Time for all of us to get behind this campaign. It's our food and our children that are going to be irradiated next. Please go and sign this. Remember it's elderly Japanese people who are willing to go clean up this mess for us and their children.
Please pass on to whoever you can think of. > >Dear Friends, >http://www.change.org/petitions/senators-boxer-and-feinstein-investigate-the-ongoing-danger-from-the-fukushima-nuclear-reactors > >I received a notification from the petition host, change.org, that we must >achieve the target of 1000 signatures by July 26th. Currently there are 877 >signatures. On August 1st, staff members of Senators Feinstein and Boxer, >plus staff of Reps. Woolsey and Thompson, will be meeting with >representatives from the Skilled Veterans Corps of Fukushima, Mr. Yamada and >Mr. Okamoto, to discuss the danger, and what to do. So please read the >material below, understand how urgent it is to get some pressure from the US >on the Japanese to have truthful information, international inspections and >resources poured into the Fukushima situation, and please help get the >remaining 123 signatures in the next week. > >Personal note- it's been hard for me to read and absorb the following >material. Partly the problem is logistical- information about radiation that >has come from Fukushima (and continues to be released despite precautions) is >sporadic, mostly anecdotal. As the article below says: “The public should not >be treated as idiots and told only the ‘good half’ of the story, as is often >done by official agencies. People have the right to know, the need to believe >those who are in charge.” We are not being the knowledge we need, and we have >plenty of reason not to believe those in charge. So we have to keep ourselves >informed via blogs, tweets, and occasional news stories. > >Partly my difficulty with this material is emotional, as yours will probably >be as you read. It's terrifying to take in the magnitude of the disaster that >has already taken place, and think about the implications for ourselves and >our children. And there's still a high risk of even greater catastrophe. I >find hope from the nobility of the elderly Japanese volunteers who are eager >to put their lives on the line to protect the younger nuclear workers. I >also find hope from the massive demonstations in Japan these days, hundreds of >thousands of people in the streets protesting the restarting of other reactors >in Japan. Our spiritual energy has to counter the radiation energy which >threatens our DNA. > >I believe that if we accept what is happening and work together, all of us >neighbors on this small planet, we can forestall further damage and figure out >how to clean up the mess we've made. First step is understanding the truth. > >Peace, Carol Wolman, MD > > >http://enenews.com/us-newspaper-reports-on-link-between-birth-defects-and-eating-radioactive-contamination-one-piece-of-contaminated-food-may-deliver-radiation-of-hundreds-of-x-rays > >Title: Geneticist charts effects of nuclear disasters >Source: Press-Register >Author: Sally Pearsall Ericsons >Date: July 16, 2012, 7:15 AM >Dr. Wladimir Wertelecki, a physician, geneticist and professor, could rest on >the laurels of a prestigious career with international accomplishments. >>According to the British medical journal Lancet (www.thelancet.com) of April >>24, 2010, the results of Wertelecki’s child development investigations have >>re-ignited a controversy among international agencies and scientists >>concerning the impact of internalized radiation through contaminated food on >>birth defects. >>At a recent scientific colloquium at the University of South Alabama, >>Wertelecki pointed out two main lessons learned from the Chernobyl and the >>Fukushima-Daiichi disasters: >>“It is not the scale of a nuclear accident itself that makes a human disaster >>it is the response by officials afterward and the public panic produced. The >>public should not be treated as idiots and told only the ‘good half’ of the >>story, as is often done by official agencies. People have the right to know, >>the need to believe those who are in charge.” >>Wertelecki’s investigations in Ukraine show elevated population rates of >>certain types of birth defects, mostly of the brain and spinal cord, >>according to his 2010 article in “Pediatrics,” the official journal of the >>American Academy of Pediatrics >>(http://enenews.com/www.pediatrics.org/cgi/content/full/125/4/e836). However, >>the geneticist noted, statistics illuminate realities but cannot prove causes. >>The impact of the atom bombs was external radiation, which was intense but >>short-lived, said the physician. The impact of Chernobyl and >>Fukushima-Daiichi is ongoing and radiation still in the environment is >>inhaled or swallowed, leading to accumulation in the body. One mushroom eaten >>in affected areas may deliver as much radiation as hundreds of chest x-rays, >>he concluded. >>This accumulation is most worrisome for pregnant women. Radiation is an agent >>that can not only cause birth defects, but alter the human genome with >>long-term effects on future generations, he stated. >>A recent review of the results of these studies warranted additional funding >>from the NIH to expand ongoing investigations. Among his aims, said >>Wertelecki, is the expansion of the current international research consortium >>of scientists, “because no single scientific or humanitarian discipline alone >>can address the complex issues arising from the Chernobyl and >>Fukushima-Daiichi disasters.” >> >>http://enenews.com/now-35-8-of-fukushima-children-have-thyroid-cysts-or-nodules >> * Local Paper: Now 1,143 Fukushima children with lumps on thyroid >>gland, not 26 -- Nearly 1 in every 3 kids tested -- "Gov't has decided they >>are benign" >> * Mainichi publishes report on thyroid cancer: 30% in Fukushima now >> with tumors of 2cm or less, thyroid gland only 5cm by 3cm total -- Claims >> cancer increases after 10 sievert radiation dose, so Japan ok (10,000 >> millisieverts) >> * Now 35.8% of Fukushima children have thyroid cysts or nodules — >> 13,646 do and 24,468 don’t >> >> Published: July 15th, 2012 at 9:35 am ET >> >> http://enenews.com/fukushima-mother-many-children-are-showing-symptoms-of-contamination-nosebleeds-colds-and-coughs-dont-end-many-kinds-of-eye-problems-tepco-and-govt-ruined-my-life-i-cannot-forgive-them >> >>Ms. Chieko Shiina, Founder of Fukushima Women against Nuclear Power, speaks >>at Creation of Care (she's touring the West Coast of the US) >>Uploaded by sweet1eaf >>Published on Jul 15, 2012 >>At 1:30 in >>Ms. Chieko Shiina, Fukushima Mother: The people who have ruined my life and >>changed so many other lives, Tepco and the country, I cannot forgive them and >>I cannot forgive the contamination that’s been caused. >>>I’m here to be connected with all of you, and to create more connections to >>>fight nuclear power and the larger powers that control it. >>At 3:00 in >> >>Shiina: But already since last May, many children are also showing symptoms >>of contamination. >>>The children have been complaining about nosebleeds that don’t end, coughs >>>that don’t end, diarrhea that last too long, many kinds of eye problems, >>>colds that don’t end since last May, and many mothers have come together >>>worried sick about their children. >> >> http://enenews.com/gundersen-in-japan-1000000-additional-cancers-from-fukushima-over-next-20-years-based-on-university-studies-after-three-mile-island-1-5-hour-videoGundersen >> in Japan: 1,000,000 additional cancers from Fukushima over next 20 years — >>Based on university studies after Three Mile Island (1.5 HOUR VIDEO) >> >> Published: February 22nd, 2012 at 8:11 am ET >>Title: Arnie Gundersen at the Japan National Press Club >>Source: Fairewinds Associates, Inc >>Date: Feb 21, 2012 >>The Japan National Press Club hosts Arnie Gundersen. Over 80 journalists were >>present where questions were asked regarding the nuclear disaster at >>Fukushima Daiichi and the ongoing risks associated with the GE Mark 1 BWR >>nuclear reactors. >> 1. Lung cancers in Northern Japan will increase by 20-30% in 3-5 years >> as a result of Fukushima, according to estimate — Other cancers to follow >> September 6, 2011 >> 2. Nuclear Expert: 1,000,000 cancers from Fukushima in Japan over next >> 20 years — First thyroid, then lung, organ, brain, leukemia (VIDEO) December >> 22, 2011 >> 3. West of Tokyo: 24,000 Bq/kg of radioactive cesium in soil sample — >> 250 km from Fukushima (VIDEO) September 14, 2011 >> 4. Paper: Japan raising radiation limit to 20 millisieverts/year leads >> to 160,000 lifetime cancers per million people August 25, 2011 >> 5. Japan-based Author: Fukushima damage so great “Japan gov’t would go >> well beyond bankruptcy” — Up to $10 trillion says Tokyo prof. — Equal to 10 >> years of national budget November 9, 2011 >> 6. Nuclear Expert: Fukushima risk underestimated — 5% of young girls >> will get cancer living in 20 milliSv/y for 5 years — “Actually worse than >> that” — Hot particles NOT included & only counts cancers, not other effects >> (VIDEO) January 18, 2012 >> 7. UPDATED: ***DOCUMENT INACCURATE*** Americium-241 found in soil west >> of Tokyo at 74 becquerels/kg September 14, 2011 >> 8. Radioactive manganese-54, silver-110m and cobalt-60 found in seaweed >> sample 30km south of Fukushima September 16, 2011 >> 9. 140,000 times more Iodine-131 released at Fukushima than Three Mile >> Island… Using March 22 estimates April 3, 2011 >> 10. Nuclear Researcher: Mutant microorganisms thrived in melted fuel at >> Three Mile Island — “Sounds like something you’d see on Star Trek” says host >> (VIDEO) February 2, 2012 >> http://enenews.com/head-researcher-bluefin-tuna-contaminated-fukushima-cesium-water-around-japan-month-will-look-like-after-spending-entire-life-audio >> >>Title: Tuna carrying radio active material across Pacific >>Source: ABC Australia, Pacific Beat >>Author: Wayne Shields >>Date: July 15, 2012 >>Dan Madigan, Stanford University: [...] so in 2011, the fish we measured — >>because we didn’t know what we’d see and we weren’t really convinced we’d see >>anything — we only measured 15 fish, and what was amazing was that we found >>it in all 15 bluefin tuna that we looked at. These were known from their size >>to be migrants from Japan, so they had only by the nature of when we sampled >>them and how long it takes them to cross the Pacific, we know they’d only >>been in the water around Japan for at most two months, probably less, maybe >>less than a month. So our big simple question was what will bluefin look like >>that migrate over this year that have spent their entire life from egg stage >>growing up in the waters off Japan? The concentrations of radioactivity had >>decreased, but the amount of time the animals have to spend in that water >>before they make their long migrations has increased. So we really don’t know >>what to expect. And there’s many other species that use those waters off Japan and migrate long distances, and as of now none of them have been looked at, and again people really want to know what species are carrying this radioactivity and which aren’t, and that’s what we’re trying to do. >>> >>>http://enenews.com/top-cancer-doctor-irresponsible-to-say-cesium-in-tuna-is-nothing-to-worry-about-you-have-radioactive-material-in-fish-which-is-being-eaten-by-people-video >>>Top Cancer Doctor: Irresponsible to say cesium in California bluefin tuna is >>>nothing to worry about — You have radioactive material in fish, which is >>>being eaten by people (VIDEO) >>> >>> Published: May 29th, 2012 at 5:33 pm ET >>>Dr. Michael Harbut, director of the Environmental Cancer Program at Wayne >>>State University’s Karmanos Cancer Institute in Detroit >> >> http://enenews.com/study-n-americas-west-coast-to-be-most-contaminated-by-fukushima-cesium-of-all-regions-in-pacific-in-10-years-an-order-of-magnitude-higher-than-waters-off-japan-maps >> >>Study: N. America’s West Coast to be most contaminated by Fukushima cesium of >>all regions in Pacific in 10 years — “An order-of-magnitude higher” than >>waters off Japan (MAPS) >> >> Published: July 15th, 2012 at 12:59 am ET >> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAAMN: Los Angeles Alternative Media Network --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: <mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe: <mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Digest: <mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Help: <mailto:[email protected]?subject=laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post: <mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive1: <http://www.egroups.com/messages/laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive2: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! 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