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    Can the news media please go back to investigating then reporting?

    Too much sensationalism, too little fact.

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    The earthquake in Japan and the previous one in New Zealand weren't even 3 weeks apart. I heard on the news that geologists are still recording aftershocks in Japan. In the newspaper yesterday it said that ocean waves from British Columbia to California were measured as an effect of the earthquake and tsunami all the way in Japan. Yikes.

    Is Japan considered a densely populated country? Or maybe just some of their major cities are. The Amazing Race competitors were there last week and there were lots of people and cars in the streets. When I've seen pictures they often show high rise buildings and talk about the amount of time the Japanese people spend commuting, either by car or public transportation.
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    The latest from my friend in Japan is that the town she is in is ebing evacuated (20 miles from the Reactors). The group she is with (She is there teaching English) will be moved to Tokyo and then flown back to the states.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lady's Human View Post
    Can the news media please go back to investigating then reporting?

    Too much sensationalism, too little fact.
    ??? That was true about the nuclear reactor not just a rumor.


    We have Wolf Creek here in Kansas. It's built to take winds of up to 300 mph but would not fair well in an earthquake they say.
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    Quote Originally Posted by momoffuzzyfaces View Post
    ??? That was true about the nuclear reactor not just a rumor.


    We have Wolf Creek here in Kansas. It's built to take winds of up to 300 mph but would not fair well in an earthquake they say.
    Yes, they are having issue with the reactors.

    No, this isn't going to end the world.

    Cut back on the hype, I know, science is booorrring, but guess what? THe world relies on science. Sci-Fi authors have discussed solar powersats in space for decades, and you can get a much higher energy density doing that. So what do we do? Cut back on funding NASA as it's all a boondoggle.
    Tidal, wind and solar are all decent supplements, but the energy densities are low, and NIMBY groups prevent them from being used. (Now the wind farms up here in NY are under court challenge.......again)

    This is going to be spun up in the press to become a luddite movement.......the proof in is Germany's reaction.

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