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Help Inhabitat Donate $10,000 to Japan With a Single Click

3:13 pm in japan earthquake, TH Exclusives by TreeHugger

Japan Inhabitat Yahoo Inhabitat, with the help of Yahoo!, is working on donating $10,000 to Architecture for Humanity to aid in the work they are doing to rebuild in Japan - but we need your help to do it. Supporting the cause is easy - just click right here to make Yahoo! your home page. That's it! Without your click we may not reach o...Read the full story on TreeHugger

Radiation At Fukushima Twice As High As Reported Immediately After Disaster

10:05 am in japan earthquake, nuclear power, Science & Technology by TreeHugger

fukushima nuclear power plant photo photo: Derek Visser/Creative Commons You probably could've guessed this: New York Times reports that immediately after the Fukushima nuclear power plant was stricken by the earthquake and tsunami on March 11th, radiation levels at the plant may have been twice as high as officiall...Read the full story on TreeHugger

Fukushima "Worse Than Chernobyl" When It Comes To Oceans

2:21 pm in japan earthquake, oceans, pollution, Science & Technology by TreeHugger

radiation in oceans image Image via Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution The disaster in Fukushima still has Japan and the rest of the world reeling at the dangers of nuclear power plants. But experts believe that it's the oceans that could bear the brunt of fallout from this most recent power plant failure. In fact, one expert estimates that when it comes to the oceans, Fukushima could be worse than Chernobyl. ...Read the full story on TreeHugger