Whither The Corium? *

* CORIUM

Unit 3 at Fukushima Daiichi Open Air Nuclear Power Station 9/12/12


Arnie Gunderson of Fairewinds : Fukushima podcast 12/9/12 (1)


Arnie Gunderson of Fairewinds: Fukushima podcast 12/9/12 (2)

If men were to colonize the moon
or Mars--even with abundant supplies
of oxygen, water,
and food, as well as adequate protection against heat, cold, and radiation--they would not long retain their humanness, because they would be deprived of those stimuli which only Earth can provide. Similarly, we shall progressively lose our humanness even on Earth if we continue to pour filth into the atmosphere; to befoul soil, lakes, and rivers; to disfigure landscapes with junkpiles; to destroy wild plants and animals that do not contribute to monetary values; and thus transform the globe into an environment alien to our evolutionary past. The quality of human life is inextricably interwoven with the kinds and variety of stimuli man receives from the Earth and the life it harbors, because human nature is shaped biologically and mentally by external nature.
--Rene Dubos

RADIOACTIVITY

ON FUKUSHIMA BEACH

BEFORE IT ALL COMES TUMBLING DOWN

A SAUCERFUL OF SECRETS

AND NO BIRDS SING

TSUNAMI TSURPRISE

NATIONAL RADIATION MAP



Frying Dutchman: Human Error

I was surprised my quilt and pillow were cold,
I see that now the window is bright again.
Deep in the night, I know the snow is thick,
I sometimes hear the sound as bamboo snaps.
--Bai Juyi
Night Snow