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democracynow on Jan 17, 2014
democracynow – Safecast is a network of volunteers who came together to map radiation levels throughout Japan after the Fukushima Diiachi nuclear power plant disaster in 2011. They soon realized radiation readings varied widely, with some areas close to the disaster facing light contamination, depending on wind and geography, while others much further away showed higher readings. Safecast volunteers use Geiger counters and open-source software to measure the radiation, and then post the data online for anyone to access. Broadcasting from Tokyo, we are joined by Pieter Franken, co-founder of Safecast. “The first trip we made into Fukushima, it was an eye-opener, first of all, the radiation levels we encountered were way higher than what we had seen on television,” Franken says. “We decided to focus on measuring every single street as our goal in Safecast, so for the last three years we have been doing that, and this month we are passing the 15 millionth location we have measured, and basically every street in Japan has been at least measured once, if not many, many more times.”
see also
“We Want To Fight For This Cause”: Nuclear Refugees From Fukushima Join Anti-Nuke Protests
Mayor of Town That Hosted Fukushima Nuclear Plant Says He Was Told: “No Accident Could Ever Happen”
Protests Grow in Japan: “We Want to Bring Our Message to the World to Stop Nuclear Power Plants”
For Fukushima’s Displaced, a Struggle to Recover Lives Torn Apart by Nuclear Disaster
From Atomic Bombings to Fukushima, Japan Pursues a Nuclear Future Despite a Devastating Past
Shock Doctrine in Japan: Shinzo Abe’s Rightward Shift to Militarism, Secrecy in Fukushima’s Wake
see
US Navy Sailors Sue TEPCO Over Cluster-Fukushima Snafu by William Boardman
Helen Caldicott: Fukushima’s Legacy: Shut Down All Nuclear Power Plants!
Ralph Nader, Gregory Jaczko, Naoto Kan: Dangers of Nuclear Power
Radioactive Water Spilling Over Containment Barriers At Fukushima
Harvey Wasserman on the Ongoing Nuclear Disaster at Fukushima
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GO TO THE SOURCE
Many things are a waste of time and energy. Example many voices are crying out today for a revolt, yet those doing the most crying out are not there to lead the host on the front line.
Likewise are those called out to become a FACT FINDER, so sad to say the real dirty killing facts of nuclear energy have been in print for years.
Now many are being called out to become a Fact Proof finder but when doing not much comes from that work.
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