Patrick J. Kiger National Geographic News Published August 7, 2013 “Tensions are rising in Japan over radioactive water leaking into the Pacific Ocean from Japan’s crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, a breach that has defied the plant operator’s effort to gain control. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday called the matter “an urgent issue” and […]
Dr. Sherman Quoted in National Geographic Article About Fukushima
by admin on 16. Aug, 2013 in Environmental Health, Fukushima, Japan, Nuclear Power, Radiation
Radioactive Fish, Pacific Ocean, Fukushima Leaking MORE Radiation Video Update
by admin on 16. Aug, 2013 in Cancer, Environmental Health, Fukushima, Japan, Nuclear Power, Radiation
Kevin Kamps, of the nuclear watchdog organization Beyond Nuclear, is interviewed by Thom Hartmann regarding the continued flow of radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean around the Fukushima reactors. Additional news reports about radioactive fish and cancer. Watch now.
Aspects of DNA Damage from Internal Radionuclides
by admin on 24. May, 2013 in Environmental Health, Radiation
By Christopher Busby, Jacobs University, Bremen, Germany Christopher Busby (2013). Aspects of DNA Damage from Internal Radionuclides, New Research Directions in DNA Repair, Prof. Clark Chen (Ed.), ISBN: 978-953-51-1114-6, InTech, DOI: 10.5772/53942. Available from: http://www.intechopen.com/books/new-research-directions-in-dna-repair/aspects-of-dna-damage-from-internal-radionuclides 1. Introduction “In this chapter, there is insufficient space to exhaustively review the research which has been carried out on […]
Nuclear Hotseat’s Chernobyl Anniversary Special
by admin on 24. May, 2013 in Chernobyl, Environmental Health, Fukushima, Japan, Nuclear Power, Radiation
On April 23, 2013, Libby HaLevy conducted three special interviews with Alexei Yablokov, Dr. Janette Sherman, and Chernobyl survivor Bonnie Kouneva for her Nuclear Hotseat Podcast. They discussed the Legacy of Chernobyl and the implications to Fukushima and the future of the people of Japan. Chernobyl survivor Bonnie Kouneva, who as a 16-year-old lived in […]
Devastation and Hope: Chernobyl at 27
by admin on 26. Apr, 2013 in Cancer, Chernobyl, Environmental Health, Fukushima, Nuclear Power, Radiation
Joseph J. Mangano and Dr. Janette D. Sherman, MD write for Counterpunch The 27th anniversary of the catastrophic nuclear meltdown at Chernobyl reminds us of both a sad legacy and a positive impact on the future. The bad news came first. Chernobyl stunned many with the first total core meltdown of a nuclear reactor. A […]
EnvrioReporter Michael Collins on Radiation in LA Dust
by admin on 26. Apr, 2013 in Fukushima, Radiation
Here’s the link to a video made April 13, 2013 by Michael Collins for EnviroReporter.com about radiation in LA dust. The aggregate was collected over over the previous 27 days from two HEPA filter machines and a new ionizer at Radiation Station Santa Monica, California. This comes as EnviroReporter.com explores U.S. EPA’s changes to emergency […]
Joe Mangano Speaks at Symposium
by admin on 04. Apr, 2013 in Environmental Health, Fukushima, Nuclear Power, Radiation
FUKUSHIMA TWO YEARS LATER: Global symposium to address mounting medical and ecological consequences March 11-12 – New York Academy of Medicine The Helen Caldicott Foundation and Physicians for Social Responsibility hosted a 2 day symposium at the New York Academy of Medicine to discuss the health and environmental consequences of the Fukushima Japan disaster, 2 […]
Progressive Radio Network Interview
by admin on 30. Mar, 2013 in Environmental Health, Nuclear Power
Green Power and Wellness interview 3/25/13. Dr. Sherman and Joseph Mangano interviewed on PRN.fm
Long-term Local Cancer Reductions Following Nuclear Plant Shutdown
by admin on 30. Mar, 2013 in Cancer, Environmental Health, Nuclear Power, Radiation
Dr. Sherman and Joseph Mangano have written a new article about the health effects of closing nuclear reactors on the surrounding communities. They examine data that suggests incidence of cancer is reduced after plants close. It has been reported on by Healthline.com and Yahoo! News. You can find an abstract and downloadable PDF of the […]
Fukushima’s Nuclear Casualties by Joseph Mangano on Counterpunch.org
by admin on 14. Mar, 2013 in Cancer, Chernobyl, Environmental Health, Fukushima, Nuclear Power, Radiation
Two Years Later, the Battle for Truth Continues Exactly two years after the Fukushima nuclear disaster, perhaps the most crucial issue to be addressed is how many people were harmed by radioactive emissions. The full tally won’t be known for years, after many scientific studies. But some have rushed to judgment, proclaiming exposures were so […]
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