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Are Anti-Nuke Liberals Science Deniers?

David Ropeik | Posted 06.05.2011 | Green
Read More: Npr, Fukushima, Nuclear, Hiroshima, Japan, Radiation, Nagasaki, Boston Globe, Harvard School of Public Health, Limbaugh, Chernobyl, Mooney, Inofe, Caldicott, Green News
David Ropeik

True liberals, non-wobbly liberals, are supposed to oppose nuclear power. Period. True conservatives, for some reason, are supposed to deny climate change. Period.

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Feds Sample Colo. Snowpack Following Japan Nuclear Disaster

denver.cbslocal.com | Paul Day | Posted 06.04.2011 | Denver
Read More: Japan Nuclear Disaster, Colorado Snowpack, Colorado River, Natural Resource Conservation Service, Radiation, Japan Earthquake, Snowpack, Denver News

DENVER (CBS4) -- Snow surveyors with the Natural Resource Conservation Service have always cared about the quantity of Colorado's white stuff, not the...

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The FDA and Fukushima Fallout

Robert Alvarez | Posted 06.03.2011 | Politics
Read More: CT Scans, Nuclear Fallout, Fukushima Nuclear Plant, Fda, CT Scan Radiation, Japan Radiation, Cat Scan Radiation, Medical Radiation, Radiation, Politics News
Robert Alvarez

The FDA has been asleep at the switch when it comes to protecting public health from medical radiation exposures.

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Operator Of Japan Nuclear Plant Says Radioactive Water Is Leaking Into Sea

AP | EUGENE HOSHIKO and MARI YAMAGUCHI | Posted 06.01.2011 | World
Read More: Japan Radiation, Fukushima, Japan Earthquake 2011, Tokyo Electric Power, Fuel Rods, Japan Nuclear Crisis, Nuclear Reactor, Earthquake, Radiation, Fukushima Daiichi, Japan Earthquake, Tsunami, Japan Tsunami, Japan Nuclear Reactor, Japan Tsunami 2011, Japan Nuclear Meltdown, Japan, Tepco, Fukushima Nuclear Plant, World News

RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan — Highly radioactive water spilled into the ocean off a tsunami-damaged nuclear power plant Saturday, as Japan's prime minister...

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Japan Prime Minister Visits Nuclear Exclusion Zone

Reuters | Kiyoshi Takenaka and Chisa Fujioka | Posted 06.01.2011 | World
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April 2, 2011 2:57:26 AM - By Kiyoshi Takenaka and Chisa Fujioka TOKYO, April 2 (Reuters) - Japan's prime minister made his first visit to the ...

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Radiation Leaks Into Groundwater Under Japan Nuclear Plant

AP | By RYAN NAKASHIMA and SHINO YUASA | Posted 05.31.2011 | World
Read More: Japan Radiation, Fukushima, Japan Earthquake 2011, Tokyo Electric Power, Japan Nuclear Crisis, Nuclear Power, Fuel Rods, Earthquake, Radiation, Fukushima Daiichi, Japan Earthquake, Tsunami, Japan Tsunami, Japan Nuclear Reactor, Japan Tsunami 2011, Japan Nuclear Meltdown, Japan, Fukushima Nuclear Plant, Tepco, World News

TOKYO, Japan -- Radiation exceeding government safety limits has seeped into groundwater under a tsunami-crippled Japanese nuclear plant, according to...

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Chris Kirkham

U.S. Rules On Radiation Pills Vary Widely From State To State

HuffingtonPost.com | Chris Kirkham | Posted 05.31.2011 | Business
Read More: Potassium Iodide Pills, Japan Earthquake, Iodine Pills, Potassium Iodide, Nuclear Power, Japan Nuclear Emergency, Potassium Iodine, Japan, Radiation, Datalab, Business News

NEW YORK -- Potassium iodide pills have played a central role in Japan's nuclear response. And they've contributed to widespread paranoia in the Unite...

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Japan Told To Consider Widening Evacuation Zone Around Nuclear Plant

Reuters | Chizu Nomiyama and Chisa Fujioka | Posted 05.30.2011 | World
Read More: Japan Radiation, Fukushima, Japan Earthquake 2011, France, Fuel Rods, Nuclear Power, Japan Nuclear Crisis, United Nations, Nuclear Energy, Earthquake, International Atomic Energy Agency, Japan Evacuation, Radiation, Nicolas Sarkozy, Chernobyl, Fukushima Daiichi, Japan Earthquake, Tsunami, Japan Tsunami, Japan Nuclear Reactor, Iaea, Japan Tsunami 2011, Naoto Kan, Japan Nuclear Meltdown, Japan, Fukushima Nuclear Plant, World News

March 31, 2011 6:30:27 AM By Chizu Nomiyama and Chisa Fujioka TOKYO, March 31 (Reuters) - Pressure mounted on Japan on Thursday to expand th...

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Fox News Ate My Nuclear Dolphins!

Mark Morford | Posted 05.30.2011 | Media
Read More: Fox News, Natural Disasters, Jim Berkland, Japan Earthquake, Fukushima, Fukushima Nuclear Plant, Paranoia, Radiation, Media News
Mark Morford

Near as I can tell, we are all going to die a slow incomprehensible radioactive death relatively soon now. Or we're not.

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Chris Kirkham

Japan Crisis Renews Call For Wider Distribution of Radiation Pills in U.S.

HuffingtonPost.com | Chris Kirkham | Posted 05.30.2011 | Business
Read More: Japan Radiation, Japan Tsunami, Radiation Pills, Potassium Iodide, u.s. Radiation, Nuclear Power, Japan, Radiation, Business News

NEW YORK -- Three weeks ago, it was a chemical compound familiar mostly to pharmacists and radiation experts. Now, in light of the ongoing nuclear cri...

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President Of Company Behind Japan Nuclear Plant Hospitalized

AP | By MARI YAMAGUCHI | Posted 05.29.2011 | World
Read More: Japan Radiation, Fukushima, Masataka Shimizu, Japan Earthquake 2011, High Blood Pressure, Tokyo Electric Power, Japan Nuclear Crisis, Nuclear Power, Fuel Rods, Earthquake, Nuclear Reactor, Radiation, Fukushima Daiichi, Japan Earthquake, Tsunami, Japan Tsunami, Japan Nuclear Reactor, Japan Tsunami 2011, Hospitals, Japan Nuclear Meltdown, Japan, Fukushima Nuclear Plant, Tepco, World News

TOKYO -- The president of the beleaguered Tokyo utility company that owns the tsunami-damaged nuclear power plant leaking radiation in the northeast h...

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INTERACTIVE: Radiation Levels In Japan And Elsewhere

The Huffington Post | Mike Sparks & Jake Bialer | Posted 05.29.2011 | World
Read More: Radiation Levels, Japan Radiation, Radiation Levels Japan, Japan, Japan Earthquake, Japan Nuclear Crisis, Japan Radiation Levels, Radiation, World News

Inspired by the radiation levels graphic at XKCD, the Huffington Post created our own interactive visualization comparing radiation levels. How muc...

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William Alden

Radiation Fears Threaten To Deepen Japan's Economic Struggles

HuffingtonPost.com | William Alden | Posted 05.28.2011 | Business
Read More: Business News, Japan Earthquake, Japan, Japan Tsunami, Trade, Japan Nuclear Radiation, Japan Radiation Food, Radiation, Economic Crisis, Business News

NEW YORK -- Still reeling from a devastating earthquake and tsunami, Japan must also contend with a force that could further stall its delicate econom...

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Thyroid Cancer: The Facts

Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D. | Posted 05.28.2011 | Los Angeles
Read More: Cedars-Sinai, Thyroid Cancer, Japan Earthquake, Japan Tsunami, Thyroid, Japan Nuclear Meltdown, Dr. Glenn Braunstein, Radiation, Los Angeles News
Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D.

Thyroid cancer? While few people devoted much thought to it before, this disease has been thrust into public consciousness by the tragic news about Japan's recent nuclear catastrophe.

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Obama Should Call for an Independent Investigation of Nuclear Safety Here at Home

Frances Beinecke | Posted 05.28.2011 | Green
Read More: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Fukushima, Gulf Oil Spill, Nuclear Industry, Radiation, Japan Nuclear Reactor, Nuclear Power, Green News
Frances Beinecke

The government bears the ultimate responsibility for making sure energy operations meet maximum safety standards and have adequate oversight.

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Radiation Detected In 3 Southern States

AP | Posted 05.28.2011 | Green
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RALEIGH, N.C. -- Utilities in North and South Carolina are adding to the list of states in the U.S. reporting trace amounts of radiation from a nuclea...

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Are Fish From Japan Safe To Eat?

Huffington Post | Carey Polis | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: Sushi Japan, Japan Radiation, Seafood Japan Radiation, Fukushima, Sushi Japan Radiation, Sushi, Tsukiji Market, Japan, Sushi Radiatian, Japan Radiation Food, Radiation, Home News

In the wake of the Japanese tsunami, the Japanese government has emphasized that consumption of food and water would not cause an immediate health ris...

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U.S. Brings Fresh Water To Japan Nuclear Plant

AP | By ERIC TALMADGE and MARI YAMAGUCHI | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
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SENDAI, Japan -- U.S. naval barges loaded with fresh water sped toward Japan's overheated nuclear plant to help workers who scrambled Saturday to stem...

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Hiroshima to Fukushima: The Illusion of Control

Joe Cirincione | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Chernobyl, B-52, Nuclear Weapons, Fukushima, Hiroshima, Accidents, Earthquake, Japan, Nuclear Reactors, Radiation, Nuclear Power, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, World News
Joe Cirincione

Hiroshima and Fukushima are of course very different, but the tragedies are fundamentally connected. Both involve our collective deception that we can always control the nuclear machines we invented. We cannot.

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Trace Radiation Isn't the Only Global Fallout From Fukushima

Mason Inman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Carbon, Gas Prices, Cap and Trade, Greenhouse Gases, Nuclear Power, Environment, Green, Spam, Botnet, Japan, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Radiation, Carbon Footprint, Green News
Mason Inman

Despite the radiation now spread across Japan, New Scientist points out fossil fuels are far deadlier than nuclear power -- mainly because of air pollution

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Is Radiation Panic Contaminating Your Life? 5 Ways To Detox From The Fear

Deborah King | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: RADIATION EXPOSURE, Chernobyl, Japan Radiation, Potassium Iodide Pills, Iodized Salt, Coping With Fear, Japan, Radiation, Healthy Living News
Deborah King

It seems that the only thing that spreads further than radiation from a nuclear disaster is the panic it produces around the world. Here are five tips for releasing the fear you're feeling before it escalates.

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Who Needs Iodine, And When

David Katz, M.D. | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: Iodide Potassium, Radiation Pills, Iodine, Iodide Radiation, Iodine Pills, Iodine Radiation, Potassium Iodine, Radiation, Radioactive Iodine, Iodine and Radiation, Iodine and Radiation Treatment, Thyroid, Home News
David Katz, M.D.

The iodine defense works against the threat of I-131, and the Japanese in the affected area should be using it. We in the U.S. should not. But we should understand it, so it's there for us if ever we need it. I certainly hope we don't.

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Anxiety In Japan About Radiation In Tap Water

AP | By SHINO YUASA and TOMOKO A. HOSAKA | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Japan Radiation, Fukushima, Japan Earthquake 2011, Fuel Rods, Radiation, Japan Radiation Food, Tokyo, Japan Earthquake, Japan Tsunami, Japan Nuclear Reactor, Japan Tsunami 2011, Japan Nuclear Meltdown, Japan, Fukushima Nuclear Plant, Bottled Water, World News

TOKYO -- Shops across Tokyo began rationing goods – milk, toilet paper, rice and water – as a run on bottled water coupled with delivery disruptio...

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Moms Clean Air Force -- Fighting for the Environment

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Epa, Neurotoxins, Environmental Health, Japan Nuclear Crisis, Moms Clean Air Force, Green News, Nuclear Energy, Mercury, Environment, New York Times, Air Pollution, Children's Health, Radiation, Environmental Protection Agency, Green News
Marcia G. Yerman

With the news out of Japan about the potential effect of radiation on the population, Americans are starting to ask themselves some tough questions, about weather, about energy, about our natural resources and how to protect them.

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The Chain Reaction of a Disaster

Santhosh Mathew, PhD | Posted 05.25.2011 | Technology
Read More: Nuclear Waste, Japan Nuclear Meltdown, Japan Earthquake, Japan Tsunami, Radiation, Japan Nuclear Crisis, Japan Nuclear Reactor, Technology News
Santhosh Mathew, PhD

It is true that there are challenges involving the isolation and disposal of radioactive waste. But it's not the occasion to engage in conversations about abandoning nuclear energy altogether.

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