This is an inspired piece on Nucler by Guy McPherson. Assuming we can maintain economic growth forever on a finite planet has us headed straight for global-scale disaster. Japan, as bad as it is suffering right now, is a harbinger of far worse events ahead. And ionizing radiation is only one of many adverse artifacts of industrial civilization. The situation is already terrifying for the 71 sailors assigned to the USS Ronald Reagan who responded to the 2011 Fukushima disaster in Japan for four days. They’ve reported radiation sickness and will file a lawsuit against TEPCO. At least half the sailors have contracted some form of cancer. Equal inheritance The consequences of huge unplanned releases of radiation into Earth’s atmosphere include death to many land-dwelling species on the planet. Considering the interdependencies between terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, the extinction of many aquatic species would follow on the heels of extinction of terrestrial species. Radiation is impartial. Radiation doesn’t discriminate. In short, the near-term consequences of nuclear catastrophe likely to result from collapse of the world’s industrial economy are unthinkable. So let’s put our hearts and minds together to think of something else. Something much better. Unless you’re really into peeling skin, deformed babies, and glowing in the dark. We simply dont have the right to take these incredably dangerous risks with our environment. All species on this planet deserve an equal chance of survival. For one life form to endanger the entire Global ecosystem is Cavalier in the least and incredably Criminal. No More Fukushmas, Chernobyls and No More Nukes......... with Mick McCrohonRasta-irie Rastastyarasta Scottie Brothers Jorn Rash Karen Forthewild Karen Gwen Brawley Louise Payne Anna Sutton Karen Jones Frank Macskasy Frank Capablanca Ronan Marron James Marron James Connolly Assoc Australia Antoin O Hara Sean Bresnahan Joe Marley Julian Jackson Ruth Wynne Holly Mainland Detong Choyin Jacquelyne Taylor Ulli Eisert Thx to Robin Westenra
Posted on: Sun, 26 Jan 2014 03:17:23 +0000
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