ScribbleLive

@lillymunster Re Coping... Thanks for this. By their very nature any filters used will collect and concentrate radioactive particles so I think you should mention that these filters, vac bags, etc need to disposed of extra-safely - as radioactive waste? Also, if you're suggesting baking soda as a preventative measure, perhaps include some indication of, or reference to, how much should be consumed.

@es , the whole country must adopt new rules of how to dispose household waste. Any filter, air or water, should be checked for contamination before disposal. They must introduce separate trash cans for the radioactive household waste. Furthermore, what is needed is detectors for use in every household. Perhaps that sounds too grim a future for politicians to face, but for the sake of public health the local governments will have to implement such procedures.

@Peter Melzer But none of that will happen till they admit there's a problem. They'll just change the metrics again before that.

Mitsubishi Hoards Frozen Bluefin Tuna As Fishing Stock Declines: Japanese mega-conglomerate Mitsubishi has allegedly started to hoard thousands of tons of bluefin tuna just as stocks of the fish plummet worldwide. If the fish goes commercially extinct, the company is hopeful that it can turn a hefty profit from its frozen bluefin cache. Bluefin is one of the world's most endangered fish, and is expected to go commercially extinct by 2012 if drastic measures aren't taken to stem overfishing. Although commercial hauls are legally limited to 22,000 tons per year, conservationists estimate that the actual catch is 60,000 tons, more than four times the maximum sustainable level. By its own estimates, Mitsubishi controls 35 to 40 percent of that stock. Although Mitsubishi admits that it deep-freezes some of its catch to smooth out short-term supply, some environmentalists believe the company is attempting to corner the bluefin market and hoard inventories as supply continues its downward spiral. Once the fish go commercially extinct, Mitsubishi hopes to bring in huge profits from what will become a rare delicacy. According to environmental documentarian Charles Clover, whose film The End of the Line will be released on June 8, big-fishing is accountable for deep-freezing up to 20,000 tons of the fish annually . www.takepart.com

@RadioGuy , the insanity of elevating thresholds will cost politicians dearly, because the public threshold for pain does not rise commensurately.

@RadioGuy They have Tuna , not contaminate , to feed tousads of

@Majj And of course being all altruistic and all, they'll just donate their stores of stored-up food to the people of Japan.

But if they don't in very short time they cam make millions...