Abe's 3-D World

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Dr. Helen Caldicott: The Medical Implications of Fukushima, Nuclear Power and Nuclear Proliferation

Thanks to the generosity of Mothers for Peace members, I attended a lecture by Dr.Helen

Caldicott on: The Medical Implications of Fukushima, Nuclear Power and

Nuclear Proliferation in Santa Barbara. The lecture was presented by The Nuclear Age

Peace Foundation [www.wagingpeace.org] and co-sponsored by the San Luis Obispo Mothers

for Peace [http://mothersforpeace.org/], Progressive Democrats of America

[http://pdamerica.org] and The Women's International League for Peace & Freedom - Santa

Barbara Chapter [http://www.wilpf.org/].

The following is Robert Bernstein's account of the March 23rd, 2012 event originally posted at: www.edhat.com/site/tidbit.cfm?nid=84299 ...

Dr. Helen Caldicott spoke to a standing room only crowd at the Faulkner Gallery on Friday

evening 3/23 on "The Medical Implications of Fukushima, Nuclear Power and Nuclear

Proliferation."

The event was sponsored by the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation to remind us that nuclear

issues are very much still with us.

Caldicott explained that the US and Russia still have enough warheads aimed at each other to

destroy both countries and cause a global nuclear winter. And that the margin for error is just

seconds in some cases before a launch can occur.

But most of her talk was on the impact of the Fukushima nuclear disaster and nuclear power in

general. She compared it to Chernobyl 25 years ago and said it is at least three times worse.

The effects of Chernobyl were never properly researched by the World Health Organization or

any other independent agency. Biologist Timothy Mousseau has done painstaking research on

the effects on his own. He said that the Russian research had never even been looked at or even

translated by international agencies.

Figures of a few thousand deaths are cited, but these are mostly from pro-nuclear industry

propaganda, she claims. She uses a figure of one million premature deaths as a result of

Chernobyl.

Not only is Fukushima worse, but also the Fukushima disaster is far from over, she warned.

There is still "uranium lava" inside the plant that can explode forth at any time.

Nuclear contamination from Chernobyl was largely ignored. The International Atomic Energy

Agency (IAEA) looked at external radiation but did not look at internal consumption through

the food chain. When food was found to be radioactive, it was not disposed of; it was simply

diluted with unradiated food, she explained.

Radioactive isotopes can remain for hundreds of years and some for many thousands of years

Speaking as a physician, she explained the result is genetic damage, mutations and cancers.

And the radiation concentrates up the food chain. Wild animals at the top of the food chain after

Chernobyl had to be buried in nuclear waste dumps.

In the cases of Fukushima, Chernobyl and Three Mile Island, officials delayed warnings and

outright lied about the situation at every stage. Assurances of safety were issued when no

information was even available.

"Your government is full of corporate prostitutes," she explained. But she laid the harshest

criticism on us, the public, if we don't speak out.

You live in a democracy. You should be meeting with your members of Congress and Senators

and demanding action. You are the leaders.

It is your fault about the 1% and the 99% she told us.

The Nuclear Freeze movement in the 1980s was rejected by politicians until people got out in

the streets and politicians reacted. Mass political action works.

The good news is that we don't need nuclear power. She cited a book "Carbon-Free and

Nuclear-Free: A Roadmap for U.S. Energy Policy" as showing exactly how.

Again, she berated us in California for not having solar panels on every home. When the

audience blamed the corporations, she said that is no excuse. You can put solar water heating

and photovoltaics on your roof today.

During the question and answer period, a survivor of the Hiroshima atomic bombing spoke of

her survival in a high radiation zone.

Caldicott explained that medically radiation effects are "idiosyncratic" and that many died from

much lower radiation exposures.

Caldicott explained that she is 73 years old and still writing books and traveling the globe

speaking out. She expects each of us to do our part and not wait for others to do the work for

us.

---END---

Robert Benrstein's photography of the event: http://swt.org/act/caldicott-2012-03.

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Abe, here.

A few notes in closing....

Helen Caldicott's talk was informative, inspiring, and drove home the point that raising

awareness to ill-informed people worldwide to the constant threat of catastrophic nuclear

outcomes from human error or violent intent is truly the duty of every concerned citizen of the

planet (my words, not hers) wishing to draw an end to this madness.

Learn more about Dr. Caldicott and her work at:

www.ifyoulovethis planet.org
www.nuclearfreeplanet.org, and
www.helencaldicott.com.

At the tail end of the lecture, Dr. Caldicott summoned front row audience members including

myself to hold for the rest of the audience to see a 25-foot wide unfolding paper illustration of

an inordinate number of nuclear missiles carried aboard certain submarines. After having

shot the photos you see below during the first five or ten minutes of the lecture, a

routine bout of chronic fatigue knocked me out to the point of nearly falling asleep. The first

thing I remember after being suddenly awakened was Dr. Caldicott's voice saying something

along the lines of Well, the gentleman in the front row seems to have fallen asleep. I think at

this point someone tapped me on the shoulder and I groggily and stubbornly woke up. It was

this point I noticed people were snickering. While rather embarrassed, I stood to attention

and did my part. I wonder if anyone snapped a photo of the entire

line of scroll holders supporting the scroll of missles? Ha!

---------------------------------------------------------------Abe Perlstein

Comments welcome at ap3dguy at gmail dot com.

Enlarge photos by clicking on them.

# posted by Abe Perlstein @ 3:06 PM

Thursday, March 01, 2012

At long last...I have returned!

View this and other CROSS/CONVERGENT stereo pairs on this blog in 3-D without glasses. Here's how:

1) Click on images to enlarge (when finished viewing, click the BACK Button to return to blog page).

2) View stereo pairs straight on and from a distance of about 2-feet from your screen.

3) Cross or converge your eyes a bit until you see three virtual images. [NOTE: If you don't cross or converge your eyes enough, you will likely see only the original two images. If you cross or converge your eyes too much, you may see four images.]

4) Gaze upon the center of the three images. It will be in 3-D. If at first you don't succeed, be patient and try again. The reward is well worth the effort.

I know. In know. Where the hell have I been all this time? Well, I've got three words: open heart surgery. It's been a very challenging recovery. While I don't possess the stamina I once had, due to the expert skill and stamina of my surgeon and a marathon 12-hour operation, I am above ground. Every day is a blessing. I look forward to posting newer personal work. I encourage comments at ap3dguy at gmail dot com.

I've made a decision to drop the posting of anaglyph images. From here on in, only cross-viewing stereo pairs will be posted. I've never been a huge fan of anaglyph conversions, even those far better than mine.

Remember: click on images to enlarge.

# posted by Abe Perlstein @ 11:06 AM

Sunday, July 26, 2009

3-D stereo views posted throughout this blog...but first...

POINT & SHOOT

archival 2-D photographic prints.
from 2008 exhibition
at Top Dog Coffee Bar, Morro Bay.
now on display at
The Gallery at Marina Square
601 Embarcadero (at Marina Street) - 2nd floor,
on the waterfront
in the City of Morro Bay, California.

The entire 24-print collection of:

archival stretched canvas gallery prints,
mounted and matted paper prints, and
wide panoramic prints mounted on Gatorfoam

are being sold at a substantial per-print discount

or

the entire set at an additional10% discount
off the entire collection
[plus shipping, if applicable]

All serious inquiries welcome
at
ap3dguy@Gmail.com

Visit the gallery's website at:
www.galleryatmarinasquare.blogspot.com

Matted Paper Prints:

archival InkjetArt micro-ceramic gloss paper
HP Vivera pigmented inks
pH neutral mats (various muted colors)
3/16" thick mount boards (white)
All prints are open editions

> Click on photos to enlarge <

Heron Rookery at Windy Cove
Morro Bay, California
© Abe Perlstein

(20 X 24)
Was $200. Now $85!

Moored Sailboat and Morro Rock
Baywood, California
© Abe Perlstein

(20 X 24)
Was $200. Now $85!

Boats Silhouetted in Sunset
Baywood, California
© Abe Perlstein

(24 X 20)
Was $200. Now $85!

> Click on photos to enlarge <

Lupine and Cabrillo Peak
Los Osos, California
© Abe Perlstein

(24 X 20)
Was $200. Now $85!

Yarrow - Morro Bay Sand Spit
Morro Bay, California
© Abe Perlstein

(24 X 20)
Was $200. Now $85!

> Click on photos to enlarge <

Wildflowers - Storm Clouds - Shell Creek
San Luis Obispo County, California
© Abe Perlstein

(24 X 20)
Was $200. Now $85!

Orange Lichen - Downed Oak - Shell Creek
San Luis Obispo County, California
© Abe Perlstein

(24 X 20)
Was $200. Now $85!

> Click on photos to enlarge <

Wide Panoramic prints:

archival InkjetArt micro-ceramic gloss paper
HP Vivera pigmented inks
mounted on 1/2" thick Gatorfoam (black)
All prints are open editions

> Click on photos to enlarge <

NOTE: The following three panoramic prints are not on display in the gallery.
See them in person by appointment to fully appreciate their beauty.

Stretched Canvas Prints:

archival Breathing Color Brilliance Chromata White stretched canvas
HP Vivera pigmented inks
All prints are open editions

> Click on photos to enlarge <

Black Crowned Night Heron,
Sweet Springs Nature Preserve
Los Osos, California
© Abe Perlstein

(26 X 20) SOLD
Originally $400. Now $220!

[NOTE: This is my most popular seller to date. Upon request, I will make new stretched canvas prints any size up to 26 x 20.]

Inquiries welcome at ap3dguy@Gmail.com

c/o the Gallery at Marina Square at 805-772-1068

www.galleryatmarinasquare.blogspot.com

...and NOW,for something completely different...

...adventures in deep space!

Experience fully dimensional 3-D stereographs on my blog!

Enjoy!
Abe

# posted by Abe Perlstein @ 11:16 AM

Abe's 3-D World

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Dr. Helen Caldicott: The Medical Implications of Fukushima, Nuclear Power and Nuclear Proliferation

Thursday, March 01, 2012

At long last...I have returned!

Sunday, July 26, 2009

3-D stereo views posted throughout this blog...but first...

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