The Chernobyl Legacy: Nuclear is No Solution
April 23, 2008 by luminaria
Connected to my post yesterday, the “solution” of nuclear power is no solution. Those who tout it as “alternative” low emissions energy source are ignoring the deadly threat of radioactive waste. There’s a lot of sound and fury about building new reactors, but most of it is bluster, not building. Make no mistake. Nuclear power is about money going into pockets, not about climate change. Nuclear Information and Resource Service has an extensive fact sheet that addresses the issues.
But Paul Fusco has photographed the actual human toll of Chernobyl. On April 26, 1986, “Chernobyl reactor number 4 unleashed a plague that emptied cities, condemned entire regions and seeped invisibly into the bodies of those exposed to its destructive presence.” Here you can really see why nuclear power is NOT the answer for life on earth.
Alternately, you can watch the slide show of Fusco’s Chernobyl Legacy. These are really tough images to see, yet they are also hauntingly beautiful. More profound than the greatest poetry. You will come away changed, I guarantee. Immerse yourself in something that could affect every human being on the planet.
