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Originally Posted by tesla69
Chernobyl released most of its radiation in one burst. Fukushima continues to spread radiation into the environment, 2 years later. They are examples of pure human evil at work.
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Yes, but what is being released frm Fukushima and what was released by Chrenobyl are significantly different. The majority of radioactive contaminants from Fukushima will decay within two years, whereas much of Chernobyl's release have half-lives between 20-1,000 years. Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if in the long arc, the BP oil spill in the gulf will have more of a global impact than the Fukushima disaster. Radiation is part of life, the toxicity of petrochemicals, even in their pure/natural state, is much more severe.
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sure, I hear your argument, but I would argue back pollution is not being reduced, just being transformed. So we use unleaded gas now, but the chemical frakking process is poisoning the deep water table, forever. We don't burn off garbage anymore, but we have saturated the environment with micoowave wifi.
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Pollution has not only changed form, its been significantly reduced. From factories to our homes, America was a rather toxic place until Ralph Nader badgered the EPA into having something somewhat resembling teeth. I like you am also very concerned about the potential impact of the exponential increase in microwave radiation from "smart phones" we've never had anything on this scale (we're talking about BILLIONS of devices in use).. Even if it doesn't cause cancer, what other kinds of cognitive harm might it have?
You're just too positive in your outlook, man![/quote]