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In reply to the discussion: Starfish dying in the NW Pacific [View all]NuclearDem
(16,184 posts)58. Except that's not the claim RobertEarl was making.
Pollution from Fukushima could very well be affecting the starfish's ecosystem. But the claim made in the OP was that the pollution alone was responsible for the starfish die off, which is just patently not true.
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If you believe it's nonsense, then either post arguments that prove that it's nonsense,
rhett o rick
Jan 2014
#83
So now you've lowered yourself to stating that I "need help". You seem certain that you know the
rhett o rick
Jan 2014
#109
Starfish wasting predates Fukushima and is happening in other oceans besides the Pacific.
Gravitycollapse
Jan 2014
#6
The starfish die-off started well before Fukushima, and has happened fairly regularly
bhikkhu
Jan 2014
#8
"Unless one believes there is a massive multi-national conspiracy to cover up the evidence."
Gravitycollapse
Jan 2014
#10
People think 6 dump truck loads of thermite were snuck into each WTC tower.
Gravitycollapse
Jan 2014
#20
Robert ... Fukushima is a terrible ongoing accident ... we all agree on that point ...
MindMover
Jan 2014
#21
you know, I live in the NW Pacific and nobody, absolutely nobody here is talking about this at all
Douglas Carpenter
Jan 2014
#25
those articles do not even mention Fukushima - they maintain a virus is killing them
Douglas Carpenter
Jan 2014
#29
Funny thing is, the absence of evidence of such persecution will be seen as evidence that it exists.
X_Digger
Jan 2014
#119
So.. before Fukushima, therefore.. work with me here.. fukushima can't be the cause, right?
X_Digger
Jan 2014
#142
Fukushima-related radioactive materials measured across entire Northern Hemisphere
RobertEarl
Jan 2014
#31
How Quickly Did Fukushima Radiation Reach North America, And When Will It Peak?
passiveporcupine
Feb 2016
#199
I dont think you appreciate the gift of certainty of those knowing what is right vs. what is wrong.
rhett o rick
Jan 2014
#85
I would hope you realize that sometimes "right or wrong" is subjective and open for
rhett o rick
Jan 2014
#82
No, your OP implies that it is plutonium from Fukushima that is responsible.
NuclearDem
Jan 2014
#93
" there is no "subjective" in scientific claims. " You dont seem to know much about
rhett o rick
Jan 2014
#107
When a poster keeps posting the same bullshit over and over and keeps being told why they are wrong
zappaman
Jan 2014
#89
I am not surprised that you try to justify your mocking and ridicule. You never do it
rhett o rick
Jan 2014
#113
I think that this is an interesting theory but I would have to see proof before
rhett o rick
Jan 2014
#84
Those in their denial bubbles are afraid of the truth. There and many reactors
rhett o rick
Jan 2014
#135
Oh for God's sake. A single reactor at Three Mile Island suffered a partial meltdown.
NuclearDem
Jan 2014
#139
The DEFINITIVE link....Not going to copy/paste it, beware those on dial-up
uppityperson
Jan 2014
#96
Get a bowl and a bottle of milk because these claims are Cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs. nt
longship
Jan 2014
#101
The government, like many here, won't even acknowledge the possibility of radiation contamination.
democratisphere
Jan 2014
#112
Living in the Tampa Bay area we have this discussion often with experts in the field of
Harmony Blue
Jan 2014
#127
Except rising sea temperatures have been the cause of previous starfish die offs.
NuclearDem
Jan 2014
#176
I think he believes that if he keeps repeating it in spite of being disproven, it'll stick.
X_Digger
Jan 2014
#191
It's really cool how the radiation went backward in time to make the sea stars sick.
LeftyMom
Jan 2014
#186