http://lucian.uchicago.edu/blogs/atomicage/2012/05/21/delivery-of-quake-tsunami-debris-to-kitakyushu-blocked-via-the-mainichi/ Sat, 18 May 2013 13:13:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://lucian.uchicago.edu/blogs/atomicage/2012/05/21/delivery-of-quake-tsunami-debris-to-kitakyushu-blocked-via-the-mainichi/comment-page-1/#comment-188826 norma field Wed, 23 May 2012 13:38:23 +0000 http://lucian.uchicago.edu/blogs/atomicage/?p=14419#comment-188826 The photo caption in the Japan Times version says “Not in my backyard.” Is that appropriate for this action? Opposition to debris acceptance is no doubt in part about not wanting radioactive substances for incineration (a dubious solution) in one’s backyard, but it’s more than self-interest: transporting the debris around the country involves exposing many more people, not to mention soil, water, and air. It isn’t about lack of sympathy for people in Fukushima.

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