Recently it has become rather annoying to try to research almost any
topic without repeatedly tripping over the letters E-L-E. From
Nibiru to
Yellowstone,
this term has been getting thrown around a lot, sometimes as
irresponsibly as the impending doom scenario being described, which
often times hasn’t even happened yet. Generally, I like to stick with
the doom that has already occurred, rather than worry about things that
haven’t. So what exactly is an ELE? Wayward planets, supervolcanos, and
scary comets aside, in the case of the
Fukushima Accident – 3 nuclear meltdowns which have gone
China Syndrome and have never been contained – is this term really being used correctly?
An ELE is a BIG DEAL. So when laying down the ELE-card it is
important to understand exactly what an ELE is, and how it changes the
game. By definition:
An Extinction Level Event (also known as a mass extinction or biotic crisis) is a widespread and rapid decrease in the amount of life on earth. Such an event is identified by a sharp change in the diversity and abundance of macroscopic life. It occurs when the rate of extinction increases with respect to the rate of speciation. Because the majority of diversity and biomass on Earth is microbial, and thus difficult to measure, recorded extinction events affect the easily observed, biologically complex component of the biosphere rather than the total diversity and abundance of life.
Over 98% of documented species are now extinct, but extinction occurs at an uneven rate. Based on the fossil record, the background rate of extinctions on Earth is about two to five taxonomic families of marine invertebrates and vertebrates every
million years. Marine fossils are mostly used to measure extinction
rates because of their superior fossil record and stratigraphic range
compared to land organisms.
Since life began on Earth, several major mass extinctions
have significantly exceeded the background extinction rate. The most
recent, the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event,
which occurred approximately 66 million years ago (Ma), was a
large-scale mass extinction of animal and plant species in a
geologically short period of time. In the past 540 million years there
have been five major events when over 50% of animal species died. Mass
extinctions seem to be a Phanerozoic phenomenon, with extinction rates low before large complex organisms arose.
Estimates of the number of major mass extinctions in the last 540 million years range from
as few as five to more than twenty. These differences stem from the
threshold chosen for describing an extinction event as “major”, and the
data chosen to measure past diversity.
Recently I began my new hosting gig at
Wide Awake News on the
Rense Radio Network,
so I figured we would get the hard stuff out of the way and tackle this
term for the first show. After all, if people are going to toss these 3
little letters around, then they better know what they actually mean.
Personally, I find it better to err on the side of caution, as failed
ELE’s tend to lead to
failed credibility.
The show is posted below in 3 segments. One thing I am fairly certain
of, is that the only way we have any hope in ever ‘fixing’
anything about the Fukushima Accident is if we
KEEP TALKING ABOUT IT.
I don’t mean talking as in “liking” and posting stuff on Facebook, but
having real conversations with real people, and in real-time. As silly
as that sounds, and as connected as we are today because of things like
Twitter, at the same time we are actually strangely disconnected from
other things like face-to-face conversations, or even good old-fashioned
phone calls. Not that the internet and social media hasn’t expanded our
reach and knowledge exponentially, that is true. But making a post,
composing a tweet, or watching a YouTube video is no replacement for
having a real conversation about a topic as important as this one. In
doing so, the camaraderie that results can be helpful emotionally, and
that feeling of being lost and alone, wading through a nuclear swamp,
becomes much more bearable. Many are just now learning about this
catastrophe, as one caller named Elizabeth admitted during the show,
even though a close relative of hers had founded
The Sierra Club. As important as this sometimes newly-acquired knowledge is, the various implications which materialize in just
knowing can be almost too much to bear, as another caller named John shared candidly.
Yesterday, I was talking with a woman in a waiting room about
Fukushima, and a gentlemen who had been listening intently for some time
walked up to us and said
“I don’t know who you are, or how you know
what you know, but there are 7 women in my family and every single one
has cancer. No one can tell me why. The youngest is 20, the oldest is
44. Do YOU know why? Because I would really like to know – what the hell
is going on?” He pulled up a chair, and a few others eventually
joined in around the room. We talked for over an hour discussing
Fukushima, nuke plants, chemtrails, toxic chemicals, GMO’s, fluoride,
fast food, and surveillance. Interestingly, everyone seemed to know
about the revelations of
Edward Snowden,
and were quite concerned about the government spying on us. But not a
single person knew anything about any of the other mentioned issues,
except for the long-held belief —
and proof
— that we have been gradually poisoned through our water supply by
chemicals to make the water ‘safe’ – or because of the carelessness of
dirty companies that dump (or spill) loads of crap around rivers and
lakes. In a state like Michigan, with lots of big lakes and tributaries,
most people DO know this. Yet even though this is a widely acknowledged
fact and has been basically known for decades in a state like Michigan,
not a single person had as much as even a
water filter
on their kitchen sink. Another woman, who lives in a rural area, shared
that her 40 year-old daughter has developed a super rare and aggressive
cancer, only previously seen in children. Her daughter was the
first-ever adult to develop this type of tumor, and fairly recently. So
we also talked about natural cancer cures, how to make
Kombucha,
and more importantly where to find more information about all these
interesting things that the news never talks about. We were just hitting
the highlights, the basics, but it was obvious our conversation
intrigued them enough that they will look into it further. Most of these
people seemed to know
something was wrong, they just didn’t know what exactly. I would describe this as latent or peripheral awareness, a condition as widespread as the
aerosolized Plutonium
that blew our way 3 years ago. And hopefully, they will in turn share
what they learned, and seek to learn more. If the gentleman from Detroit
tells 7 people, and the other 5 in our little group told 7 people,
well…you get the picture. Then social media can be an important tool.
But it should never take the place of a ‘real’ discussion. And it should
(preferably) be done before everyone important in your life already has
cancer.
Sometimes, these conversations may lead to individuals in a position
to actually make a huge difference. That hasn’t happened yet, as
Fukushima is still
a big dirty secret.
But thankfully I stumble across hope on almost a daily basis. For an
example: a friend on Facebook, Janet Saxon Pieck, sent me a study from
the state of Michigan today, titled:
“
An Update on the Impact of Sudden Cardiac Death of the Young in Michigan 1999-2011”
A quote that appears at the top of this extensive document reads:
“…no important health problem will be solved by clinical care alone, or research alone, or by public health alone, but rather by all public and private sectors working together…” ~ JS Marks.
Of course, the data was old and pre-Fuku, as usual. Listed on this
study was a phone number for the Genomics and Genetic Disorders Section,
Perinatal Health and Chronic Disease Epidemiology Center, who put this
study together several years ago. So, I called the number. Because I
really, REALLY want to know, what is happening
now, not what was happening 3 years ago.
The woman I spoke with seemed irritated at first, and busy. I asked
her where can I see the recent updated stats for sudden cardiac death
across the country in children, as well as rare cancers. Her response
was “Well, you are actually talking about 2 different issues here” –
annoyed. So, I patiently explained why I was asking.
About 10 minutes later, after hitting just the highlights of Fukushima, CDC stats not being updated, what occurred in
the 14 weeks post accident,
the 28% increase in thyroid problems in west coast babies,
Chernobyl heart, and fallout measured across the country by various
world-wide organizations,
I could almost hear the alarm sounding and gears clicking in her brain.
Her tune became decidedly more helpful. She said, “I need you tell my
boss everything you just told me” before thanking me, and transferring
my call to her bosses office. I await a call back from her, and hope she
will be receptive as well. I am assuming the lady on the phone will
fill her in first, which means when the boss calls she will probably be
defensive. I have consistently found that the ‘higher up’ one is,
usually equates to how
mind-controlled
they are, and the more resistant they will be to anything that goes
against their beliefs and/or programming. Hopefully, humanity will score
some points via governmental agency, which is, after all, made of up
just people like you and me. They get cancer too. Whether or not this
will have any impact whatsoever, remains to be seen. But it won’t stop
me from trying.
So why do the county health people need to be informed? Why aren’t
they all over this story? There are a number of reasons, one being all
orders come from above, where the clampdown of nuke info is carefully
avoided. Our government has become quite proficient at minimizing,
denying, or distracting from important issues that hurt corporate
friends and profits. This seems to be widely known too, but people just
aren’t aware – or haven’t quite made the connection yet – to how it
directly affects them. In the case of the AMA,
EPA, CDC and NIH,
they have become The Gatekeepers of Fukushima Fallout, and the gates
are shut tight to protect the guilty inside. Several physicians have
told me over the past 3 years “If we knew about this, trust me, we would
be talking about it.” Well, they don’t know, because someone doesn’t
want them to. Knowing just the basic, and fairly obvious assertion that
the government doesn’t really give a sh*t about you, and is only
interested in profits and control, why is Fukushima such as giant leap
to take for otherwise well-educated people? Are they really unaware of
the nuke plants that exist across our countryside? Do they only notice
them if they are a backdrop in a
James Bond movie? Yet another reason, is that people in the research industry are very compartmentalized, much like the
Manhattan Project
was. After working in the medical field for 25 years, I have seen
first-hand how strict chain-of-command functions in medicine as
efficiently as in military ranks. Like it or not, drug companies are
also calling the shots, and fund many of the studies being done for
hospitals and clinics. This can make millions for a single practice, and
in turn, the ‘drugs’ that company sells get passed out to the masses in
bulk via pre-printed Rx scripts. Nevermind the perks that come along
with these shady alliances: courtside seats for basketball games,
dinners at expensive restaurants, and even escorts at big meetings
afterparties (yes – escorts. Some might also refer to them as hookers).
Again, I have witnessed this first-hand, and anyone who has ever
attended an Academy meeting knows this is true, but never EVER
discussed. If you want to keep your job, you only do what you are told,
and you certainly don’t expose sketchy behavior from your doctor-bosses
and their drug-pushing co-conspirators. What we really need are more
researchers to wake up, look around, realize this is wrong, and Do The
Right Thing. Hopefully this will start happening soon. I don’t believe
people are inherently evil (or scientists possibly this stupid) and
plus, it’s getting really hard to ignore. The CDC stats, if and when
they ever become available, will probably be very telling, although
their accuracy will need to be carefully and meticulously verified, as
any info/statement coming from a government agency needs to be.
What
we facing as humans beings living in a toxic experiment will play out
over the next few years. Japan is certainly at the forefront, and the
illness and death that affects the Japanese will undoubtably affect
Canadians and Americans as well, the extent being unknown. Reports from
Japan are now fairly scarce, as the
“Secrecy Law”
has gone into effect. The Japanese people have effectively been gagged
from speaking out about the ongoing nuclear catastrophe/coverup, or risk
jail. Once in a while, a brave person will sneak out some info that we
need to take seriously. Like this gentleman from Iwate, Chiho Kaneko.
Chiho Kaneko, member of the Board of Directors of Fairewinds Energy Education originally from Iwate, Japan:
I think about what’s unfolding in Japan today — I sense something grave
is happening. I have heard many Fukushima people’s personal accounts of
their family members or friends dying suddenly. In one case, a baby
suddenly died — and these illnesses and sudden deaths are not happening
only in Fukushima Prefecture — people are sicker in Tokyo. During my
month-long stay in Japan in December and January, I too experienced
unusual symptoms. I developed a skin rash that doesn’t heal. When I was
in Fukushima, I developed a scratchy throat and pain in my eyes.
Something is happening, and yet we cannot prove anything. The IAEA and
Fukushima Medical University are working together to collect and collate
the health data of Fukushima residents. Many residents fear that this
effort is just a show — or worse yet, just for the sake of collecting
secret data. Many people fear that the experts already have a forgone
conclusion — the conclusion that if people get ill it is not because of
the Fukushima Daiichi disaster. The Fukushima Daiichi disaster opened
the door for me to see how this is not a mere Japanese crisis, it’s a
crisis that transcends geography and time. What can we do now? Sometimes
a big part of me feels the situation is too late to remedy. This is a
situation mired with the world politics and economy, the struggle for
power and money. If we care about life, we must try to find ways to at
least slow the pace of nuclear contamination and we must focus on what’s
actually happening to humans, animals, and birds, and everything else
on this planet — instead of consigning the interpretation of radiation’s
effects to the so-called experts.
Before we have the data, we have our instincts, and gut-feelings. We
have observations. We can extrapolate, from what we know so
far.
We have testimonials. And what my gut tells me, is this: a lot of
people are going to get sick and die because of this accident. But is
this really an ELE? To find answers to these and many other questions,
we need to have actual discussions, and we need more data. In the
meantime, stay positive and hopeful, keep honing your Galactic Sense of
Awareness, and please –
KEEP TALKING ABOUT IT.
I know I will be.
I will be on
Wide Awake News the 4th Friday of the month, as well as guest hosting for Charlie McGrath.
“We Almost Lost Detroit”
http://www.amazon.com/Almost-Lost-Detroit-John-Fuller/dp/0345252667
Salute!
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I bet both you and your readers will enjoy the comments posted here:
http://public-blog.nrc-gateway.gov/2014/04/14/nrc-science-101-different-types-of-radiation/#respond
It is no longer appropriate for the nuclear industry to cherry pick numbers to make itself look fiscally and/or environmentally viable!
More:
Because the global nuclear industry has the money it needs to fund all the peer reviewed studies it wants, they all end up saying whatever they want them to, or they simply will not publish them…
We also know that about three years ago today, all the Japanese nuclear Experts (along with most other nuclear Experts in the World) that said that “modern” nuclear power plants were safe and had so many safety features that they would not meltdown because they were so well designed, were proven terribly wrong by Fukushima’s triple meltdowns and that it will take decades if not about 100 years to deal with its on-going pollution of the Pacific Ocean, that is, if nothing BIG goes BAD before then.
Also in all fairness, mankind will have to employ NEW types of equipment that have never ever been built, in order to deal with the new problems Fukushima has created. Also, until fully decommissioned, the Japanese will continue to contaminate massive amounts of sea water with radioactivity daily, that will all end up in the Pacific Ocean unless the UN sanctions the Japanese with penalties which should be used to finance Solar (of all flavors) R&D and it’s installation in developing Countries, if they will agree to not use nuclear. This will enable mankind to begin the transition to Solar while at the same time reduce the need for our Earth’s limited resources.
I also will be the first to point out that the Coal Industry has many health problems associated with it, which the Nuclear industry is all too eager to point out; but the SAME THING COULD BE SAID ABOUT THE NUCLEAR INDUSTRY; since it also mines radioactive Uranium ore which is then processed into highly radioactive fuel rods of several different types. Once this radioactive fuel is used in a reactor, it then produces huge amounts of additional radioactive waste that will have as yet unknown effects on mankind over the enormous timespan that it will take to render all of it harmless! Because this radioactive timespan dwarfs anything currently affecting mankind, it is completely unscientific to say today, what the harmful effect of our using nuclear power plants in the twentieth and twenty-first century will be generations, from now!
For example, should highly radioactive “dirty” material from Fukushima be used in a terrorist weapon at some point in the future, its affect on man must be placed directly upon the nuclear industry that created it, because without building the nuclear power plants it would have never existed to cause harm to man’s health. This is yet another potential “future” health problem that cannot be discounted since there is so much radioactive waste material unaccounted for at Fukushima and many other locations globally!
It is no longer fair for the nuclear industries spokespersons, the IAEA and/or Regulators like the NRC to try to limit Energy discussions to only the positive points that favor using nuclear while at the same time shrugging off all other negative points as not being relevant!
Excerpts from:
http://thebulletin.org/needed-ability-manage-nuclear-power
and
http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/15/greenest-source-power-french-response-low-carbon-strategy/#
Things are worse than I thought (have been told) on radiation. I have friend who told his daughter to leave Tokyo 3 years ago. She didn’t.
In a bankrupt system keeping itself propped up with printed money, who will shut down 430+ reactors world wide, and how?
As I discuss in Chapter 6 of Lipstick and War Crimes book, our government wants more people to die. We have many sanctioned diseases in secret, to keep the sheeple disconnected from personal sovereignty and having no say in the uninformed “democracy”.
Sanctioned diseases are the planned contraception, and the purpose of prophylactics is not birth control, but promiscuity. Big Brother does not want chastity, restraint. or any other behavior that resembles moral strength. The Lipstick part of our culture is to keep us below the waist, neutralized as activists, and silently complicit to crime.
Lipstick and War Crimes.
As this article says, if you want to keep your job, you shut up.
Why the silence on radiation? I can answer writer’s question. The silence is crucial to the elite’s de-population agenda.
A relative of mine had promising cancer research which was shelved because health is not wanted by this government or the industries that make money from disease. Yes, there is a conspiracy. Our entire lives and almost
everything we think is a bunch of lies. Almost everything we think is true or valuable, isn’t. What we call freedom is the opposite. It is suicide. At first these seem like crazy radical statements. But when we start asking question, we see that that response too is programmed.
I’m hoping the writer will read this and check out my book. I think you will like it.
http://www.lipstick-and-war-crimes.org or it is on Amazon too.