Recently there was an article stating that whales might be using celestial mechanics on their yearly migratory routes.

The article noted that after an eight-year study, the migratory patterns varied by less than 5 degrees!

Previously it had been thought that whales followed geo-magnetic patterns or sun tracking mechanisms. However in turbulent waters neither method actually works.

The question begins to rise – just how smart are whales?

We already know that whales now do have names for each other. We also know that the females experience menopause just as humans do. And then there are varying social hierarchies with the pods of whales. Additionally whales have been videoed training their young to hold their breath under water, as that is not a natural-born trait and must be learned.

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What is left of the Fukishima Reactors in the aftermath of the recent earthquake

In today’s JAPAN TODAY newspaper, Fukushima plant operators stated that dumping the radioactive water from the recent nuclear meltdown had less effect on the environment.

As stated in the article:

“The operator, which earlier projected that the readings could reach 170 billion bequerels, said it had not detected any substantial changes in the levels of radioactive materials in seawater sampled off the plant’s shore and farther offshore since the release.”

“OK,  science class students, let’s do an experiment. Let’s take a cup of radioactive materials (make sure you have your HazMat suit on…) and then pour it into the ocean. Now lets go off shore about five miles and “see” if we can detect the radiation.”

Little Hiyuko raises her hand.

“Yes, Hiyuko?”

“Teacher, because the sea is so big and a little cup of radioactivity so small, wouldn’t the water disperse the radioactivity?”

“Yes, that’s true, Hiyuko.”

“But it’s still radioactive! What about the fish and all the marine life? And don’t people eat fish and crabs and stuff?”

“Well, yes, they do. But they can go other places to get it. And Hiyuko, it’s such a small amount of radioactive material. You’d have to eat a lot of fish to get poisoned. Besides that, Hiyuko, some day you are going to die anyway!”

That is the way it is being communicated in Japan. I know several teachers and students of teachers who have been told this by school administrators. With over 10,393 tons of contaminated water poured into the Pacific Ocean (and continuing), dispersed radioactive materials, like an infected open sore, are being poured into the Pacific Ocean daily.

I can see the officials saying:

“Well, it’s a big ocean. And anyway, it’s OUR ocean. We can do what we want and NOBODY has the right to tell us what to do. Besides, where else do we put it? We have to put it somewhere.”

Remember, that type of thinking is the same used about harvesting whales. Let the Japanese do this for another year and they will be saying “it’s tradition!”

What about everyone else whose country borders on the Pacific Ocean?

“The release of contaminated water sparked concern among such countries as China, South Korea and Russia over the possible impact on marine life and the environment, with Seoul complaining that it had not been notified in advance.”

Well the Japanese reporting agency “TEPCO” dismissed this:

“…its latest release of contaminated water could pose an immediate risk to health, saying the level of radiation a person would be exposed to by eating seafood caught in nearby waters every day for a year would amount to 0.6 millisievert, which is still lower than the annual exposure limit of 1 millisievert for ordinary people.”

This is the same way that government officials played down the initial havoc caused by the recent earthquake with the Japanese Nuclear Reactors. In fact, it was not until recent pressures by noted nuclear physicists that Japanese officials finally admitted that the situation will not resolve for some time, upgraded the size of the actual earthquake, and increased the radioactive perimeter for human safety.

It is a mess, no doubt.

But the real insidious gesture, as the article states:

“TEPCO threw three sandbags each containing 100 kilograms of zeolite, a mineral that absorbs radioactive materials, into the sea near the plant on Friday to reduce the levels of contamination.”

Well, that’s nice. Three sandbags to handle 10,000 tons of contaminated sea water? The sandbags are supposed to gather radioactive material. Absorbing the radioactive material they become “seamines (landmines underwater)” due to the fact that the radioactive concentration increases hundreds if not thousand folds in each bag and now just sits on the surface of the ocean bottom.

Notice the article never even mentions collecting these sandbags. They are just going to leave them there.

And, well, if you don’t see it, who cares?

And friends, it is not just limited to Japan. Currently unmarked US planes are flying over the Gulf pouring oil dispersant to hide the fact that the oil spill has not been handled.

It is unfortunate that so many people and creatures continue to be plagued and affected by a country who wants you to only obey and be a pawn in their game. We will all play into it unless something is done to stop the insanity.

There are fewer than 130 Western Gray whales in existence

Just this past week, Russian officials have argued for sustainable fishing of whitefish. In one sense that is a big move. But not a big move for whales.

But oil is another thing. As long as countries are now being forced into discovering their own resources for their own energy crisis, I believe such arguments will fall on deaf ears. That does not make it right, especially when recent studies now show food chains being turned upside down with whales being killed. There is now a direct correlation of krill populations and fish populations linked to living whales.

But when you have a country forced into the energy game by world banks and nations at war those environmental concerns go out the door, when honestly, those concerns should be first. Whales fall somewhere dead last.

Where are the minds that can create alternative fuel resources? We have been lead to believe whales are nothing but fish or food, when scientists are now discovering whales have their own language and social orders. They even use quantum physics in their songs. And where non-threatened actually interact with man in quite profound ways. So if we have been lied to at that level, why are we all so quick to jump on the energy band wagon, tearing up our natural resources?

It boils down to the fact that those in charge of the acceptable energy methods “have the gold” and they won’t wean us off of oil until they have “had their fill” of all men’s pockets.

And it is not just the oil companies. Notice how you suddenly get more fuel efficient cars – and yet suddenly oil prices escalate?

Well, there is no such thing as a reality TV show (it’s all scripted), so why should it be any different on the outside?

Think about it.

Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant was hit by a massive earthquake and tsunami on March 11

With the recent nuclear debacle resulting from the recent tsunami that hit Japan, it seems that our Japanese friends, once again, are not being honest with us.

A nuclear physicist sent me this message. It affects you and me and our whale friends:

My Thoughts  on the Fukushima Reactors

Dr. Aharon  Friedman PhD.

Monday,  March 29, 2011

I am writing this commentary as I feel that I would be  neglecting my duties as a citizen of this planet and as a Physicist, if I do not  take the time to enlighten as many people as I can reach regarding the ongoing nuclear crisis and the happenings in Japan. Read the rest of this entry »