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  1. ICYMI: Redondo Pier Sunset: Sun sets into the Pacific Ocean, flanked by a pair of sail-shaped trellises at the Redondo Beach Pier.

    レドンド・ピアの夕日
    レドンド・ビーチ・ピアでは、帆の形をした一対のトレリスに挟まれて、太陽が太平洋に沈んでいく。 hermosawavephotography.com/260 #RedondoPier #Sunset #PacificOcean #RedondoBeach #Photography

  2. ICYMI: Redondo Pier Sunset: Sun sets into the Pacific Ocean, flanked by a pair of sail-shaped trellises at the Redondo Beach Pier.

    レドンド・ピアの夕日
    レドンド・ビーチ・ピアでは、帆の形をした一対のトレリスに挟まれて、太陽が太平洋に沈んでいく。 hermosawavephotography.com/260 #RedondoPier #Sunset #PacificOcean #RedondoBeach #Photography

  3. ICYMI: Redondo Pier Sunset: Sun sets into the Pacific Ocean, flanked by a pair of sail-shaped trellises at the Redondo Beach Pier.

    レドンド・ピアの夕日
    レドンド・ビーチ・ピアでは、帆の形をした一対のトレリスに挟まれて、太陽が太平洋に沈んでいく。 hermosawavephotography.com/260 #RedondoPier #Sunset #PacificOcean #RedondoBeach #Photography

  4. ICYMI: Redondo Pier Sunset: Sun sets into the Pacific Ocean, flanked by a pair of sail-shaped trellises at the Redondo Beach Pier.

    レドンド・ピアの夕日
    レドンド・ビーチ・ピアでは、帆の形をした一対のトレリスに挟まれて、太陽が太平洋に沈んでいく。 hermosawavephotography.com/260 #RedondoPier #Sunset #PacificOcean #RedondoBeach #Photography

  5. ICYMI: Redondo Pier Sunset: Sun sets into the Pacific Ocean, flanked by a pair of sail-shaped trellises at the Redondo Beach Pier.

    レドンド・ピアの夕日
    レドンド・ビーチ・ピアでは、帆の形をした一対のトレリスに挟まれて、太陽が太平洋に沈んでいく。 hermosawavephotography.com/260 #RedondoPier #Sunset #PacificOcean #RedondoBeach #Photography

  6. ICYMI: Redondo Pier Sunset: Sun sets into the Pacific Ocean, flanked by a pair of sail-shaped trellises at the Redondo Beach Pier.

    レドンド・ピアの夕日
    レドンド・ビーチ・ピアでは、帆の形をした一対のトレリスに挟まれて、太陽が太平洋に沈んでいく。 hermosawavephotography.com/260 #RedondoPier #Sunset #PacificOcean #RedondoBeach #Photography

  7. ICYMI: Redondo Pier Sunset: Sun sets into the Pacific Ocean, flanked by a pair of sail-shaped trellises at the Redondo Beach Pier.

    レドンド・ピアの夕日
    レドンド・ビーチ・ピアでは、帆の形をした一対のトレリスに挟まれて、太陽が太平洋に沈んでいく。 hermosawavephotography.com/260 #RedondoPier #Sunset #PacificOcean #RedondoBeach #Photography

  8. ICYMI: Redondo Pier Sunset: Sun sets into the Pacific Ocean, flanked by a pair of sail-shaped trellises at the Redondo Beach Pier.

    レドンド・ピアの夕日
    レドンド・ビーチ・ピアでは、帆の形をした一対のトレリスに挟まれて、太陽が太平洋に沈んでいく。 hermosawavephotography.com/260 #RedondoPier #Sunset #PacificOcean #RedondoBeach #Photography

  9. ICYMI: Redondo Pier Sunset: Sun sets into the Pacific Ocean, flanked by a pair of sail-shaped trellises at the Redondo Beach Pier.

    レドンド・ピアの夕日
    レドンド・ビーチ・ピアでは、帆の形をした一対のトレリスに挟まれて、太陽が太平洋に沈んでいく。 hermosawavephotography.com/260 #RedondoPier #Sunset #PacificOcean #RedondoBeach #Photography

  10. When the days are short, the light is low, palm trees sway in the wind, cool sea breezes blow all the way from Alaska, and, somehow, it feels like the leaves rustle in the distance, even at this southernmost reach of the seemingly "Infinite Coast".

    Taken one November outside San Diego, by yours truly.

    #art #photography #fall #autumn #sky #skyscape #beach #coast #California #sea #ocean #PacificOcean #PacificCoast #WestCoast

  11. When the days are short, the light is low, palm trees sway in the wind, cool sea breezes blow all the way from Alaska, and, somehow, it feels like the leaves rustle in the distance, even at this southernmost reach of the seemingly "Infinite Coast".

    Taken one November outside San Diego, by yours truly.

    #art #photography #fall #autumn #sky #skyscape #beach #coast #California #sea #ocean #PacificOcean #PacificCoast #WestCoast

  12. When the days are short, the light is low, palm trees sway in the wind, cool sea breezes blow all the way from Alaska, and, somehow, it feels like the leaves rustle in the distance, even at this southernmost reach of the seemingly "Infinite Coast".

    Taken one November outside San Diego, by yours truly.

    #art #photography #fall #autumn #sky #skyscape #beach #coast #California #sea #ocean #PacificOcean #PacificCoast #WestCoast

  13. When the days are short, the light is low, palm trees sway in the wind, cool sea breezes blow all the way from Alaska, and, somehow, it feels like the leaves rustle in the distance, even at this southernmost reach of the seemingly "Infinite Coast".

    Taken one November outside San Diego, by yours truly.

    #art #photography #fall #autumn #sky #skyscape #beach #coast #California #sea #ocean #PacificOcean #PacificCoast #WestCoast

  14. When the days are short, the light is low, palm trees sway in the wind, cool sea breezes blow all the way from Alaska, and, somehow, it feels like the leaves rustle in the distance, even at this southernmost reach of the seemingly "Infinite Coast".

    Taken one November outside San Diego, by yours truly.

    #art #photography #fall #autumn #sky #skyscape #beach #coast #California #sea #ocean #PacificOcean #PacificCoast #WestCoast

  15. Prince William Sound

    I was thinking of calling this Sunset At Prince William Sound but I'm not sure the sun actually set this night. I fell in love with Alaska while on my recent cruise but to be honest it could only be a summer love.
    I just loved how the low sun created a nice hard contrast with all of the ridges on this mountain.

    pixels.com/featured/prince-wil

    #PrinceWilliamSound #BillGallagherPhotography #ALaska #PacificOcean #SnowCoveredPeaks #ChugachMountains #AYearForArt #BuyIntoArt

  16. What To Watch On YouTube Right Now – Part 151

    Welcome back my readers, YouTube viewers and all others who followed this series of articles focused on YouTube videos worth watching.

    Have you been searching for something fun or interesting to watch on YouTube? Do you feel bored right now and you crave for something to see on the world’s most popular online video destination?

    I recommend you check out the following videos I found.

    #1 Ashleigh Burton reacts to Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb – When it comes to movies about the Cold War and the rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union, Stanley Kubrick’s 1964 movie Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb stood out with its very unique presentation backed with memorable performances by Peter Sellers and George C. Scott. The film was a satire about the Cold War tensions between America and Russia, and it gave moviegoers a unique look as to what could have happened behind the secured government offices and how each nation communicated with each other over the hotline. Kubrick’s film is so significant, it got featured in many movie reaction videos on YouTube and I had fun watching Ashleigh Burton’s reaction video. Go watch it now!

    https://youtu.be/0UvpfBk4Kmw?si=FxiDWW7e-nuh0uXa

    #2 Behind the Scenes Making of Resident Evil (1996) – It has been over thirty years since Resident Evil was first released and today it has grown into a multimedia entertainment franchise still driven by video game productions. Although many video game publications published a lot of articles about the original game from 1996, none of them captured the behind-the-scenes making at Capcom which the YouTube video below features. Even if you are not a Resident Evil fan, I still encourage you to watch it as you can learn a lot about the process, the hard work done by the Japanese and insight shared by Shinji Mikami.

    https://youtu.be/fAL9T9U2xTE?si=8Ubd690wH15EmiVK

    #3 The Multi-million Dollar Theft With Fake Coupons – Over a decade ago, someone in the state of Arizona started an illegal operation using fake coupons which grew so dramatically, it became a shadow enterprise and two more people got involved. The operation of multiple fake shopping coupons robbed corporations several millions of Dollars and the one who started it got so rich she even bought herself many luxury vehicles. To find out the details about this true crime story, watch the video below and pay close attention.

    https://youtu.be/Aggc-E0T2ak?si=Xk1F8CtTkaQV8TZ1

    #4 Austria Fought Back Against Islam – Massive immigration that includes Islamists who are obsessed with conquering new nations is very clearly dangerous and even toxic. With so many illegal aliens/immigrants and Muslims in Europe, it is clear that the future of the Europeans is looking more uncertain as time passes. Among them is Austria which boldly made changes to prioritize its own people and preserve its rich culture by pushing back hard against Islamists. Already there were Islamic scandals that were uncovered there in Austria. Watch and learn from the Fall of Nations video below.

    https://youtu.be/n5MVM52exGs?si=uH6a53eb4aE5fxWJ

    #5 The Fall of BuzzFeed – Remember how popular BuzzFeed was? Even though a lot of people got lured by them, I never trusted BuzzFeed and I was never interested with their videos and other online gimmicks. BuzzFeed was also a very questionable participant in journalism no matter what they did to gain credibility. Fortunately for the world, BuzzFeed collapsed and deservedly so. To find out why, watch MAGAmark’s video below.

    https://youtu.be/SikAZ0zaQ7g?si=BVVNDGBR0BgVg8-6

    #6 Record-breaking Rainfall Hits Chiba Prefecture in Japan – Apart from being vulnerable to earthquakes which is connected with being located within the Pacific Ring of Fire, Japan also has its share of struggles with immense rainfall and flooding. Recently, record-breaking rainfall hit Chiba Prefecture causing a lot of flood and hardship for the Japanese. If you were a constant visitor to Japan, was there ever a time when you got caught in heavy rain and flooding there? Watch and learn from the Nippon TV video below.

    https://youtu.be/5Su4DzVfZkk?si=r66FP6RNdsfHH-Vr

    #7 Role-playing Games About 1990s Anime – Believe it or not, there are indeed role-playing games (RPGs) based on anime properties that were popular in the 1990s. Of course, a lot of those anime-based RPGs were released only in Japan and some of them became playable with English translations through digital patches, emulation and fan-made translations. If you are into retro gaming, anime, RPGs and the 1990s, watch the Gaming Broductions video below.

    https://youtu.be/cK2Gp-mosxo?si=laqA-8XHec40S9zc

    #8 Assorted Pacific Rim Reaction Videos – When Pacific Rim was released in cinemas worldwide in 2013, I never bothered to watch it in the local cinema. Here in the Philippines, there was a lot of pre-release buzz that Manila would appear in the movie and so many local film buffs got excited. The movie eventually grossed over $400 million worldwide through theaters and a lot of people enjoyed its high-quality visuals, intense battles and the special attention to detail invested on the size and scale of the locations. The movie has been featured in several reaction videos and posted below are the entertaining ones to watch.

    https://youtu.be/k9jIe3pN6Dk?si=WM6NvAh-8gvx_Jow

    https://youtu.be/uVEqUuGtrd4?si=J8kt1MeCAXL5yIhr

    https://youtu.be/uoNPvcreM8s?si=UVW8q4m2a7ov9fLI

    #9 Ranting for Vengeance Slams Video Essay Slop on YouTube – It is not a secret that YouTube is filled not only with artificial intelligence (AI) slop but also video essays made by individuals who arrogantly think of themselves as experts and wise creators. In his recent video, Ranting for Vengeance slammed the video essay slop on YouTube and explained in detail what kind of people created those videos, what their agenda and why people should not allow themselves to be influenced by them. I encourage you to watch the video below now.

    https://youtu.be/r8hhXBuXNb4?si=z_nZ3U4n_QGwNaFC

    #10 Shallow Focus is a Disease in Movies – There is a new trend that has influence the production of movies in Hollywood (AKA Commiewood) for many years now and it has literally become a disease which made the viewing of movies undesirable. The disease is shallow focus which occurs when the area of sharpness in front of a camera lens is very narrow which results in blurry backgrounds. Shallow focus is being abused in modern-day filmmaking and it is only getting worse. That said, I encourage you all to watch Rowan J Coleman’s video below and share it to as many film buffs as possible.

    https://youtu.be/2I4X14L5WsA?si=cSdYmBW4QTsqR6hH

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  17. 😢 A #MarineHeatWave caused seabird deaths off California. El Nino could worsen the die-off

    ‘We don’t know how bad this is going to get’

    By JULIE WATSON
    Updated 1:25 PM EDT, July 1, 2026

    SAN DIEGO (AP) — "Within minutes of walking on a #SanDiego beach, marine ornithologist Tammy Russell found the feathered carcasses — one after another.
    Some were mixed in with washed up kelp. Others were under rocks.

    "Each month, scientists and volunteers conduct surveys of dead #seabirds and find what Russell describes as a grim assessment of the impact of a massive marine HeatWave that has lingered for months off parts of the California coast.

    "The surveys that have been carried out by various organizations for decades help build a baseline of information on beached sea life to detect threats and their impact.

    "Many seabirds, including California #BrownPelicans, #loons and #grebes, starved to death in recent months as record-setting ocean temperatures decreased the band of cold, nutrient-rich surface water where #krill, #anchovies and #sardines thrive near the shore, said Russell, a postdoctoral scholar at the University of California, San Diego, Scripps Institution of Oceanography.

    "We’ve been seeing #cormorants walk to shore and then just die within the hour. I mean one time it happened within 15 minutes, and I’ve never seen that before,” Russell said. 'That has been heartbreaking for me and we’re seeing this happening across the whole coast.'

    "Scientists fear the die-off could worsen with the recently formed El Nino, the natural warming of parts of the central Pacific that alters weather worldwide and spikes global temperatures."

    Read more:
    apnews.com/article/seabirds-ma

    Archived version:
    archive.ph/jsx3D

    #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #PacificOcean #ElNino #WarmingOceans #OceanDieOff #Seabirds

  18. #Trump Calls His Enemies Terrorists. Does That Mean He Can Just Kill Them?

    From boat strikes to killings in the streets of Minnesota to NSPM-7, the White House leans on the word “terror” to justify its violence.

    Nick Turse, February 2 2026

    " ' #Terrorist ' is the word that the Trump administration employs to describe the victims of its most egregious acts of #StateViolence.

    "President Donald Trump has used the word 'terrorist' to justify the #ExtrajudicialKillings of civilians in the #CaribbeanSea and #PacificOcean. And his deputies used it to explain away the killings of #AlexPretti and #ReneeGood in Minneapolis by federal agents.

    " 'Earlier this morning, on my Orders, U.S. Military Forces conducted a kinetic strike against positively identified Tren de Aragua #NarcoTerrorists,' Trump wrote following the initial boat strike on September 2, 2025. He said the attack 'occurred while the terrorists were at sea in International waters.'

    "Secretary of Homeland Security #KristiNoem said that Good and Pretti were guilty of '#DomesticTerrorism.' And top White House adviser #StephenMiller used similar language to describe both.

    "These killings were conducted thousands of miles apart by different agencies in very different contexts. But the connection between them could be more than semantic."

    Read more:
    theintercept.com/2026/02/02/tr

    Archived version:
    archive.ph/7VepO#

    #USPol #ICESucks #DomesticTerrorist #CriminalizingDissent #TrumpSucks #MurderPatrol #BorderPatrol #DefundICE #DefundDHS #Resistance
    #DepartmentOfHomelandInsecurity

  19. One of my fave isolated #beaches to have a fire & hang out, watching the #ocean 😊 I love rock hunting here too. I've found lots of interesting rocks here before.
    It's a 45 minute drive from our home to get to this spot. I saw no one else there, on my last visit.

    #Tsouke #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW #rockhounds #WestCoast #seaside #PacificOcean #Sooke #nature #ChillSpots #serenity #landscape #driftwood #scenic #evergreen #BritishColumbia #Canada #FavePlaces #coastal

  20. #Landfill Dumped In Early #EisenhowerEra Through Swinging #SanFrancisco 60s And Supposedly Sealed Off In 7😀's is Leaching Into The #PacificOcean

    The site buried under bulldozed boulders at Mussel Rock Beach along the #SanMateo #Seashore gurgles up #garbage including easily read old newspapers from the early 1960s.

    The dreaded #CaliforniaCoastalCommission could hit #DalyCity resident #taxpayers with huge fines, but current denizens of this working class enclave object to being blamed for poor planning by bureaucratic buffoons in decades past, putting #toxic heavy metals and ammonia into ground water as well as the sea itself..

    mercurynews.com/2025/08/26/old

    #BayArea #StupidHumans #GiftLink #SharedLink #PaywallLift

  21. #Japan's #Fukushima #nuclear wastewater 'pose major #environmental, #HumanRights risks' - UN experts

    20 May 2025

    "The United Nations (UN) human rights experts have written to the Japanese government to express their concerns about the release of more than one million metric tonnes of treated nuclear wastewater into the #PacificOcean.

    "In August 2023, Japan began discharging wastewaster from about 1000 storage tanks of contaminated water collected after the earthquake and tsunami in 2011 that caused the meltdown of its Fukushima nuclear plant.

    "In the formal communication, available publicly, UN Human Rights Council special rappoteurs addressed the the management of Advanced Liquid Processing System (ALPS)-treated wastewater from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (NPS) by the Japan government and TEPCO (Tokio Electric Power), and the ongoing discharge of such waters into the Pacific Ocean.

    "They said 'we are alarmed that the implementation of contaminated water release operations of into the ocean may pose major environmental and human rights risks, exposing people, especially children, to threats of further contamination in Japan and beyond.'

    " 'We wish to raise our concern about the allegations of the failure to assess the consequences on health of the release of wastewater against the best available scientific evidence,' the special rappoteurs write.

    " 'Against this backdrop, we would like to highlight that the threats to the enjoyment of the right to adequate food do not concern only local people within the borders of Japan.

    " 'Given the migratory nature of fish, their contamination represents a risk also for people living beyond the Japanese borders, including Indigenous Peoples across the Pacific Ocean which, according to their culture and traditions, mainly rely on seafood as their primary livelihood.'

    "The letter follows a complaint submitted by Ocean Vision Legal in August 2023 on behalf of the Pacific Network on Globalisation (#PANG) and endorsed by over 50 civil society groups in the Pacific and beyond.

    "In a statement on Tuesday, PANG hailed it as "a landmark move for #OceanJustice and #HumanRights'.

    "The organisation said that the destructive legacy of nuclear #contamination through #NuclearTesting is still strongly felt across the region.

    "It said this legacy is marked by severe health impacts across generations and the ongoing failure to properly clean up test sites, which continue to contaminate the islands and waterways that Pacific peoples depend on.

    " 'As Pacific groups, we remain disappointed in the Japanese Government and TEPCO's shameless disregard of the calls by numerous Pacific leaders and civil society groups to hold off on any further release,' PANG's coordinator Joey Tau said.

    " 'Their ignorance constitutes a brazen threat to Pacific peoples' livelihoods, safety, health and well-being, and the sovereignty of Pacific nations,' he added.

    "Japan has consistently maintained that the release is safe.

    "The UN human rights experts have asked for further information from Japan, including on the allegations raised, and on how the Radiological Environmental Impact Assessment has been conducted according to the best available scientific evidence.

    "This communication sends a clear message: Ocean issues must be understood as human rights issues, requiring precautionary and informed action aligned with international environmental law to safeguard both people and the marine environment.

    "#OceanVisionLegal founder and CEO Anna von Rebay said while the communication is not legally binding, it is a crucial milestone.

    " 'It informs the interpretation of human rights and environmental law in response to contemporary threats, contributing to the development of customary international law and strengthens accountability for any actor harming the Ocean,' she said.

    " 'Ultimately, it paves the way towards a future where the Ocean's health is fully recognised as fundamental to human dignity, justice, and intergenerational equity.' "

    rnz.co.nz/international/pacifi

    #OceansAreLife #WaterIsLife #Radiation #TEPCOLies #NoFukushimaDumping #FukushimaIsntOver #TEPCOLies #NoDumping #Tritium #PacificOcean #WaterIsLife #NoNukes #NoNewNukes #FukushimaDaiichi #Fukushima #ALPS #RadioactiveContamination #HormesisIsBullShit #Bioaccumulation #NuclearPowerCorruptionAndLies

  22. Coast #Salish Water Warriors: Voices for the Water at the #SalishSea Assembly in #Seattle

    By #BrendaNorrell, #CensoredNews at #Indybay, Nov. 8, 2024

    "The defenders are battling the dirty energy #corporations poisoning the land, water and air in western #Canada and #WashingtonState, and the waters of the Salish Sea. The rivers from British Columbia in Canada and Washington State come together in the Salish Sea on their journey to the #PacificOcean.

    "The dead birds floating in the Alberta tar sands #TailingPonds, the #ManCamps linked to missing and murdered Indigenous girls, and the increased oil tankers in the Salish Sea -- are all parts of the dirty oil business of the Trans Mountain pipeline pouring out of Alberta's dirty tar sands in Canada, bound for #OilTankers in the Salish Sea.

    "The destruction, and theft of land, is a continuation of the #genocidal residential school system. Native children were kidnapped, ripped from their families, and incarcerated in the abusive schools operated by Canada and the churches.

    "'We can't drink water from there any more,' said Jean, who lives close to the Alberta tar sands in her homeland. 'I was born into this destruction.

    "'Thousands of birds are dead in the tailing ponds.'"

    bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2024/11

    #WaterDefenders #LandBack #DefendTheSacred
    #BigOilAndGas #CorporateColonialism
    #ReaderSupportedNews #IndigenousActivists #IndigenousActivism #IndigenousNews #Resistance #MotherEarth #PacificNorthwest #WaterIsLife #PetrolState #PetroState #Oiligarchy #ResidentialSchools #StolenChildren #CulturalGenocide #MMIW #MMIWG

  23. [PDF] National Association of Marine Laboratories
    Position Paper

    Scientific opposition to Japan’s planned release of over 1.3 million tons of radioactively contaminated water from the #FukushimaDaiIchi #NuclearPowerPlant
    disaster into the #PacificOcean.

    December 2022

    “The National Association of Marine Laboratories (#NAML), an organization of more than
    100 member laboratories, opposes Japan’s plans to begin releasing over 1.3 million tons of radioactively contaminated water from the Fukushima-Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the Pacific Ocean commencing in 2023. This opposition is based on the fact that there is a lack of adequate and accurate scientific data supporting Japan’s assertion of safety.

    "Furthermore, there is an abundance of data demonstrating serious concerns about releasing radioactively contaminated water.

    “The Pacific Ocean is the largest continuous body of water on our planet, containing the greatest biomass of organisms of ecological, economic, and cultural value, including 70 percent of the world’s #fisheries. The health of all the world’s #OceanEcosystems is in documented decline due
    to a variety of stressors, including climate change, over-exploitation of resources, and pollution.

    "The proposed release of this #contaminated water is a #transboundary and #transgenerational issue of concern for the health of marine ecosystems and those whose lives and livelihoods depend on them. We are concerned about the absence of critical data on the radionuclide content of each tank, the Advanced Liquid Processing System, which is used to remove radionuclides, and the assumption that upon the release of the contaminated wastewater,
    ‘dilution is the solution to pollution.’

    “The underlying rationale of #dilution ignores the reality of biological processes of #OrganicBinding,
    #bioaccumulation, and #bioconcentration, as well as accumulation in local seafloor sediments. Many of the radionuclides contained in the accumulated waste cooling water have half-lives ranging from decades to centuries, and their deleterious effects range from #DNADamage and
    #cellular stress to elevated #cancer risks in people who eat affected marine organisms, such as clams, oysters, crabs, lobster, shrimp, and fish.

    "Additionally, the effectiveness of the Advanced Liquid Processing System in almost completely removing the over 60 different #radionuclides present in the affected wastewater—some of which have an affinity to target specific tissues, glands, organs, and metabolic pathways in #LivingOrganisms, including people—remains a
    serious concern due to the absence of critical data.

    "The supporting data provided by the Tokyo Electric Power Company and the #JapaneseGovernment are insufficient and, in some cases, incorrect, with flaws in sampling protocols, statistical design, sample analyses, and assumptions, which in turn lead to flaws in the
    conclusion of safety and prevent a more thorough evaluation of better alternative approaches to disposal. A full range of approaches to addressing the problem of safely containing, storing, and disposing of the radioactive waste have not been adequately explored, and alternatives to ocean dumping should be examined in greater detail and with extensive scientific rigor.

    “NAML calls on the Government of #Japan and International Atomic Energy Agency (#IAEA) scientists to more fully and adequately consider the options recommended by the #PacificIslandsForum’s Expert Panel. We believe public policy decisions, regulations, and actions must keep pace with and make use of relevant advancements in our scientific understanding of the #environment and human health. In this case, we believe policy makers have not fully availed themselves of the available science and should do so before making any final decisions on releasing this contaminated water into the Pacific. NAML members are unified in our concern about use of the oceans as a dumping ground for radioactively contaminated water and other #pollutants because such actions can negatively affect the long-term health and sustainability of
    our planet.

    “We urge the Government of Japan to stop pursuing their planned and precedent-setting release of the radioactively contaminated water into the Pacific Ocean and to work with the broader scientific community to pursue other approaches [like #ClosedLoop systems or binding radionuclides in concerete] that protect #OceanLife; human health; and
    those communities who depend on ecologically, economically, and culturally valuable marine
    resources. “

    Adopted by the NAML Board of Directors, December 12, 2022

    naml.org/policy/documents/2022

    #WaterIsLife #OceansAreLife
    #IAEAHides #TEPCOLies
    #FukushimaIsntOver #NoDumping #NuclearPowerPlants #RadioactiveWater #RethinkNotRestart #PacificOcean #DataFalsification #ALPSSystem