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embiggen

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  1. I quit cold turkey in 2004. it was really tough, but not feeling guilty every time I lit up felt great. once I stopped, I craved them once in a while, but eventually I was repulsed when I'd have to walk behind someone smoking, etc. good luck - you can do it!

  2. Seriously, though - what is there to do? Only eat canned food from last year? Only drink really old bottled water? Panic?

     

    No, I think we need to channel this outrage into demanding that first and foremost our nuclear reactors are safe; that no more new reactors are built; and that all of our energy money and effort be focused on ramping up truly clean energy sources like solar, wind, geothermal, tidal, wave, etc. There's no reason why every municipal building in the southwest (and in many other areas of the country) doesn't have a full array of solar panels on their roof.

     

    All these articles about how bad the radiation is here in the US -- can you imagine what it would be like if a similar accident occurred on US soil? We need to prevent that from happening.

     

    this, this, THIS!

  3. personally I don't think there is anything wrong with being prepared. this incident is proof that nuclear power isn't necessarily safe and perhaps we all should be prepared. I saw a poll today that said 56% of those questioned think that nuclear power isn't safe and we should move to wind and solar power. I agree with that sentiment.

    my heart goes out to Japan. the devastation is unbelievable and the fallout will affect all of us since so many things we purchase in this country are made in Japan. I can't imagine what the citizens are going through. it's painful to watch.

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