Radiation Realities

The front page of the Fairbanks Paper, (the Frontiersman you can read it at http://www.frontiersman.com/) had a rather scary headline yesterday. It was all about the terrible earthquake in Japan and the resulting nuclear plant damage. I know all the people of the world are watching close as the truth about the dangers of nuclear power are revealed. But when the paper runs a story about the possibilities of the people of Alaska may need to take Iodine pills in the event the radioactive cloud comes our way is a bit unsettling. I wonder if anyone in the lower 48 that is living near a Nuclear power plant realizes that once things go this wrong that people are pretty much helpless. Japan in all their glory were the worlds leader in Nuclear technologies and although they are sitting on the ring of fire and certainly no strangers to earthquakes they still thought that nuclear power was a good option. I have heard from time to time on the news that they expect the east coast of the United States to have a really big earthquake this century, and I have to ask myself if they are ready? Was BP ready for their disaster---No. Are the Nuclear plants--NO. They make it clear on the news that the levels of radiation are to dangerous for people to go near....so in the event of a major earthquake WHO is going to be able to fix these problems? Whoever they are they are going to die soon there after if not in the event itself. The 50 employees of the Japanese Power plant are being viewed as hero's and maybe they are in some respects. Maybe they are victims too. Victims of greed, money and big business. Just like the folks who suffer because of the BP spill. They knew it  was dangerous and they KNOW the oil is still out there in the ocean floating around the east coast of the US but as long as there is a dollar to be made from it ..nobody cares. How do you get around this stuff, in your head and heart? Don't invest in BP for one and don't buy their products. Do all you can to stop the creation of more Nuclear power plants whether its just signing a petition or starting one. Do what you can. If you can only PRAY then do that. We must work together to save our Earth from destruction, keep our children safe and our food safe. I'm not an activist in any way, but I do love our Earth Mother.