Posted by
BLOGASSAULT on Tuesday, October 28, 2008 7:10:53 PM
It really is such a 60's thing...evil nuclear power, bombs, radiation, mutually assured destruction. And
little has changed over the years.
This recent German study found childhood leukemia rates near nuclear power plants were 117 percent higher than the country’s national average. Exposure to radiation (whether naturally occurring, via X-ray, or from chemotherapy) is one of the top listed causes of childhood leukemia.
So, it would be irresponsible of me not to comment on McCain’s apparent disdain for our children’s health as expressed this week in Iowa.
The difference these days is they like to add the old cliche of "it's about the children". Pulling on those heart strings.
Here is a good article from
Mother Jones on getting back to the basics of nuclear energy, especially since we have not buiilt one in almost 30 years.