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Japan earthquake July 10

Tokyo Electric Power Co., or TEPCO#39;s, Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant#39;s chemical injection leakage point is pictured at the radiated water treatment facility system of the plant in Fukushima prefecture, northern Japan, July 10, 2011 in this handout photo released by TEPCO. A strong earthquake jolted on Sunday the same area of northeastern Japan that was hit by a massive quake in March, but there was no sign of further damage along the coast or to the crippled Fukushima nuclear power

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Belgian Undertakers Want to Dissolve & Flush Dead Into Sewers

Photo: Corbis A group of undertakers in Belgium are proposing a more ecological (but perhaps creepier) alternative to cremation: they hope to dissolve corpses in a caustic solution and flush the resulting liquid and ashes down the drain, which will be recycled at water treatment plants. They contend that the process – known as chemical hydrolysis or resomation – would use less energy than a crematorium and emit no carbon emissions. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Over 300 pollutants in US tap water

“Since 2004, testing by water utilities has found 316 pollutants in the tap water Americans drink, according to an Environmental Working Group (EWG) drinking water quality analysis of almost 20 million records obtained from state water officials. More than half of the chemicals detected are not subject to health or safety regulations and can legally be present in any amount. The federal government does have health guidelines for others, but 49 of these contaminants have been found in one place or another at levels above those guidelines, polluting the tap water for 53.6 million Americans

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