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Emanuel Pastreich
14 April at 21:36 ·



Here is what Temple University Japan is putting on. It stupidly and dishonestly suggests that only a handful of people have been killed by radiation. Leaving out the tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands of increased cancer cases. I must admit that we are rapidly slipping into a world of radical lies. Sad tale

Nuclear, Panic, and Danger:
Why Fear of Nuclear Threatens Japan’s Energy, Environmental, and National Security



Thursday, April 11, 2019




Temple University, Japan Campus, Azabu Hall, 1F Parliament




Speaker:


Michael Shellenberger, founder and president of Environmental Progress (EP)


Moderator:


Kyle Cleveland, Associate Director of ICAS


Overview:
As we reflect on the eighth anniversary of the Fukushima disaster, a consensus has formed among experts that fear of nuclear has created far more harm than the radiation itself. Whereas 15,000 people died in the tsunami and the evacuations resulted in the death of over 2,000 people, the radiation exposure has killed, to date, less than a handful of people (only one death has been legally attributed to radiation effects).

The replacement of nuclear energy with fossil fuels will create thousands of additional premature deaths from conventional air pollution. Japan’s economy and energy security has suffered from spending over $500 billion on fossil energy imports and clean up efforts. As a consequence, leading radiation scientists last year editorialized that never again should governments evacuate populations during or after a nuclear accident, no matter how bad it appears to be.

Since the accident, experts have pointed to the myth of perfect nuclear safety, psychological displacement of emotional trauma from the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami to Fukushima accident, and public ignorance of radiation, as the key reasons for the societal and governmental over-reaction. This includes a scapegoating of Japan’s nuclear establishment, or “village,” as retribution motivated by preexisting distrust and even disgust.

Michael Shellenberger will build on these factors to offer a unified picture of the danger created by nuclear panic, its motivations, and what to do about it. He will present evidence showing how widespread fear of nuclear energy within Japanese society reflects a displaced and often unconscious fear of nuclear weapons, anxieties over nuclear-armed North Korea and newly aggressive China and Russia, and uncertainties with regard to U.S. nuclear security guarantees. Resolving the continuing conflict within Japan over nuclear energy will ultimately require resolving domestic tensions over what kind of economic, military, and political power Japan should and will become in the 21st century.


Speaker:
Michael Shellenberger is a Time Magazine "Hero of the Environment," Green Book Award winner, and the founder and president of Environmental Progress.

Michael is a regular contributor to Forbes, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post. His TED talks — "How Fear of Nuclear Hurts the Environment" & "Why I Changed My Mind About Nuclear Power"— have been viewed over two million times.




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Alexander Krabbe „The March 2011 meltdowns at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant caused extensive human suffering—evacuations, emotional trauma and premature deaths, disrupted jobs and schooling. What they have not caused, so far, is radiation-related illness among the general public, and few specialists expect dramatic increases in cancers or other ailments. The reactors spewed just a tenth of the radiation emitted by the Chernobyl disaster, winds blew much of that out to sea, and evacuations were swift. Yet one wave of illness has been linked to the disaster—the ironic result of a well-intentioned screening program.“

https://www.sciencemag.org/.../mystery-cancers-are...
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Mystery cancers are cropping up in children in aftermath of FukushimaMystery cancers are cropping up in children in aftermath of Fukushima



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Emanuel Pastreich tens of thousands of cancers and other diseases across japan, probably hundreds of thousands
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Andrew Salmon Emanuel Pastreich did you read the posted article from Science, above? In fact, once the cancer screening protocols in the Fukushima area were replicated elsewhere, the results were the same. Ergo: The high incidents of thyroid cancer in other parts of Japan ( and in separate studies, in South Korea, as quoted) showed that children have far higher incidents of thyroid cancer than was previously known. That IS alarming - but is also testimony to the screening processes. So far, there has been no causal relation found to nuclear. Are your statements above regarding thousands of cancers based on what is now known to be faulty research from the Fukushima screenings, or other data? Please share if the latter.
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Alexander Krabbe We tend to expect a massive rise in cancer rates after a nuclear power plant meltdown and simultaneous government cover-ups. These assumptions are understandable and, in terms of attempts of cover-up, may possibly be true as honesty in politics can be scarce. However, the Fukushima meltdown was different, smaller in scale than the Chernobyl meltdown and the emergency reactions were much faster and more professional than those of the Soviet Union in 1986. Fukushima 2011 was (and is) bad enough though and turned out to be a deadly disaster for many.

<What were the main public health consequences of the disaster?>

"There were public health consequences related to the response actions to the disaster, such as evacuation and relocation of people. These measures were taken based on radiation safety considerations and the massive damage to the infrastructure and facilities following the earthquake and tsunami. These measures resulted in a wide range of social, economic, and public health consequences. A sharp increase in mortality among elderly people who were put in temporary housings has been reported, along with increased risk of non-communicable diseases, such as diabetes and mental health problems. The lack of access to health care further contributed to deterioration of health.

Similar to what was observed and reported for the Chernobyl population, the displaced Fukushima population is suffering from psycho-social and mental health impact following relocation, ruptured social links of people who lost homes and employment, disconnected family ties and stigmatization. A higher occurrence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among the evacuees was assessed as compared to the general population of Japan. Psychological problems, such as hyperactivity, emotional symptoms, and conduct disorders have been also reported among evacuated Fukushima children. While no significant adverse outcomes were observed in the pregnancy and birth survey after the disaster, a higher prevalence of postpartum depression was noted among mothers in the affected region."

Source with more info on cancer here: https://www.who.int/ioni.../a_e/fukushima/faqs-fukushima/en/
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FAQs: Fukushima Five Years OnFAQs: Fukushima Five Years On

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