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Art_from_Ark

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7. As someone who lives in the shadow of Fukushima Dai-ichi,

Reply to NutmegYankee (Reply #5)

Thu Jan 29, 2015, 07:53 PM

Jan 2015

I'm probably more aware of the risks than a lot of those scientists. And having spent the last 25 years involved in some way with the scientific community, just hearing the word "scientist" doesn't automatically conjure up the same images of awe and respect that it used to do when I first started reading about them in Weekly Reader.

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WTF ...193 [View all] pbmus Jan 2015 OP

That's pretty interesting. Arkansas Granny Jan 2015 #1

Found only two I did not agree with the scientists. Animal research and pesticides. The pesticide jwirr Jan 2015 #2

65% of scientists favor building more nuclear power plants. SheilaT Jan 2015 #3

Large power output, no major CO2 emissions. NutmegYankee Jan 2015 #5

As someone who lives in the shadow of Fukushima Dai-ichi, Art_from_Ark Jan 2015 #7

mmm Classy2 Jan 2015 #4

Have you eaten anything with canola oil or corn? uppityperson Jan 2015 #6

The 2% of scientists who don't think humans evolved.... JaneyVee Jan 2015 #8

They can't be fired. Glassunion Jan 2015 #10

Fuck these scientists... Glassunion Jan 2015 #9