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Comment on The Aftermath of Fukushima by Victor Andefson

Victor Andefson — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 16:21:15 +0000

A very good rational article. As a certified health phyisicist who has worked in emergency prepardness, I too have struggled with the article’s issues. FEMA and the United State radiological emergency prepardness community seems to have an attitude of radiation dose avoidance at all costs. There must be a balance in considering evacuation for radiological reasons. Sadly, the radiological emergency prepardness community seems to forgotten this.

Comment on The Aftermath of Fukushima by Fukushima Evacuation More Dangerous than Radiation, Doctors Say - HCI Market

Fukushima Evacuation More Dangerous than Radiation, Doctors Say - HCI Market — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 14:51:57 +0000

[...] the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear generating station because of fear of radiation exposure.“The stress of evacuation can itself cause death, so it is important not to over-react,” states Jane Orient, M.D., [...]

Comment on Home by AlwaysPrepared.Info

AlwaysPrepared.Info — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 01:30:27 +0000

I have been enjoying some of the back issues of Civil Defense Perspectives. Thanks.

Comment on Salvation, or Existential Threat? by Affordable Fuel: Salvation, or Existential Threat, Doctors Ask | Doctors for Disaster Preparedness

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 17:22:43 +0000

[...] Abundant oil and natural gas, a hopeful development for ordinary people of the world, is an existential threat to special interests: those who want to keep the world dependent on their oil or gas supplies (such as the Middle East or Russia), and those who want sky-high prices for natural gas so that windmills or solar panels look “affordable” by comparison. http://www.physiciansforcivildefense.org/2012/03/01/salvation-or-existential-threat/ [...]