1/18/2012 Thyroid cancer, fracking and nuclear power

Source: Activist Post
Date: Wednesday, January 18, 2012
by: Rady Ananda


Thyroid cancer cases have more than doubled since 1997 in the United States, while deadly industrial practices that contaminate groundwater with radiation and other carcinogens are also rising.


New information released by the U.S. National Cancer Institute (NCI) estimates that 56,460 people will develop thyroid cancer in 2012 and 1,780 will die from it.
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1/17/2012 (Video) Frontline: Nuclear Aftershock

Source: PBS Frontline
Date: 1/17/2012

FRONTLINE travels to three continents to explore the debate about nuclear power: Is it safe? What are the alternatives? And could a Fukushima-style disaster happen in the U.S.?

Watch Nuclear Aftershocks on PBS. See more from FRONTLINE.

Further reading from PBS Frontline:

1. January 17, 2012, 11:37 pm Map: U.S. Nuclear Power Plants
2. January 17, 2012, 9:29 pm Did Fukushima Quash the Global “Nuclear Renaissance”?
3. January 17, 2012, 11:56 am How Much Electricity Does My State Generate From Nuclear?