

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport. The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app!. IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: It's offi...

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Obesity Raises Risk From Common Medical Test, Study Suggests

Posted 04.07.2012

Read More: Video, X-Ray, Science, CT Scan, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Obese People, Obesity, Medicine, Radiation, Medical Testing, Science News

By: Rachael Rettner, MyHealthNewsDaily Staff Writer Published: 04/06/2012 11:04 AM EDT on MyHealthNewsDaily Obese people may be exposed to more ...

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'Green News Report' - April 5, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 04.05.2012

Read More: Floods, Gas Prices, Chevy Volt, Green Jobs, Epa, Regulation, Green News Report, Pollution, Green Energy, Coal, Radiation, Climate Scientists, Video, Rising Sea Level, 2012 Presidential Election, Heat Wave, Fossil Fuels, Climate Science, Gop, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Usda, Global Warming Deniers, Air Pollution, Solar Power, Global Warming, Sewage, Energy, Fukushima, Nuclear Power, Nrdc, War, Carbon Dioxide, Environmentalism, Barack Obama, Senate, BRAD BLOG, Water, Tipping Point, Green News, Food Safety, Sustainability, Fox News, Natural Gas, Japan, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Extreme Weather, Republicans, Military, Electric Cars, Overfishing, Ohio, Bats, White Nose Syndrome, Joe Bastardi, Oceans, China, Green News

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport. The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app!. IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Obama pus...

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Nukes and Tanning Beds: How the Same Risk Can Feel SO Different

David Ropeik | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Tanning Beds, Melanoma, Skin Cancer, Fukushima, Risk Perception, Cancer, Radiation, Nuclear Power, Risk, Green News

Risk is a feeling, a subjective interpretation of the facts and numbers through a set of subconscious instinctive and emotional filters that can make the same facts seem more scary, or less.

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'Green News Report' - April 3, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Floods, Pesticides, Gas Prices, Chevy Volt, Green Jobs, Epa, Regulation, Power Plants, Fda, Green News Report, Pollution, Green Energy, Climate Scientists, Video, Rising Sea Level, 2012 Presidential Election, Heat Wave, Oil Spill, Colony Collapse Disorder, Big Oil, Fossil Fuels, Climate Science, Gop, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change, Global Warming Deniers, Air Pollution, Solar Power, Global Warming, Bpa, Sewage, Energy, Bees, Ipcc, Nrdc, War, Carbon Dioxide, Environmentalism, Joe Biden, Subsidies, Steve Doocy, Barack Obama, Senate, BRAD BLOG, Water, Tipping Point, Green News, Fox News, Sustainability, Natural Gas, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Japan, Extreme Weather, Republicans, Coal, Radiation, Usda, Fukushima, Nuclear Power, Maldives, Energy Efficiency, Green News

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport. The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app!. IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Biden sla...

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Harry Truman's Lies and Fukushima

Rahna Reiko Rizzuto | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Fukushima, Atomic Energy, Atomic Bomb, Radiation, Hiroshima, Fukushima Nuclear Crisis, Fukushima Nuclear Plant, World News

No matter how many new reports there will be on this anniversary, the facts remain the same. Nuclear power is far dirtier and far deadlier than anything man has ever created.

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Some Japanese Live The Real Lesson of Fukushima: 'Slow Down'

Andy Couturier | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Japan Tsunami Anniversary, Nuclear Power, Radiation, Fukushima. Fukushima Nuclear Plant, World News

In the 15 years I was researching my book on Japanese people choosing a simpler, deeper way of life, I heard many of them trying to warn their neighbors and government officials about the perils of nuclear energy. Their critiques of nuclear power are both well researched and common sense.

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Six Ways You're Overspending On Health Care

HuffingtonPost.com | Jeffrey Young | Posted 03.02.2012

Read More: Health Care Costs, Alcohol, Generic Drugs, Prescription Drugs, Health Insurance, Obesity, Tobacco, Health Care, Personal Finance, Radiation, Money News

There's no way around it: Health care costs a fortune. Insurance premiums, drug prices, the cost of doctor visits and hospital bills are getting b...

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Plant Chief: Japan's Tsunami-Hit Nuclear Power Plant Remains Fragile

AP | MARI YAMAGUCHI | Posted 04.29.2012

Read More: Video, Fukushima Daiichi, Japan Radiation, Fukushima, Tokyo Electric Power, Japan Nuclear Crisis, Japan Nuclear Disaster, Japan, Takeshi Takahashi, Fukushima Nuclear Plant, Tepco, Radiation, World News

OKUMA, Japan — Japan's tsunami-hit Fukushima power plant remains fragile nearly a year after it suffered multiple meltdowns, its chief said Tues...

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Eating for Chemo and Radiation

Nancy Deville | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Cancer Diet, Anti-Cancer, Eating for Chemo, Recipes, How-to-Gain-Weight, Chemotherapy, Muscle, Juicing, Green Juice, Green Vegetable Juice, Smoothie Recipes, Muscle-Wasting, Chemo, Radiation, Soy, Cancer, Healthy Living News

During chemo and radiation, your diet is more important than it's ever been in your life.

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PHOTOS: Amazing Images Of The 2012 Solar Storm

Posted 01.25.2012

Read More: Photography, Satellite Imagery, Nasa, Hubble Telescope, Solar Flares, Space, Science, Exposure, Sun, Space Photos, Solar Storms, Radiation, Science News

A solar storm created a dazzling light show in the northern latitudes of Earth on Tuesday. The storm also bombarded the Earth with radiation in the fo...

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'Green News Report' - January 24, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 03.25.2012

Read More: Nasa, Fracking, Economy, West Virginia, Epa, Renewable Energy, Regulation, Conservation, Green News Report, Pollution, Coal, Pipeline, Canada, Tar Sands, Video, 2012 Presidential Election, Fossil Fuels, Big Oil, Climate Science, Gop, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Global Warming Deniers, Air Pollution, Global Warming, Energy, Environmentalism, Subsidies, State Department, Barack Obama, Toxic Chemicals, Texas, Koch Brothers, BRAD BLOG, Keystone XL Pipeline, Green News, Hydraulic Fracturing, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, China, Republicans, Radiation, Ice Age, Oil Spill, Sotu, State of the Union, Fukushima, Nuclear Power, Exxon Mobil, Arctic, James Bond, Yellowstone Oil Spill, Food, Japan, Green News

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NASA Assesses Radiation Risks From Huge Solar Flare

Posted 01.24.2012

Read More: Nasa, Video, Danger, Space, Solar Flare, Astronauts, Sun, Weather, Radiation, Radiation Storm, Science News

By: SPACE.com Staff Published: 01/23/2012 04:42 PM EST on Space An intense solar flare unleashed the biggest radiation storm in year...

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WATCH: Huge Solar Storm Could Affect Astronauts, Satellites

AP/The Huffington Post | By SETH BORENSTEIN | Posted 03.24.2012

Read More: Power Grid, Aurora Borealis, Video, Solar, Power Line, Sun, Satellite, Astronaut, Radiation, Solar Storms, Electromagnetic Radiation, Science News

WASHINGTON -- The sun is bombarding Earth with radiation from the biggest solar storm in more than six years with more to come from the fast-moving er...

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'Green News Report' - December 20, 2011

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 02.19.2012

Read More: John Boehner, Epa, Renewable Energy, Regulation, Green News Report, Pollution, Coal, Radiation, Methane, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Video, Conservatives, Fossil Fuels, Americans for Prosperity, Big Oil, Corporate Media, Climate Science, Gop, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change, Global Warming Deniers, Air Pollution, Tea Party, Solar Power, Global Warming, Energy, Fukushima, Carbon Emissions, Nuclear Power, Environmentalism, State Department, Toxic Chemicals, Water Pollution, BRAD BLOG, Water, Keystone XL Pipeline, Green News, Toxic Waste, Japan, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Power Plants, Light Bulbs, Philippines, Offshore Drilling, Oil Spill, Oil Drilling, Rush Limbaugh, Shell Oil, Energy Efficiency, Media Matters, Mercury, ABC News, BP Oil Spill, Extreme Weather, Arctic Ice Melt, Corn Sugar, Climategate, Corn, Permafrost, Arctic, Sugar, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Green News

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Japan's Prime Minister Declares Tsunami-Devastated Nuclear Power Plant Stable

AP | MARI YAMAGUCHI | Posted 02.14.2012

Read More: Video, Fukushima Daiichi, Fukushima, Japan Earthquake, Yoshihiko Noda, Japan Tsunami, Tokyo Electric Power, Japan Nuclear Crisis, Nuclear Power, Japan, Fukushima Nuclear Plant, Tepco, Radiation, World News

TOKYO — Japan's prime minister announced Friday that the country's tsunami-damaged nuclear plant has achieved a stable state of "cold shutdown,"...

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'Green News Report' - December 15, 2011

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 02.14.2012

Read More: Fracking, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, United Nations, National Journal, Michael Mann, Global Climate Mitigation, Epa, Renewable Energy, Regulation, Wyoming, Green News Report, Pollution, Radiation, Methane, Video, Conservatives, Americans for Prosperity, Big Oil, Corporate Media, Fossil Fuels, Climate Science, Durban, Gop, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change, Global Warming Deniers, Air Pollution, Tea Party, Solar Power, Global Warming, Energy, Wisconsin, Fukushima, Carbon Emissions, Ipcc, Nuclear Power, Environmentalism, State Department, Toxic Chemicals, BRAD BLOG, Water, Keystone XL Pipeline, Green News, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Hydraulic Fracturing, Japan, Unfccc, 350.Org, Environmental Integrity Project, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Safe Drinking Water Act, Gregory Jaczko, Coal, Darrell Issa, Ohio, Jason Chaffetz, John Boehner, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Gasoline Prices, Congressional Oversight, Coal Ash, Gasoline, Ed Markey, Arsenic, Water Pollution, Toxic Waste, Green News

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport. The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app!. IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Arsenic a...

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