An unusually mega-high amount of radiation readings--1400%! of normal-- turned up on a SF beach the other day and
From Alex Jones Infowars:
Following reports of abnormally high radiation readings on a beach in San Francisco, experts have discovered radiation hot spots measuring 1,400 per cent above normal background levels, although they are keen to stress there is no link to Fukushima.
Outrageous.
Forget for a moment whether or not these findings have validity or not and whether there's a Fukushima connection, although you'd be hard pressed to feel otherwise. Officials say there's nothing to it.
The fact that Bay Area media outlets have chosen to ignore this boggles the mind. We're talking about something profoundly disturbing. We're talking about the idea of a potentially very dangerous development involving public safety and potential dire medical direct evidence yet our local media is mired in their usual minutiae.
Where's the outrage? Where's our so-called Investigative Team Supreme over at NBC Bay Area or KTVU's "2 Investigates?" C'mon guys, you want real investigative reporting, this is it. This involves a region with 7 million people! The fact that we haven't seen any reporting is absurd and troubling not to mention laughable if it weren't so serious.
We're not going to ignore this and we intend to follow up in a future media endeavor --stay tuned.
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Are you really using Info Wars as a valid source? Or perhaps the whole blog entry was sarcasm? If so, my bad. The humor was lost in the subtlety.
ReplyDeleteRead about this on sfgate yesterday.
ReplyDeleteProblem is the source of that viral vid you watched is conspiracy theorist Alex Jones. This might be something to be concerned about but the majority of sane people dismiss all of his so-called earth shattering 'Info Wars'.
Yes; but... don't get sucked in and take their details seriously. Like the radiation ocean map.Its still Alex Jones and his crack staff... even if the radiation ends up being from Japan.
DeleteRich, if you are going to publish crackpot stories as scientific exposes, please remember to comeback and apologize for promoting hysterical, conspiracy theories when it all turns out to be nonsense.
ReplyDeleteThere is a reason that main stream media doesn't report these theories and it's not because of imaginary conspiracies.
Rich, have you become a science reporter? What exactly are your credentials?
spot on ! Nice going 2:24 pm. Rich just won't get it.
DeleteMaybe Alex Jones can be the first guest on Rich's new weekend show.
ReplyDeleteOh dear god.
DeleteIt's not just Alex Jones who's concerned...
ReplyDeleteNightline did a program on Fukushima Power Plant last night. For all their efforts I don’t think they had anything new to say, particularly for those who have been keeping up with this unfolding disaster. Their “experts” did seem to downplay the threat for Americans as far as radiation showing up along our western shoreline or in our fish. And while the amount of radiation varies in fish being caught for consumption, there is apparently a ‘safe’ level acceptable for eating! No thank you! I’m guessing as was the case along our Gulf after the BP disaster, that many of the local fishermen who have an intimate relationship with the ocean are speaking out about the problems they are seeing and many probably being silenced too. The health of the economy seems to trump human heath every time!
I’ve read that many Japanese are changing diets away from fish which is huge and I’m sure the powerful fishing industry is panicked about these changes. And will these contaminations show up in our food supply in the US (and elsewhere)? This is where the program seemed to offer some fuzzy science and ‘expert’ opinions. In the part two video toward the end they posed the question of whether these contaminated fish will show up on our shores and in the food chain and the answer was something like…”as fish migrate across the ocean the levels of contamination are diluted”. Huh?
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2014/01/inside-the-no-go-zone-searching-for-answers-at-japans-fukushima-nuclear-plant/
"The fact that Bay Area media outlets have chosen to ignore is boggles the mind"
ReplyDeleteOh here we go again, the Bay Area media outlets are ignoring another really important story. Only the erudite Rich Lieberman knows how important this really is.
Where have I heard that before?
Rich,
ReplyDeleteWithout context 1,400% of normal means nothing. Its entirely possible, assuming the number is even correct, that the safe band around normal is much greater than 1,400%. And are you trying to tell me that the bay area news organizations, that circle the "storm desks" at the first sign of a sprinkle, are going to ignore a credible story like this? They would be like a pig in S if it was true. But perhaps you're just yanking my chain and I fell for it.
Brian
One of the local stations did a story on this about two days ago. A Berkeley professor said large swings in radiation levels aren't unusual, and could be caused by all kinds of natural phenomena.
ReplyDeleteAlex Jones?? Sheesh.
KRON's Chuck Clifford covered it in the 8:00 pm news Wednesday night.
ReplyDeleteIt wont be long before somebody posts.1,400%? That's only the equivalent of one chest X ray a decade! A banana has more radioactive isotopes then that! a Cell phone..
ReplyDeleteThat's usually the knew jerk reaction from nuclear apologists. Its a deflection that borders on "Watch me drink Malathion and not die" that we had during the Medfly years for example.
That kind of radiation will be in the food chain..and that's gonna get back to use one day. Even if we don't see 50' Sardines as a result...
http://cdn.grindtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/giant.radioactive.fukushima.squid_.3.jpg
DeleteWell..if Alex Jones is reporting it, it must absolutely be true....
ReplyDeleteAnother great call from Info Wars!
ReplyDeleteReputable site!
Meanwhile, there is obviously a concern, but you can find real information out there if you really want it. But we know Rich is just going for the hits.
Even though Alex Jones is certifiable - I listen to his radio show out of Eugene, Oregon when I can - 1120 AM 8pm - he could be on to something here...
ReplyDeleteSounds like a valid topic worth getting to the bottom of. The negative impact of the disaster isn't zero, so what is it?
ReplyDeleteProblem is the local news folks aren't smart enough or have the budget for a worthwhile report and the national corp folks are bought and paid for. Then, the corps own the local news too, so....
Three card monty.
I saw the "NBC Investigative Team" just yesterday in Emeryville. They were getting into their Mercedes van after finishing a snack at Togos. They hang out there a lot. There must be lots in Emeryville's strip malls that need investigating.
ReplyDeleteI don't like anything that Alex Jones stands for he seems like he is off his meds. Ironically I just got off the phone with my 76 year old mother and she was telling me about this and she lives in New Jersey!!! Shame on you San Francisco Media (Except KRON and Darya Sorry I just have it for her) Why do I have to hear about this from 3.000 miles away?
ReplyDeleteThis is a totally bogus report. What next, Elvis is alive and living in Milpitas?
ReplyDeleteMy woman's intuition tells me Fukushima is far more dangerous than we're being told. Because scientists know there's nothing that can be done to mitigate the situation.
ReplyDelete'The Top Short-Term Threat to Humanity: The Fuel Pools of Fukushima'
http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2012/04/the-largest-short-term-threat-to-humanity-the-fuel-pools-of-fukushima.html
"How bad would it be? One scientist, who lives in Boston, plans to move her family to the Southern Hemisphere (which is expected to receive much less radiation) if the Fukushima Doomsday scenario were to unfold. The exact implications aren’t clear, but we’re looking at a centuries-long spate of poisonous, nuclear materials, which would prompt mass evacuations throughout the Northern Hemisphere".
Read more at http://www.ryot.org/one-wrong-move-at-fukushima-could-unleash-a-nuclear-disaster-equivalent-to-85-chernobyls/388813#QQURlSEr0jZQMRB6.99
Rich, Nothing about the truly stinking radiation coming from New Jersey?
ReplyDelete"What makes Mr. Christie’s claim of victimhood hard to accept is his own history of vindictive behavior. For instance, a Rutgers professor lost financing for a project because he voted against the governor on a redistricting commission. A Republican colleague who had a disagreement with Mr. Christie was disinvited to an event in his own district. Mr. Christie has denied that he sent signals to his staff to punish anyone who crossed him. “I am who I am, but I am not a bully,” he said Thursday. But he has set a tone that makes abusive actions acceptable".
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/10/opinion/after-chris-christies-performance.html?hp&rref=opinion&_r=1
Although I like NBC Bay Area news, its investigative team ought to spend more on doing real investigative journalism rather than slick promos. There is conflicting info about the radiation and its potential threats, but I agree that more stories are needed. Disclosure: I've one many investigative stories on radio and in print over the past quarter-century, so I'm qualified to speak on the matter.
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to your radio show, Rich!! Will this be an ongoing endeavor? Or only an occasional thing?
ReplyDeleteIt will be an experiment like the last show was before it overstayed its welcome.
DeleteRadiation can spew from a number of elements -- it's not that hard to determine its source. Radium and thorium -- which is what they found south of SF -- are naturally occurring and not the product of a nuclear reactor. What they DID NOT find was anything connected to Fukushima, e.g., iodine-131, cesium-134, cesium-137, tellurium, uranium or strontium. http://geigercounter.com/california-beach-radiation-fukushima/
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