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kim springs into action. kim & bo! bob loves expansive gestures. like this one. bob & burt wonder where all the palms are. adam & kathy "monroe" started their own club for ray charles impersonators.

SoCal,March 3rd, 2014

OMG, I SO want that dress. Or jacket. Whatever it is. Palm camouflage, cool!

Bo is correct - it is a fine line. And I have tried to relax those restrictions a bit provided we can remain civil. But it remains an experiment. The last Fukushima topic eventually crossed the line and was deleted. So if you prefer to be treated as adults and discuss potentially "hot-button" topics, then please remain cordial, on topic, and apolitical.

We're walking a fine line here, but the main reason why those rules were instituted when we added the Ohana Nui was because the IPS Board wanted to avoid controversy. We will never get to the point of openly discussing politics or religion (for instance) on PalmTalk, but "peripheral" topics like this one should be OK as long as there are no personal attacks or offensive comments in general. So far, so good. More or less...

Update. So it did split ........... and flowered. Weird.

Mandrew - to be clear - my position(s) 1) Fukushima is a disaster for Japan (for the 10th time) 2) The rest of the world is not in danger 3) There is no cover up 4) There are much more serious ways in which the oceans are being polluted. 5) I clearly stated future scientific advancements as a possible solution for safe nuclear energy - I made no mention of present day technology, so saw no purpose discussing it. But I admit, I playfully give old friend Dave a hard time now and again. (Sorry Dave) Which would you rather live through - one Fukushima, or dozens of tests such as this? Talk about polluting the ocean. The world survived this lunacy and puts Fukushima in perspective. Can you imagine today's sensationalistic media reporting on this today?

This one pales in comparison with the worst nuclear disasters the world has ever experienced. And that's a serious understatement. The nuclear attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki left countless dead and injured, and with serious health issues for future generations as well. Japan, as the only country at the receiving end of a nuclear attack, is probably more conscious of these issues than any other country.

...as long as you don't inhale...

Well, we now have drug-resistant diseases which are incurable, like some strains of TB. And, you didn't really answer the question, which was: how can nuclear waste be made disposable without having to entomb it? A comment from a long-dead scholar who cannot have a clue does not answer the question.

Just saying, man, if I want to back up my position I quote the peer-reviewed science article, not a fluff piece in conspiracy blog... http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Globalresearch.ca I am very aware of how ocean currents work, and where they go. What I think you are not aware of is just how much volume of water is in those currents vs the volume of material leaked from fukushima and the resulting dilution of the radiation. There is little, if any, direct threat to the US or its food supply.

I don't know how the intensity of the disasters compare, but the locations could not be more different. Chernobyl is in an isolated wilderness where it is easy to move away in any direction. Japan, being a densely populated island, there just are not many choices to make.