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Category Archives: Hormesis
Fukushima fear and fallout
(January 27, 2014) An interesting look at comparisons between the Fukushima, Chernobyl and Hiroshima and Nagasaki disaster zones, particularly in regard to radiation doses. In this report for the New American, quoting Lawrence Solomon’s piece “Evacuation a worse killer than radiation,” Rebecca Terrell writes that “the true Fukushima disaster was and still is the forced evacuation of some 200,000 people.” Continue reading
Lawrence Solomon: A billion dollars full of nuclear waste
(November 21, 2013) The Deep Geologic Repository is a make-work project. Continue reading
Ignorance deadlier than radiation in Japan
(October 5, 2012) The earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan in March 2011 continue to claim lives more than a year and a half later, yet Fukushima’s radiation-related death toll remains at zero. How is this possible? This New American report by Rebecca Terrell draws on a recent article by Lawrence Solomon. Continue reading
Posted in Hormesis, Radiation
Tagged evacuation, Fukushima, Lawrence Solomon, Radiation
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Lawrence Solomon: Evacuation a worse killer than radiation
(September 21, 2012) The Fukushima calamity claimed almost 16,000 lives, with another 3,500 missing and feared lost. This toll from one of the worst natural disasters of all time was then followed by a tragedy of another kind. Continue reading
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Tagged dirty bomb, evacuation, Fukushima, Hormesis, nuclear, Radiation
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Lawrence Solomon: The fallout of the Nobel scam of 1946
(February 10, 2012) Scientist’s radiation cover-up might have cost thousands of lives. Continue reading
Lawrence Solomon: Just a (nuclear) waste
(September 9, 2011) Canada’s nuclear industry is again plying the back routes of Ontario’s northlands, looking for a willing host in places like Hornepayne (population 1209) and Ear Falls (population 1153) for a multi-billion-dollar long-term storage facility for the country’s nuclear wastes. Continue reading
Podcast: Lawrence Solomon on radiation in Japan
(April 1, 2011) Lawrence Solomon joins Financial Post reporters Eric Lam and John Shmuel for the FP Big Picture podcast. Continue reading
Posted in Hormesis, Nuclear Power, Nuclear Safety, Radiation
Tagged Fukushima, Hormesis, Japan, nuclear, Radiation
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Lawrence Solomon: Avert Chernobyl-style hysteria in Japan
(March 25, 2011) Energy Probe executive director Lawrence Solomon argues that the biggest tragedy of Chernobyl was the reaction, rather than the meltdown itself. The lesson for Japan is that panicking will only make things worse for those affected by the Fukushima meltdown. Continue reading
Posted in Hormesis, Nuclear Power, Nuclear Safety, Radiation
Tagged Chernobyl, fallout, Fukushima, Hormesis, Japan, nuclear meltdown, Radiation
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A little radiation is good for you
(March 25, 2011) Nevada newspaper comments on Energy Probe executive director Lawrence Solomon’s recent article on the health effects of low level radiation. Continue reading
Posted in Hormesis, Nuclear Power, Radiation
Tagged Fukushima, Hormesis, Japan, Lawrence Solomon, meltdown, Nuclear Safety, Radiation
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Lawrence Solomon: Japan’s radioactive fallout could have silver lining
(March 21, 2011) Energy Probe executive director Lawrence Solomon argues that while massive doses or radiation kill, low level radiation can actually be beneficial. Continue reading
Posted in Hormesis, Nuclear Power, Radiation
Tagged earthquake, Fukushima, Hormesis, Japan, nuclear energy, Radiation, tsunami
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