What you can do about climate change at home (30 sec PSA)

Publicado em 26/08/2013

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Business and home offices use a significant amount of electricity for heating and cooling, lighting, and operating equipment. There are simple steps you can take to reduce your carbon footprint at work. Act on climate change.


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China Syndrome Emergency at Fukushima 8/6/13 update (Trouble Just Beginning)

Publicado em 06/08/2013

Damn, I tried to put myself into Fukushima Rehab for the last few days. I was doing great... nearly through the "white knuckling it" phase... Now All of This! I picked a bad week to give up Fukushima report updates. http://youtu.be/lyhaTQseKTQ
Of course, this all takes place on the anniversary of the Nagasaki bombing...
I'm not going to give a big long list of the shit that's in this report. I'm too fucking tired of this shit for that. I'm just going to copy paste the Enenews headlines... After Yet Another Computer Crash!
BTW, I highly suggest you subscribe to the people in my list of "Other Fukushima Reporters" area on my YT page. I'm fizzling out here...
Especially MissingSky101
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'A2-B-C' (TRAILER予告編) thyroid cysts and nodules in Fukushima children
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Latest Headlines:http://enenews.com/
Japan's Top Nuclear Official: Tepco will never be able to store all the radioactive water at Fukushima plant — They'll end up dumping it into ocean

Wall St. Journal: Official warns Fukushima reactor buildings could "topple" — Tepco's work to change flow of groundwater can form pools below surface that soften the earth

BBC: Water crisis at Fukushima has only just begun — "Plant sits smack in the middle of an underground aquifer" — It's rapidly being overwhelmed deep beneath ground (VIDEO)

Wall St. Journal: Fukushima leaks are "massive public health issue" — Obviously this could spread throughout Pacific and get into food supply (VIDEO)

Oregon Health Officials: We are actively monitoring the situation in Japan — We are not 'yet' mobilizing in response to the news — We will respond with enhanced efforts as appropriate

Vice Governor: "Emergency situation" at Fukushima; Tepco has increased the risk of further leaks; Gov't needs to take over — NHK: Officials make "emergency visit" to damaged nuclear plant (VIDEOS)

TV: Nuclear expert says Fukushima "is already beyond Tepco's control" — Gov't concerned leakage to rapidly accelerate (VIDEO)

Asahi: Radioactive contamination 'soaring' in Fukushima groundwater — Strontium and other beta emitters up 4,500% in recent days; Cesium rises nearly 1,500% — Tepco says it doesn't know why levels spiked (VIDEO)

Tepco Press Conference: The situation at Fukushima is bleak — "This discharge is beyond our control" (VIDEO)

Shock? UC Berkeley Professor Claims: "No matter what happens in Fukushima, it's not going to be a problem over here" — U.S. Gov't: "Any kind of release in Japan would be non-detectable here" (Studies say otherwise)

BBC: "Huge buildup" of radioactive groundwater at Fukushima plant — Expert concerned "contamination has spread to all sorts of places" (VIDEO)

The Times: "Lethal threat" from Fukushima's highly radioactive water flowing into Pacific Ocean — "A threat to life"

BBC: Flow of radioactive water into Pacific could 'accelerate rapidly' now that barrier is breached at Fukushima plant — Tepco clearly in 'deep trouble'

Watch: Japan Officials Issue Fukushima Radioactivity Alert — "The radioactive discharge is out of control" — Contamination seeping into ocean is an emergency (VIDEO)

Fire alarm goes off nearby Fukushima spent fuel pool — Tepco: "No smoke, etc. was found around ceiling at site using a web camera... we have judged incident was malfunction"

UK Reporter: Gas bubbling up like 'small underwater geysers' around giant Louisiana sinkhole; Widespread methane leakage — General: Big environmental groups ignoring disaster

Reuters Exclusive: Barrier is breached at Fukushima says official — 'Highly radioactive' water entering ocean — Will flow 'extremely fast' if it reaches surface — Tepco sorry for trouble

Fukushima Unit No. 3 steaming — Lasted more than four hours today — Observed 'intermittently' over past 13 days

Japan Official: 'State of emergency' now at Fukushima nuclear plant — 'High possibility' barrier is breached

Kyodo: 'Radiation crisis' at Fukushima plant — Toxic water entering sea for years — "Tainting ocean and marine life"

AP: Strong M6 quake hits Northeast Japan — Rated Upper 5 intensity on scale up to 7 — Tepco says no reports of problems at Fukushima Daiichi (MAP)

Tunnels under Fukushima plant suspected to have quake damage — Allows radioactive water to 'move' into ground — Still holding over 15,000 tons — High-level contamination flowing in from turbine buildings — Tepco "couldn't afford to work on tunnels"

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Pedestrian Counterflow 2

Enviado em 02/12/2011

This VISWALK simulation is a variant of thishttp://youtu.be/QkVOjbRq-Io model with more challenging conditions: there are now 4 input flows, 4 destinations and a larger demand in total.

Pedestrians are color-coded by input area. The minor difference in color shows their destination area on the other side of the corridor. Again this means that some of the streams have to cross, the lanes are dissolved and need to reform in time to avoid a dead lock.

Historic crowd disasters show that a crowd in such a counterflow situation is not always able to avoid a deadlock for arbitrary demands. The conditions when a deadlock occurs do not only depend on the inflow from both sides but also on the spatial extent of the bottleneck area and if this area is visible by the inflowing crowds. This implies that it is very difficult, if not impossible, to calibrate the parameters to produce a bottleneck under the correct inflow volumes. Typically this is not a problem as the interest is mainly in situations when conditions become clearly uncomfortable - which is still far from a deadlock.

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Crowd Management

Enviado em 23/11/2009

Professor Chris Kemp, Director of the International Centre for Crowd Management and Security Studies at Buckinghamshire New University, talks to MEI about crowd management issues at major events.

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FEMTC 2011 - The Utility of a Panic Model on Simulating Crowd Disasters

Publicado em 22/05/2012

The Utility of a Panic Model on Simulating Crowd Disasters by Tingguang Ma, Department of Fire Protection and Safety Technology, Oklahoma State University for the 2011 Fire and Evacuation Modeling Technical Conference, August 15-16, 2011 at the Waterfront Marriott in Baltimore, Maryland.

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Crowd Panic Research | Tomorrow Today

Publicado em 09/09/2013 How can scientists prevent people from being injured or killed at major events when panic breaks out? In experiments involving nearly 1,000 participants carried out by the Jülich Research Center and the University of Siegen, they collected huge amounts of data on how people react in crowds when chaos breaks out. For three days, the test subjects were involved in a series of scenarios, walking through artificially constructed bottlenecks, simulated intersections and adjustable emergency exits. The researchers want to know the best way to construct buildings, stadiums and exits to help improve safety at football games and other big gatherings. Categoria Ciência e tecnologia Licença Licença padrão do YouTube

Publicado em 09/09/2013 How can scientists prevent people from being injured or killed at major events when panic breaks out? In experiments involving nearly 1,000 participants carried out by the Jülich Research Center and the University of Siegen, they collected huge amounts of data on how people react in crowds when chaos breaks out. For three days, the test subjects were involved in a series of scenarios, walking through artificially constructed bottlenecks, simulated intersections and adjustable emergency exits. The researchers want to know the best way to construct buildings, stadiums and exits to help improve safety at football games and other big gatherings. Categoria Ciência e tecnologia Licença Licença padrão do YouTube

MONUMENTAL Troubles at Fukushima. From BAD to WORSE update 8/31/13 - The entire Pacific Ocean to be fully contaminated in 6 years?

Publicado em 31/08/2013

Where do I begin? Expect MORE leaks of highly radioactive water from the hundreds and hundreds of on site storage tanks built piss poor. The entire Pacific Ocean to be fully contaminated in 6 years? Qualification on that story, not sure they are using the right map on that one.. Trouble to remove the Highly Radioactive Damaged spent fuel rods in (simply reactor spent fuel pool #4 ALONE) that contains approx 14,000 Times the radiation from the single Hiroshima Bomb. Pacific Ocean already Boiling?... You'll just have to see this report to believe all the problems they are having. Not to mention, they are mistreating employees... so they are also going to run out of workers. It's suggested TEPCO step aside and let the government handle the ongoing crises. The problems they face seem insurmountable to overcome. Too many to even list.... WAY WAY WAY TOO MANY. (way to many to edit today, too)

Latest Headlines: http://enenews.com/
Contamination levels skyrocket at Fukushima plant, up nearly 2,000% — NHK: Quadrillions of becquerels already released; "Gov't needs to take charge entirely" (VIDEO)

U.S. Nuclear Insider: Will be challenge to get "what's left" of Fukushima's melted fuel — Eventually they want to limit "material in substructure" from escaping (VIDEO)

Japan Official: Fukushima contamination "increasingly seen as international problem... lawsuits may be filed overseas" — "Gov't should take preventive actions based on a worst-case scenario" says S. Korea newspaper

TV: "Simulation shows ENTIRE Pacific being polluted by radioactive water in just 6 years" after start of Fukushima crisis — "Experts now fear it may become a scary reality" (VIDEO)

BBC website links to report claiming ocean is 'boiling' in front of Fukushima Daiichi (PHOTOS)

Experts: Fukushima "literally a matter of national security" — "This is becoming rapidly an international issue" — "Something must be failing" as Japan gov't not dealing with crisis

"Very clear and present danger": New push to dump radioactive Fukushima water in Pacific — Or boil it in large kettle and release steam into atmosphere for many years — Or do both says UC Berkeley professor

*Experts on Fukushima Unit 4* CNBC: "Far from under control, could get a lot worse" -- Japan Times: "Could very quickly get much worse" -- CNN: "Could still get a lot worse" — "Tokyo, Yokohama, even neighboring countries at serious risk" (VIDEO)

Nuclear Consultant on CNN: "Nobody knows how far the molten fuel went through containment" at Fukushima — "Challenges of unprecedented complexity"

Professor: Fukushima disaster "beyond a cover-up" — Japan gov't thinks they can get away with tricking masses about extent of problem — Officials and Tepco cannot be trusted, they are lying to the camera

NHK: There was a melt-through so Fukushima fuel is definitely down with the groundwater, and that's flowing into Pacific — Americans need to watch, it gets international very quickly — May already be at West Coast — No 'immediate' risk (VIDEO)

TV: Mystery spots on Fukushima cows ignored by gov't — Veterinarian: It's extremely important, Japan has to think of what to do with this problem (VIDEO)

Fukushima plant in national emergency says governor — "Severe radioactive contamination with serious health affects on local population" — 'Global intervention' suggested

Will Fukushima now officially be referred to as worst nuclear disaster in world history? Study estimates Japan plant released 100 quadrillion becquerels (PBq) of cesium into atmosphere... In a single day

Bloomberg: Japan gov't needs to understand crisis at Fukushima is a matter of life and death — ABC Interview: "They are slowly killing us... They know full well it's leaking, but they've done nothing" (AUDIO)

UPI: Fukushima plume to reach U.S. West Coast in months; Measurable increase in radioactive material — Study: Prolonged exposure for California lasting 10 years; Hits Hawaii early 2014... may already be surrounded (PHOTO)

Underground water just 4 inches from surface by Fukushima reactor — AP: Groundwater closer to surface than Tepco told officials investigating tank leak

Popular Mechanics: Contaminated water threatens to swamp Fukushima site as it rises to surface — Radioactive liquid will continue entering ocean despite attempts to block it

"Big Problem": Cracked floors in Fukushima reactors leaking into groundwater that's rising and rising and rising due to Tepco wall — "Can no longer be stopped from getting in ocean" — "Worse than that... buildings now on mushy land" (AUDIO)

Newspaper: Nations across Pacific are fearing impact from Fukushima — Many expecting cancer will increase in Pacific Rim — Japan exporting their environmental problem to the ocean

SONG by Jonathan Mann called your monster's come to life song a day # 1338

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Incêndio Químico em São Francisco do Sul - SC

Publicado em 30/09/2013

Incêndio Químico em São Francisco do Sul - SC
Chemical Fire in São Francisco do Sul - SC
Produto: Nitrato de Amônio, Fertilizantes, N.E. - Nº ONU 2067
Classificação de Risco: Substâncias Oxidantes;
Classe 5; Subclasse 5.1; Substâncias Oxidantes.
Guia 140: Substâncias Oxidantes (RISCOS POTENCIAIS):
FOGO OU EXPLOSÃO: - Essas substâncias aceleram a combustão quando envolvidas pelo fogo; - Alguns desses produtos podem se decompor explosivamente quando aquecidos ou envolvidos pelo fogo; - Podem explodir com o calor ou contaminação; - Alguns reagem explosivamente em contato com hidrocarbonetos (gasolina, diesel, etc); - Podem inflamar materiais como madeira, papel, óleo, tecidos, etc; - O recepiente pode explodir se aquecido; - O escoamento para a rede de esgostos pode criar risco de fogo ou explosão.

RISCO À SAÚDE: - A inalação, ingestão ou o contato da substância ou do vapor com a pele ou olhos podem causar queimaduras, lesões graves e até mesmo a morte; - O fogo pode produzir gases irritantes, corrosivos e/ ou tóxicos; - As águas de diluição do controle do fogo podem causar poluição.
Fonte: Manual Para Atendimento a Emergências com Produtos Perigosos (ABIQUIM)

Carga de 10,5 toneladas de nitrato de amônio explodiu na noite de terça, 24 de setembro, no Bairro Paulas, Municipio de São Francisco do Sul, Estado de Santa Catarina. Foram utilizadas 2 milhões de litros d'água para a debelação do sinistro.

Incêndio químico (combustão não flamejante) em um galpão da Empresa Global, controlado por uma estrutura de resposta integrada englobada pelos Bombeiros Militares e Voluntários, Polícia Militar, Forças Armadas e Defesa Civil Municipal, Regional e Estadual.

O nitrato de amônio, por si só, é considerado estável. Caso aquecido, pode reagir tornando-se explosivo e produzir fumaça. Os efeitos do gás que se forma com a combustão do nitrato de amônio podem ser comparados aos do gás lacrimogêneo, a saúde pode ser comprometida em caso de inalação direta e em grande quantidade.

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INDÚSTRIA DO ALUMÍNIO - A FLORESTA VIRADA EM PÓ

Enviado em 07/12/2011

A exploração de bauxita e sua transformação nos minérios industriais alumina e alumínio é um caso extremo do que os estudiosos denominam Economia de Enclave.

Um sistema concentrador de riqueza, que só garante sua expansão ao se instalar abruptamente em uma região, manter-se segregado do contexto geográfico e de todo o resto da economia que o rodeia.

O isolamento é o que garante o máximo de aproveitamento dos recursos naturais para o progresso dos negócios.

Uma intromissão que os povos amazônicos são obrigados a suportar em benefício do desenvolvimento dos outros.

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O Núcleo Amigos da Terra Brasil, em contato com organizações e movimentos locais, foi registrar esses conflitos com ribeirinhos para avaliar os impactos sociais e ambientais que a indústria do alumínio provoca desde à década de 80 no Brasil.

Para isso, organizou visitas técnicas em pelo menos um local de cada etapa da cadeia produtiva.

Essa reportagem, acompanha a pesquisa de campo e revela os casos de ameaças aos povos tradicionais e aos trabalhadores da indústria, dando voz aos afetados.

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Environmental damage from mining in Jamaica-11 June 08 - Hot Latest News

Publicado em 08/07/2012

Environmentalists are arguing that the bauxite mining industry in Jamaica is having a devastating impact on the environment and surrounding eco-systems. It is also posing serious health problems for local communities. The sun baked sludge contains heavy metals and other pollutants. Al Jazeera's Anand Naidoo reports from central Jamaica. - Hot Latest News - Watch more onhttp://fastlatestnews.com

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Bauxita

Enviado em 16/06/2007 Bauxite - Animation - Video Direct: Simone Massafra - Audio/music: Brian Eno Categoria Filmes e desenhos Licença Licença padrão do YouTube

Hungary: the environmental disaster in Kolontar

Enviado em 09/10/2010

- The video show images of the chemical leak of the aluminum industry in Ajka, located 165 km from Budapest, Hungary's capital. Kolontar and Devecser were other affected regions. The breaking of the reservoir of "red-mud" (occurred in 04/10/10) caused more an environmental disaster, endangering the ecosystem's equilibrium and the life of the Danube River. The "red-mud" is a toxic and chemical residue (e.g. lead) of the aluminium industry, generated from the refining of bauxite for aluminum production.

- Il video mette in evidenza le immagini della fuga chimica della fabbrica di alluminio da Ajka, situata 165 Km da Budapest, capitale dell'Ungheria. Kolontar e Devecser sono stati anche colpiti. La rottura del serbatoio di "fango-rosso", verificato in 04/10/10, che ha provocato nuovo disastro ambientale, compromettendo l'equilibrio dell'ecosistema e la vita del fiume Danubio. La "fango-rosso" è il residuo chimico e tossico (esempio: piombo) della industria di alluminio.

- O video mostra as imagens do vazamento químico da fábrica de alumínio de Ajka, localizado a 165 km de Budapeste, capital da Hungria. Kolontar e Devecser foram outras regiões afetadas. O rompimento do reservatório de lama-vermelha, ocorrida em 04/10/10, ocasionou mais um desastre ambiental, colocando em risco o equilíbrio do ecossistema e a vida do Rio Danúbio. A lama-vermelha é um resíduo químico e tóxico (exemplo: chumbo) da indústria de beneficiamento do alumínio, gerada a partir do refino da baixita para a produção de alumínio.

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Reurbanização Radical - uma possibilidade se as concessionárias e prefeituras quiserem