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Scenes from the Fukushima Exclusion Zone

Take a trip with photographer Donald Weber inside Fukushima's exclusion zone.

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Fukushima Now Level 7 Accident, But Is It Really As Bad As Chernobyl?

Fukushima has maxed out the nuclear rating scale, only the second accident to rate 7. So does that really mean that this event is as bad as Chernobyl?

Slideshow: America's Ten Riskiest Nuclear Reactors

The Nuclear Regulatory Commissions calculated the odds of an earthquake damaging the core of every reactor in the country. Here are the ten riskiest.

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Is Nuclear Safer Than Coal?

Nuclear accidents and all, coal is our deadliest energy source. Energy expert Jesse Jenkins and our publisher discuss on the Dylan Ratigan Show.

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Overload: How to Follow Fukushima and Some Weekend Long Reads

The enduring crisis at Fukushima, plus some incredible long-form reads for the weekend, in today's roundup from GOOD Environment HQ.

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Interactive Map: The Real Seismic Threat to Our Nation's Nuclear Power Plants

This great interactive map from Climate Central lets you see the specific seismic threat to all 104 of the country's active nuclear reactors.

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Nuclear Accidents and All, Coal Is By Far the Deadliest Energy Source

Take a clear, simple look at how coal, oil, and nuclear compare in terms of deaths per watts produced. Coal is deadliest, and it's not even close.

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Eating Inside the Eden of Chernobyl's Exclusion Zone

Is it safe to eat the fruits and berries growing on land contaminated 25 years ago by a nuclear disaster? Looking forward by looking back.

Slideshow: Buy These Things and Support Relief Efforts in Japan

We know you don't need any material goods as incentive to give, but here are some good people offering proceeds from sales to relief efforts in Japan.

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Interactive Chart: Deaths per TWh by Energy Source

Coal is the most lethal energy source, while natural gas and nuclear stack up relatively well.

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Overload: Nuclear Boy Has a Stomachache, and More

Goofy childrens' video about Fukushima, a run on radiation pills, and more of what we're reading at GOOD Environment HQ.

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Video: Helicopters Dump Water On Fukushima Reactors

Watch as helicopters drop tons of water on the Fukushima reactors in a desperate attempt to cool the plant and avoid a meltdown.

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A Visual Assessment of Damage at Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant

Look at these satellite images of the Fukushima nuclear reactors before and after the earthquake, tsunami, and explosions.

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A Chart to Better Understand Radiation Levels and Their Effects on People [Updated]

Keep this chart close at hand while reading reports on the levels of radiation spreading from the ruined Fukushima reactor in Japan.

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Overload: Catastrophe in Japan, and More

Nuclear fallout in Japan and American disinterest in climate change in today's daily roundup of what we're reading at GOOD Environment HQ.

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Nuclear Meltdown Explained, and Everything Else You Need to Know About the Situation at Fukushima [Updated]

The basics behind a nuclear meltdown, and answers to other earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disaster FAQs.