Monthly Archives: March 2011

In an edition of Planet Waves two weeks ago, I mentioned a piece of writing called Akallabeth by J.R.R. Tolkien. Well by dumb luck we found a lovely audio presentation read by the British actor Martin Shaw. Here it is … Continue reading →

Japan says no plan to expand nuclear evacuation zone Tokyo – The Japanese government said Thursday that it had no immediate plans to expand a 20-kilometre evacuation zone around a damaged nuclear power station that is leaking radiation despite a … Continue reading →

Even before Three Mile Island, a group of nuclear engineers had proposed that filtered vents be attached to buildings around reactors, which are intended to contain the gases released from overheated fuel. If the pressure inside these containment buildings increased … Continue reading →

By Len Wallick Whenever you advise a ruler in the way of Tao, counsel him not to use force to conquer. For this would only cause resistance” -Lao Tzu If there is anything to astrology, the big picture will endow … Continue reading →

Today’s Oracle takes us to the Taurus weekly of March 19, 2004 You need to get through an emotional bog and you’ll be fine. This one comes stamped with the “what am I doing with my life” DNA marker. This … Continue reading →

Today, tens of thousands of tons of irradiated fuel sits in spent fuel pools across America. At many sites, there is nearly ten times as much irradiated fuel in the spent fuel pools as in the reactor cores. The spent … Continue reading →