響應世界睡眠日 蓆夢思出色好夢賞
3月22日 (二)
東方
作息定時，是保持身心健康的不二法門，為喚醒大眾對睡眠的關注，每年3月份的「世界睡眠日」就是提倡健康睡眠及優質生活。一向致力推廣優質睡眠的蓆夢思，當然會全力響應，現凡選購蓆夢思指定型號之床褥，可獲75折優惠及免費舊床褥棄置服務，更可獲贈Oregon Scientific的i.relax香薰噴霧器，讓你的身心都得到全面休息，健康隨之而來。
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締造熟睡享受
蓆夢思百多年來不斷研發優質床褥，其專利的獨立袋裝彈簧設計，精製鋼絲彈簧經壓縮後置於纖維袋內，每個彈簧都能獨立伸縮回彈，緊依身體曲線承托體重，同時有效減輕睡伴輾轉活動造成的震盪傳送，締造無中斷的熟睡享受。
迎合顧客需要
由美國及日本原裝入口的蓆夢思床褥，除了備有專利的獨立袋裝彈簧外，更配合多款優質物料及設計，提供不同程度的舒適觸感，配合每位顧客的需要。美國製造的甜夢羅莎貝拉床褥，結合專利NxG海綿及獨立袋裝彈簧，散熱之餘，更能依據身體曲線迅速回彈，完美承托身體；美國製造的甜夢泰瑪娜床褥則採用QuantumLockTM海綿圍邊，有效提升床邊承托能力，帶來舒適寬廣的睡眠環境。
促進新陳代謝
日本製造的極級「甜夢」、BackCare 瑰麗及BackCare 3床褥植入了e-ION CRYSTALTM，能促進新陳代謝及增強身體的復原能力，有助改善睡眠。與此同時，BackCare 瑰麗床褥表層的波紋綿層軟墊，不但提供柔軟觸感，更提升透氣程度；而極級「甜夢」床褥的面層選用華麗的歐陸式表層軟墊，能緊貼體形提供輕柔承托，給你宮廷般的睡眠享受。
送香薰噴霧器
為配合「世界睡眠日」，即日起於7間蓆夢思店、各大百貨公司專櫃及特約經銷商選購以上5款蓆夢思美國及日本系列床褥，即享75折優惠及免費舊床褥棄置服務，更可獲贈Oregon Scientific的i.relax香薰噴霧器（價值︰HK$1,198）。i.relax香薰噴霧器設計靈感源自大自然，以先進超聲波技術散發香薰油分子，配合6種不同的柔和色光變化及5種大自然音樂，能締造出令感官深層放鬆的體驗。請即蒞臨蓆夢思店，親身揀選至合心意的床褥。
資料：客戶提供
2011-03-22
女川6324人倖存 萬人小鎮搶通 傳出振奮消息
女川6324人倖存 萬人小鎮搶通 傳出振奮消息
2011/03/22
蘋果日報
【李寧怡╱綜合外電報導】日本東北大地震後，民眾自制守序與容忍，舉世讚嘆，但隨災區情況不見改善，災民忍耐程度也到了極限，除了發生多起偷竊與打劫案件，甚至傳出有女性遭性侵，人與人之間的信任，幾已耗損殆盡。在宮城、岩手、福島等縣，災民身心狀況日益惡化，有人已瀕臨崩潰邊緣。
不過，昨天也傳出令人振奮的消息。日本東北《河北新報》報導，在宮城縣重災區女川町，原本聯外道路及通訊皆中斷，搜救人員無法進入，上周五一條公路搶通後，發現當地約1萬人口中，有6324人倖存。
挨餓受凍廁所髒臭
日本《每日新聞》記者訪問宮城、岩手、福島等重災區避難所負責人，發現各地災民身心狀況不斷惡化，由於沒暖氣、衛生條件差加上藥物不足，罹患流感、腹瀉的人數大增；廁所髒臭加上坐式馬桶不足，讓年長者及殘障人士使用困難。
《朝日新聞》則報導，岩手縣大槌町因避難所空間不足，約有30人連日來以車為家，一家老小全擠在空間狹小的車裡。因汽油短缺，不能發動車輛，只能在嚴寒中度過。
英國《衛報》報導，在宮城縣重災區石卷市，災民已忍受一個多星期沒有水、電、瓦斯的日子，不但挨餓受凍，避難所內廁所也髒臭到極點，愛乾淨的日本人尤其難忍受。當地市府發言人佐藤義則（音譯）表示，在1、2公里外的其他地區，水電都已恢復供應，但官方表示石卷市至少要3周後才有水電可用。
邊帶頭打氣邊掉淚
石卷市有16萬人，現在至少4分之1無家可歸，約千人證實喪生。為提振士氣，佐藤發起「石卷加油」運動，每天發布新聞讓災民掌握現況。但當他揮拳帶大家喊口號時，自己卻眼中泛淚。他坦承，想看到石卷市狀況改善，災民已望眼欲穿。
Jewellery
在石卷市一間收容約500人的小學，災後3天都沒飲水和食物，8天後災民才吃到一頓熱食，提供者卻是一個露營社團。
災區驚爆打劫性侵
現在運到這裡的食物增加了，但須供應給附近共2300名住戶。帶3歲女兒在此避難的松見枝（音譯）說：「我看過有人為了搶一片餅乾打架。」
當夜幕降臨，漆黑之中恐懼的氣氛也開始籠罩，因為到受損民宅中偷竊打劫的事件時有所聞。由於部分民眾還住在殘破家園裡，傳出有搶匪遭屋主刺傷，還發生數起性侵案。
理髮師鈴木勝弘（音譯）就在回去收拾家園時，遇竊賊潛入將提款卡等偷走逃逸。鈴木說：「我對人的信任就像眼前的景物一樣，已破壞殆盡。」
災民情緒瀕臨崩潰
不過，鈴木說，由於他在當地生長，附近的人全都熟識，相信竊賊是外地人。這種鄰里間的情誼，是災後支撐災民得以維持秩序的力量，但隨時間過去，情況不見好轉，這樣的情誼也逐漸被侵蝕。佐藤說：「因為大家壓力太大，又餓又沮喪。」
日本地震災情統計
★死亡：8805人
★失蹤：1萬3262人
★疏散：34萬人暫居避難所
★停電：22萬0871戶
★停水：至少88萬戶，涵蓋11縣
★房屋受損：至少11萬7274棟，其中1萬4407棟全毀
★經濟損失：3.6兆~7兆元台幣（世界銀行估計）
★各地災情：
◎宮城縣警察局長稱，該縣死亡恐超過1萬5千人
◎宮城縣石卷市稱最終失蹤人數可能破萬人
◎福島縣第一核電廠各反應爐皆已通電，盼能恢復冷卻系統
◎宮城縣、岩手縣大批避難所沒電、沒水、缺藥物及食物
資料來源：綜合外電
2011/03/22
蘋果日報
【李寧怡╱綜合外電報導】日本東北大地震後，民眾自制守序與容忍，舉世讚嘆，但隨災區情況不見改善，災民忍耐程度也到了極限，除了發生多起偷竊與打劫案件，甚至傳出有女性遭性侵，人與人之間的信任，幾已耗損殆盡。在宮城、岩手、福島等縣，災民身心狀況日益惡化，有人已瀕臨崩潰邊緣。
不過，昨天也傳出令人振奮的消息。日本東北《河北新報》報導，在宮城縣重災區女川町，原本聯外道路及通訊皆中斷，搜救人員無法進入，上周五一條公路搶通後，發現當地約1萬人口中，有6324人倖存。
挨餓受凍廁所髒臭
日本《每日新聞》記者訪問宮城、岩手、福島等重災區避難所負責人，發現各地災民身心狀況不斷惡化，由於沒暖氣、衛生條件差加上藥物不足，罹患流感、腹瀉的人數大增；廁所髒臭加上坐式馬桶不足，讓年長者及殘障人士使用困難。
《朝日新聞》則報導，岩手縣大槌町因避難所空間不足，約有30人連日來以車為家，一家老小全擠在空間狹小的車裡。因汽油短缺，不能發動車輛，只能在嚴寒中度過。
英國《衛報》報導，在宮城縣重災區石卷市，災民已忍受一個多星期沒有水、電、瓦斯的日子，不但挨餓受凍，避難所內廁所也髒臭到極點，愛乾淨的日本人尤其難忍受。當地市府發言人佐藤義則（音譯）表示，在1、2公里外的其他地區，水電都已恢復供應，但官方表示石卷市至少要3周後才有水電可用。
邊帶頭打氣邊掉淚
石卷市有16萬人，現在至少4分之1無家可歸，約千人證實喪生。為提振士氣，佐藤發起「石卷加油」運動，每天發布新聞讓災民掌握現況。但當他揮拳帶大家喊口號時，自己卻眼中泛淚。他坦承，想看到石卷市狀況改善，災民已望眼欲穿。
Jewellery
在石卷市一間收容約500人的小學，災後3天都沒飲水和食物，8天後災民才吃到一頓熱食，提供者卻是一個露營社團。
災區驚爆打劫性侵
現在運到這裡的食物增加了，但須供應給附近共2300名住戶。帶3歲女兒在此避難的松見枝（音譯）說：「我看過有人為了搶一片餅乾打架。」
當夜幕降臨，漆黑之中恐懼的氣氛也開始籠罩，因為到受損民宅中偷竊打劫的事件時有所聞。由於部分民眾還住在殘破家園裡，傳出有搶匪遭屋主刺傷，還發生數起性侵案。
理髮師鈴木勝弘（音譯）就在回去收拾家園時，遇竊賊潛入將提款卡等偷走逃逸。鈴木說：「我對人的信任就像眼前的景物一樣，已破壞殆盡。」
災民情緒瀕臨崩潰
不過，鈴木說，由於他在當地生長，附近的人全都熟識，相信竊賊是外地人。這種鄰里間的情誼，是災後支撐災民得以維持秩序的力量，但隨時間過去，情況不見好轉，這樣的情誼也逐漸被侵蝕。佐藤說：「因為大家壓力太大，又餓又沮喪。」
日本地震災情統計
★死亡：8805人
★失蹤：1萬3262人
★疏散：34萬人暫居避難所
★停電：22萬0871戶
★停水：至少88萬戶，涵蓋11縣
★房屋受損：至少11萬7274棟，其中1萬4407棟全毀
★經濟損失：3.6兆~7兆元台幣（世界銀行估計）
★各地災情：
◎宮城縣警察局長稱，該縣死亡恐超過1萬5千人
◎宮城縣石卷市稱最終失蹤人數可能破萬人
◎福島縣第一核電廠各反應爐皆已通電，盼能恢復冷卻系統
◎宮城縣、岩手縣大批避難所沒電、沒水、缺藥物及食物
資料來源：綜合外電
WHO警告日本輻射污染擴大／福島等4縣 葉菜牛奶禁出貨
WHO警告日本輻射污染擴大／福島等4縣 葉菜牛奶禁出貨
2011/03/22
自由
〔編譯林翠儀、羅倩宜／綜合外電報導〕日本福島第一核電廠核災危機發生後，日本部分地區農產品陸續驗出輻射物質，世界衛生組織（ＷＨＯ）二十一日表示，日本食品受輻射污染問題比預期的還要嚴重。對此，日本政府也在二十一日下令禁止福島等四縣的菠菜、油菜及福島牛乳出貨。亞洲鄰國也為之恐慌，紛紛加強查驗或暫緩進口日本食品。
世衛西太平洋辦公室發言人柯丁利二十一日接受透路訪問時表示，世衛初期研判輻射問題應僅限於福島核電廠二十到三十公里範圍內，但明顯可見，污染情況比原先預期的嚴重。
日本近日陸續從核災區附近數縣驗出葉菜類與牛乳輻射量超標情況，其中茨城縣古河各市生產的菠菜超過標準值二十七倍。日本政府的原子能災害對策總部二十一日依據「原子能災害特別對策法」，禁止福島、茨城、?木和群馬四縣的菠菜和油菜出貨，福島縣也被要求暫緩牛乳的出貨。至於被停止出貨農家的損失，官房長官枝野幸男表示，政府將負起責任要求東京電力公司賠償。
東京等九都縣 自來水也受污染
另外，上述四縣以外其他地區也有飲用水及農產品遭到輻射污染的狀況。飲用水部分，目前已知文部科學省進行的檢測中，在?木和東京檢測到放射性碘和銫，群馬、埼玉、千葉、神奈川、新潟檢測到放射性碘。福島和茨城在之前的自行調查中已檢測出輻射物質，全國共計在九都縣的自來水中檢測出放射性物質，但據稱均不會影響人體健康。
另一方面，厚生勞動省日前也在福島縣飯館村的自來水中驗出每公斤九六五貝克的放射性碘，為規定上限每公斤三百貝克的三倍。福島縣已要求飯館村民暫時不要飲用自來水。
另外，千葉縣旭市的山茼蒿二十一日也被驗出放射性碘超標一倍，旭市是千葉縣農產品主要出產地，盛產蘿蔔、高麗菜、小黃瓜和山茼蒿，該市三十項農產品正在檢測中，在二十二日全部檢驗結果出爐前已被要求暫停出貨。
南韓零售業暫停進口日本食品
儘管日本表示食品輻射尚不足以為害，不過亞洲鄰國已掀起一陣排拒日貨的恐慌反應。日本朝日啤酒原訂四月底推出十四款新的啤酒及軟性飲料，目前因輻射污染已暫緩；東洋水產也延後推出新款的咖哩口味杯麵。
南韓農林水產食品部二十一日表示，日本農漁產品的檢驗範圍將擴大至乾燥及加工食品，檢驗項目包括銫134、銫137及碘131，南韓各大零售業者也暫停進口日本食品；香港政府自三月十二日開始對日本食品全面檢驗，香格里拉亞洲旅館集團等飯店上週已全面暫停使用日本食材，週一香港東方文華酒店也跟進。
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亞洲部分飯店停用日本生鮮食材
日本食品遭輻射污染，餐飲業也在尋求替代來源。例如亞洲地區的希爾頓酒店停止採用日本生鮮食材後，開始改向菲律賓、印尼、蘇格蘭及澳洲等國採購，其中尤以澳洲牛肉對日本和牛的替代性最高。
日本食品進口量遠大於出口，二○○九年食品進口總值達五三五億美元，出口僅三十二．七億美元，食品出口有七成是銷往香港、美國、中國、台灣及南韓，因此影響最大的仍為該國國內市場。以稻米為例，日本去年稻米產量八五○萬公噸，出口僅占二％。震災最嚴重的六個縣稻米產量約占全日本三成。
2011/03/22
自由
〔編譯林翠儀、羅倩宜／綜合外電報導〕日本福島第一核電廠核災危機發生後，日本部分地區農產品陸續驗出輻射物質，世界衛生組織（ＷＨＯ）二十一日表示，日本食品受輻射污染問題比預期的還要嚴重。對此，日本政府也在二十一日下令禁止福島等四縣的菠菜、油菜及福島牛乳出貨。亞洲鄰國也為之恐慌，紛紛加強查驗或暫緩進口日本食品。
世衛西太平洋辦公室發言人柯丁利二十一日接受透路訪問時表示，世衛初期研判輻射問題應僅限於福島核電廠二十到三十公里範圍內，但明顯可見，污染情況比原先預期的嚴重。
日本近日陸續從核災區附近數縣驗出葉菜類與牛乳輻射量超標情況，其中茨城縣古河各市生產的菠菜超過標準值二十七倍。日本政府的原子能災害對策總部二十一日依據「原子能災害特別對策法」，禁止福島、茨城、?木和群馬四縣的菠菜和油菜出貨，福島縣也被要求暫緩牛乳的出貨。至於被停止出貨農家的損失，官房長官枝野幸男表示，政府將負起責任要求東京電力公司賠償。
東京等九都縣 自來水也受污染
另外，上述四縣以外其他地區也有飲用水及農產品遭到輻射污染的狀況。飲用水部分，目前已知文部科學省進行的檢測中，在?木和東京檢測到放射性碘和銫，群馬、埼玉、千葉、神奈川、新潟檢測到放射性碘。福島和茨城在之前的自行調查中已檢測出輻射物質，全國共計在九都縣的自來水中檢測出放射性物質，但據稱均不會影響人體健康。
另一方面，厚生勞動省日前也在福島縣飯館村的自來水中驗出每公斤九六五貝克的放射性碘，為規定上限每公斤三百貝克的三倍。福島縣已要求飯館村民暫時不要飲用自來水。
另外，千葉縣旭市的山茼蒿二十一日也被驗出放射性碘超標一倍，旭市是千葉縣農產品主要出產地，盛產蘿蔔、高麗菜、小黃瓜和山茼蒿，該市三十項農產品正在檢測中，在二十二日全部檢驗結果出爐前已被要求暫停出貨。
南韓零售業暫停進口日本食品
儘管日本表示食品輻射尚不足以為害，不過亞洲鄰國已掀起一陣排拒日貨的恐慌反應。日本朝日啤酒原訂四月底推出十四款新的啤酒及軟性飲料，目前因輻射污染已暫緩；東洋水產也延後推出新款的咖哩口味杯麵。
南韓農林水產食品部二十一日表示，日本農漁產品的檢驗範圍將擴大至乾燥及加工食品，檢驗項目包括銫134、銫137及碘131，南韓各大零售業者也暫停進口日本食品；香港政府自三月十二日開始對日本食品全面檢驗，香格里拉亞洲旅館集團等飯店上週已全面暫停使用日本食材，週一香港東方文華酒店也跟進。
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亞洲部分飯店停用日本生鮮食材
日本食品遭輻射污染，餐飲業也在尋求替代來源。例如亞洲地區的希爾頓酒店停止採用日本生鮮食材後，開始改向菲律賓、印尼、蘇格蘭及澳洲等國採購，其中尤以澳洲牛肉對日本和牛的替代性最高。
日本食品進口量遠大於出口，二○○九年食品進口總值達五三五億美元，出口僅三十二．七億美元，食品出口有七成是銷往香港、美國、中國、台灣及南韓，因此影響最大的仍為該國國內市場。以稻米為例，日本去年稻米產量八五○萬公噸，出口僅占二％。震災最嚴重的六個縣稻米產量約占全日本三成。
日強震》災區傳失控 婦女遭性侵
日強震》災區傳失控 婦女遭性侵
2011年03月22日
蘋果
日本災區傳出失控！英國《衛報》報導，在宮城縣重災區石卷市，災民已忍受一個多星期沒有水、電、瓦斯的日子，有災民陷入飢餓恐懼，尖叫著搶食物，超市也出現竊賊闖入行竊，甚至傳出有婦女遭受性侵害，但是當地警方根本無暇管理，無法證實該消息。理髮師鈴木勝弘（音譯）就在回去收拾家園時，遇竊賊潛入將提款卡等偷走逃逸。鈴木說：「我對人的信任就像眼前的景物一樣，已破壞殆盡。」
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2011年03月22日
蘋果
日本災區傳出失控！英國《衛報》報導，在宮城縣重災區石卷市，災民已忍受一個多星期沒有水、電、瓦斯的日子，有災民陷入飢餓恐懼，尖叫著搶食物，超市也出現竊賊闖入行竊，甚至傳出有婦女遭受性侵害，但是當地警方根本無暇管理，無法證實該消息。理髮師鈴木勝弘（音譯）就在回去收拾家園時，遇竊賊潛入將提款卡等偷走逃逸。鈴木說：「我對人的信任就像眼前的景物一樣，已破壞殆盡。」
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2011-03-21
List of books about energy issues
List of books about energy issues
This is a list of books about energy issues:
Bookstores
Title Author(s) Year
Alternative Energy: Political, Economic, and Social Feasibility Christopher A. Simon 2006
Big Coal: The Dirty Secret Behind America's Energy Future Jeff Goodell 2006
Brittle Power: Energy Strategy for National Security Amory Lovins 1982
The Carbon War: Global Warming and the End of the Oil Era Jeremy Leggett 1999
Canada’s Deadly Secret: Saskatchewan Uranium and the Global Nuclear System Jim Harding 2007
The Clean Tech Revolution: The Next Big Growth and Investment Opportunity Ron Pernick and Clint Wilder 2007
Crude Interventions: The United States, Oil and the New World (Dis)Order Garry Leech 2006
The End of Oil: On the Edge of a Perilous New World Paul Roberts 2004
Energy and American Society: Thirteen Myths Benjamin K. Sovacool and Marilyn A. Brown (editors) 2007
Energy Autonomy: The Economic, Social & Technological Case for Renewable Energy Hermann Scheer 2007
Energy Technology Perspectives International Energy Agency biennial
Energy Victory: Winning the War on Terror by Breaking Free of Oil Robert Zubrin 2007
Global Warming: Opposing Viewpoints (2002) James Haley 2002
Greenhouse Solutions with Sustainable Energy Mark Diesendorf 2007
Gusher of Lies: The Dangerous Delusions of Energy Independence Robert Bryce 2008
Half Gone: Oil, Gas, Hot Air and the Global Energy Crisis Jeremy Leggett 2005
The History of the Standard Oil Company Ida M. Tarbell 1904
Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution--And How It Can Renew America Thomas L. Friedman 2008
The Hype about Hydrogen: Fact and Fiction in the Race to Save the Climate Joseph J. Romm 2004
Licensed to Kill? The Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Shoreham Power Plant Joan Aron 1998
The Long Emergency: Surviving the Converging Catastrophes of the Twenty-first Century James Howard Kunstler 2005
Nuclear Implosions: The Rise and Fall of the Washington Public Power Supply System Daniel Pope 2008
Nuclear Nebraska: The Remarkable Story of the Little County That Couldn’t Be Bought Susan Cragin 2007
Nuclear or Not? Does Nuclear Power Have a Place in a Sustainable Energy Future? David Elliott 2007
Out of Gas: The End of the Age of Oil David Goodstein 2004
Outlook On Renewable Energy In America American Council on Renewable Energy 2007
The Party's Over: Oil, War, and the Fate of Industrial Societies Richard Heinberg 2003
Plows, Plagues and Petroleum: How Humans Took Control of Climate William Ruddiman 2005
Power Down: Options and Actions for a Post-Carbon World Richard Heinberg 2004
Power Hungry: The Myths of "Green" Energy and the Real Fuels of the Future Robert Bryce 2010
Power to Save the World: The Truth About Nuclear Energy Gwyneth Cravens 2007
Reaction Time: Climate Change and the Nuclear Option Ian Lowe 2007
Renewable Electricity and the Grid: The Challenge of Variability Godfrey Boyle 2007
Renewable Energy Sources and Climate Change Mitigation United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change 2010
Small is profitable: The hidden economic benefits of making electrical resources the right size Amory Lovins 2002
Sustainable Energy - Without the Hot Air David J. C. MacKay 2008
Ten Technologies to Save the Planet Chris Goodall 2008
Three Mile Island: A Nuclear Crisis in Historical Perspective J. Samuel Walker 2004
Untapped: The Scramble for Africa's Oil John Ghazvinian 2007
Whole Earth Discipline Stewart Brand 2009
Winning the Oil Endgame Amory Lovins 2005
Confronting Collapse: The Crisis of Energy and Money in a Post Peak Oil World Michael Ruppert 2009
This is a list of books about energy issues:
Bookstores
Title Author(s) Year
Alternative Energy: Political, Economic, and Social Feasibility Christopher A. Simon 2006
Big Coal: The Dirty Secret Behind America's Energy Future Jeff Goodell 2006
Brittle Power: Energy Strategy for National Security Amory Lovins 1982
The Carbon War: Global Warming and the End of the Oil Era Jeremy Leggett 1999
Canada’s Deadly Secret: Saskatchewan Uranium and the Global Nuclear System Jim Harding 2007
The Clean Tech Revolution: The Next Big Growth and Investment Opportunity Ron Pernick and Clint Wilder 2007
Crude Interventions: The United States, Oil and the New World (Dis)Order Garry Leech 2006
The End of Oil: On the Edge of a Perilous New World Paul Roberts 2004
Energy and American Society: Thirteen Myths Benjamin K. Sovacool and Marilyn A. Brown (editors) 2007
Energy Autonomy: The Economic, Social & Technological Case for Renewable Energy Hermann Scheer 2007
Energy Technology Perspectives International Energy Agency biennial
Energy Victory: Winning the War on Terror by Breaking Free of Oil Robert Zubrin 2007
Global Warming: Opposing Viewpoints (2002) James Haley 2002
Greenhouse Solutions with Sustainable Energy Mark Diesendorf 2007
Gusher of Lies: The Dangerous Delusions of Energy Independence Robert Bryce 2008
Half Gone: Oil, Gas, Hot Air and the Global Energy Crisis Jeremy Leggett 2005
The History of the Standard Oil Company Ida M. Tarbell 1904
Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution--And How It Can Renew America Thomas L. Friedman 2008
The Hype about Hydrogen: Fact and Fiction in the Race to Save the Climate Joseph J. Romm 2004
Licensed to Kill? The Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Shoreham Power Plant Joan Aron 1998
The Long Emergency: Surviving the Converging Catastrophes of the Twenty-first Century James Howard Kunstler 2005
Nuclear Implosions: The Rise and Fall of the Washington Public Power Supply System Daniel Pope 2008
Nuclear Nebraska: The Remarkable Story of the Little County That Couldn’t Be Bought Susan Cragin 2007
Nuclear or Not? Does Nuclear Power Have a Place in a Sustainable Energy Future? David Elliott 2007
Out of Gas: The End of the Age of Oil David Goodstein 2004
Outlook On Renewable Energy In America American Council on Renewable Energy 2007
The Party's Over: Oil, War, and the Fate of Industrial Societies Richard Heinberg 2003
Plows, Plagues and Petroleum: How Humans Took Control of Climate William Ruddiman 2005
Power Down: Options and Actions for a Post-Carbon World Richard Heinberg 2004
Power Hungry: The Myths of "Green" Energy and the Real Fuels of the Future Robert Bryce 2010
Power to Save the World: The Truth About Nuclear Energy Gwyneth Cravens 2007
Reaction Time: Climate Change and the Nuclear Option Ian Lowe 2007
Renewable Electricity and the Grid: The Challenge of Variability Godfrey Boyle 2007
Renewable Energy Sources and Climate Change Mitigation United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change 2010
Small is profitable: The hidden economic benefits of making electrical resources the right size Amory Lovins 2002
Sustainable Energy - Without the Hot Air David J. C. MacKay 2008
Ten Technologies to Save the Planet Chris Goodall 2008
Three Mile Island: A Nuclear Crisis in Historical Perspective J. Samuel Walker 2004
Untapped: The Scramble for Africa's Oil John Ghazvinian 2007
Whole Earth Discipline Stewart Brand 2009
Winning the Oil Endgame Amory Lovins 2005
Confronting Collapse: The Crisis of Energy and Money in a Post Peak Oil World Michael Ruppert 2009
List of books about renewable energy
List of books about renewable energy
This is a list of books about renewable energy:
Bookstores
Alternative Energy: Political, Economic, and Social Feasibility
The Clean Tech Revolution
Energy and American Society: Thirteen Myths
Energy Autonomy: The Economic, Social & Technological Case for Renewable Energy
Greenhouse Solutions with Sustainable Energy
Non-Nuclear Futures: The Case for an Ethical Energy Strategy
Outlook On Renewable Energy In America
Renewable Electricity and the Grid
Renewable Energy Sources and Climate Change Mitigation
Small is Profitable: The Hidden Economic Benefits of Making Electrical Resources the Right Size
Solar Electricity Handbook
Ten Technologies to Fix Energy and Climate
The Fourth Revolution: Energy
This is a list of books about renewable energy:
Bookstores
Alternative Energy: Political, Economic, and Social Feasibility
The Clean Tech Revolution
Energy and American Society: Thirteen Myths
Energy Autonomy: The Economic, Social & Technological Case for Renewable Energy
Greenhouse Solutions with Sustainable Energy
Non-Nuclear Futures: The Case for an Ethical Energy Strategy
Outlook On Renewable Energy In America
Renewable Electricity and the Grid
Renewable Energy Sources and Climate Change Mitigation
Small is Profitable: The Hidden Economic Benefits of Making Electrical Resources the Right Size
Solar Electricity Handbook
Ten Technologies to Fix Energy and Climate
The Fourth Revolution: Energy
Cancer on the rise globally as developing nations eat American foods and use American products
Ahimsa अहिंसा is a term meaning to do no harm
- the avoidance of violence.
Ahimsa means kindness and non-violence towards all living things including animals; it respects living beings as a unity, the belief that all living things are connected.
All kinds of violence entail negative karmic consequences.
住台北市的老翁周宜源
登新北市瑞芳區金瓜石茶壺山拍照不慎失足墜崖身亡
中山醫學大學應用外語系四年級學生張博崴登台灣百岳之一白姑大山失蹤 搜救無所獲 (Still not yet found)
文字無吉凶，用者有禍福。
Squatting and the knees
8 Stupid Myths about Squatting
Cancer on the rise globally as developing nations eat American foods and use American products
Breast Cancer Deception
U.S. nuclear officials suspect Japanese plant has a dire breach
Photographs of Rare Animals in China
公然招騁網絡打手?! 行家盡爆「打手」行內秘密
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Anti-nuclear demonstrations held across Spain
Anti-nuclear demonstrations held across Spain
(AFP) – 3/18/2011
MADRID — Hundreds of people took part in protests held across Spain Thursday to demand the closure of the country's six nuclear power stations after Japan's nuclear accident following a massive earthquake.
Demonstrators, many wearing masks or holding signs that read "No nuclear power, neither here nor in Japan", gathered in small groups in more than 30 cities, including Madrid, Barcelona, Seville and Valencia.
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The protests were organised by Greenpeace and Spanish environmental umbrella group Ecologists in Action, who want the government to gradually close the country's six nuclear power plants by 2020.
They are especially concerned over two nuclear plants -- one at Garona in the north and another at Cofrentes in the east -- which use the same boiling water reactor design as the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan that is facing a meltdown.
"What is happening in Japan shows that what is improbable ends up happening," Ecologists in Action spokesman Francisco Castejon said at the protest in Madrid, which drew around 200 people.
Castejon said renewable energy sources like wind and solar power could make up for the loss of the electricity that is currently produced at Spain's six nuclear power plants.
"Around 40 percent of the electricity which we consume comes from renewables, double the energy that comes from nuclear. Since 2004 we have exported electricity to all our neighbours," he said.
The Spanish government said Wednesday it will review security measures at all its nuclear power plants following the massive earthquake and tsunami that devastated northeast Japan and crippled the Fukushima nuclear power station, raising the risk of uncontrolled radiation.
Spain's Socialist Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero vowed during general elections in 2004 and 2008 to gradually phase out nuclear power when the lifespan of the country's six nuclear plants expired.
But he has since softened his stance, and in July 2009 the government said it would extend the operating licence for the Garona plant for another two years until July 2013.
The government extended the life of the plant at Cofrentes by a decade on March 10, a day before the massive earthquake hit Japan.
Spain has taken a lead in renewable energy in recent years, becoming one of the world's biggest producers of electricity from wind and solar power, as it seeks to cut its oil dependence and reduce its greenhouse gas emissions.
(AFP) – 3/18/2011
MADRID — Hundreds of people took part in protests held across Spain Thursday to demand the closure of the country's six nuclear power stations after Japan's nuclear accident following a massive earthquake.
Demonstrators, many wearing masks or holding signs that read "No nuclear power, neither here nor in Japan", gathered in small groups in more than 30 cities, including Madrid, Barcelona, Seville and Valencia.
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The protests were organised by Greenpeace and Spanish environmental umbrella group Ecologists in Action, who want the government to gradually close the country's six nuclear power plants by 2020.
They are especially concerned over two nuclear plants -- one at Garona in the north and another at Cofrentes in the east -- which use the same boiling water reactor design as the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan that is facing a meltdown.
"What is happening in Japan shows that what is improbable ends up happening," Ecologists in Action spokesman Francisco Castejon said at the protest in Madrid, which drew around 200 people.
Castejon said renewable energy sources like wind and solar power could make up for the loss of the electricity that is currently produced at Spain's six nuclear power plants.
"Around 40 percent of the electricity which we consume comes from renewables, double the energy that comes from nuclear. Since 2004 we have exported electricity to all our neighbours," he said.
The Spanish government said Wednesday it will review security measures at all its nuclear power plants following the massive earthquake and tsunami that devastated northeast Japan and crippled the Fukushima nuclear power station, raising the risk of uncontrolled radiation.
Spain's Socialist Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero vowed during general elections in 2004 and 2008 to gradually phase out nuclear power when the lifespan of the country's six nuclear plants expired.
But he has since softened his stance, and in July 2009 the government said it would extend the operating licence for the Garona plant for another two years until July 2013.
The government extended the life of the plant at Cofrentes by a decade on March 10, a day before the massive earthquake hit Japan.
Spain has taken a lead in renewable energy in recent years, becoming one of the world's biggest producers of electricity from wind and solar power, as it seeks to cut its oil dependence and reduce its greenhouse gas emissions.
利比亞大空襲 格達費官邸毀了
利比亞大空襲 格達費官邸毀了
2011/03/21
中央社
（中央社的黎波里20日綜合外電報導）猛烈的爆炸聲今晚震撼利比亞首都的黎波里（Tripoli），包括利國強人格達費官邸所在的地區，1縷縷濃煙冒向天空，防空砲火則大作。
的黎波里城南格達費官邸所在的巴伯阿季札（Babel-Aziziya）營區一帶，約2小時後也傳出槍聲。
在場記者稱，猛烈的防空砲火聲在的黎波里市中心隆隆作響。持續的巨大爆炸聲夾雜著曳光彈，也可以聽到機槍開火聲，紅色的曳光彈蹤跡劃破夜空。
英國、法國和美國根據聯合國安理會的決議案，昨晚出動戰機、巡弋飛彈對利比亞目標發動攻擊，決議案授權採行任何措施，遏止格達費部隊在清剿反抗軍的戰鬥中傷害到無辜平民。1000321
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炸利比亞 美：孤立老格等政變
（中央社華盛頓20日綜合外電報導）美國今天宣稱對利比亞的頭2天攻擊行動取得成功。但美方官員今天表示，要判斷這場國際軍隊聯合行動已經結束，還言之過早。
美國這次出動美軍彈藥庫中部分最強火力，包括為冷戰時期設計的遠程轟炸機。
美軍高階官員表示，儘管盟軍為保衛平民出兵，但格達費或許會繼續領導利比亞，令人懷疑能否達成終結格達費42年統治的更大目標。其他美軍高層官員則說，格達費力量遭削弱且孤立，就是發動政變的成熟時機。
昨天首波攻擊從海上發射戰斧巡弋飛彈（Tomahawk），第二波攻擊主要由美軍戰鬥機和轟炸機執行。美國國防部長蓋茨（Robert Gates）表示，美國考慮將這次任務的主導權轉移給盟軍，可能是法國、英國，或北大西洋公約組織（NATO），時間就在「幾天之內」。
海軍中將哥特尼（William Gortney）告訴記者，昨天和今天的連續攻擊，已經給予巨大損害，大舉削弱格達費的空中防禦，阻止他的軍隊開拔到反抗軍佔據的班加西（Benghazi），並讓他的軍隊感到不知所措。
哥特尼評估，或許不需要再發動類似昨天戰斧巡弋飛彈的強大攻擊，但也不排除可能性。
他說，格達費本人不是攻擊目標，但他無法保證格達費的安全。
主要攻擊目標是利比亞的SA-5地對空飛彈，這種俄羅斯製武器，可以對位於利比亞海岸外數公里的盟軍飛機造成威脅。利比亞還有許多防空武器，包括可攜式地對空飛彈，相當不容易透過轟炸毀滅。
美軍飛彈和戰機明顯領導這2天的攻擊行動，但蓋茨說，一旦利比亞軍隊構成的威脅降低，美軍計畫後退一步。
他告訴記者：「我們計劃在幾天內將主要責任轉移給他人。我們將繼續支持盟軍、擔任盟軍成員，繼續起到軍事作用，但不會扮演領頭羊。」
美國參謀首長聯席會議主席穆倫（Mike Mullen）今天出席多場電視訪問，解釋這次任務目的。他表示，主要目標是保護平民不受格達費軍隊進一步暴力攻擊，讓人道援助得以進行。
他說，第一步實施禁航區已經達成，不用太擔心格達費會擊落盟軍巡邏機，但不清楚這場軍事行動時間會延續多長，規模又會多大。
他在美國廣播公司（ABC）節目「本週」（This Week）上說：「我認為未來隨情況而定，現下我還無法判斷行動時間長短。」他表示，任務的早期結果非常令人振奮，美軍、盟軍或平民都沒傳出傷亡。
被問及能否達成軍事目標，卻不驅逐格達費，穆倫答道：「這當然也是可能結果之一。」他說格達費比以往更加孤立，並表示格達費必須在某個時機「替自己的未來作出某些選擇」。
美國國務卿希拉蕊‧柯林頓昨天說，雖然驅逐格達費不是本次任務的直接目標，但隨著攻擊持續進行，可能會加快格達費下台的時機。
她說，聯合國安全理事會要求格達費對本國人民停火的決議，將「創造一個新環境」，讓支持格達費的人民倒戈。（譯者：中央社戴雅真）1000321
（圖為利比亞街頭格達費肖像，中央社檔案照片）
2011/03/21
中央社
（中央社的黎波里20日綜合外電報導）猛烈的爆炸聲今晚震撼利比亞首都的黎波里（Tripoli），包括利國強人格達費官邸所在的地區，1縷縷濃煙冒向天空，防空砲火則大作。
的黎波里城南格達費官邸所在的巴伯阿季札（Babel-Aziziya）營區一帶，約2小時後也傳出槍聲。
在場記者稱，猛烈的防空砲火聲在的黎波里市中心隆隆作響。持續的巨大爆炸聲夾雜著曳光彈，也可以聽到機槍開火聲，紅色的曳光彈蹤跡劃破夜空。
英國、法國和美國根據聯合國安理會的決議案，昨晚出動戰機、巡弋飛彈對利比亞目標發動攻擊，決議案授權採行任何措施，遏止格達費部隊在清剿反抗軍的戰鬥中傷害到無辜平民。1000321
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炸利比亞 美：孤立老格等政變
（中央社華盛頓20日綜合外電報導）美國今天宣稱對利比亞的頭2天攻擊行動取得成功。但美方官員今天表示，要判斷這場國際軍隊聯合行動已經結束，還言之過早。
美國這次出動美軍彈藥庫中部分最強火力，包括為冷戰時期設計的遠程轟炸機。
美軍高階官員表示，儘管盟軍為保衛平民出兵，但格達費或許會繼續領導利比亞，令人懷疑能否達成終結格達費42年統治的更大目標。其他美軍高層官員則說，格達費力量遭削弱且孤立，就是發動政變的成熟時機。
昨天首波攻擊從海上發射戰斧巡弋飛彈（Tomahawk），第二波攻擊主要由美軍戰鬥機和轟炸機執行。美國國防部長蓋茨（Robert Gates）表示，美國考慮將這次任務的主導權轉移給盟軍，可能是法國、英國，或北大西洋公約組織（NATO），時間就在「幾天之內」。
海軍中將哥特尼（William Gortney）告訴記者，昨天和今天的連續攻擊，已經給予巨大損害，大舉削弱格達費的空中防禦，阻止他的軍隊開拔到反抗軍佔據的班加西（Benghazi），並讓他的軍隊感到不知所措。
哥特尼評估，或許不需要再發動類似昨天戰斧巡弋飛彈的強大攻擊，但也不排除可能性。
他說，格達費本人不是攻擊目標，但他無法保證格達費的安全。
主要攻擊目標是利比亞的SA-5地對空飛彈，這種俄羅斯製武器，可以對位於利比亞海岸外數公里的盟軍飛機造成威脅。利比亞還有許多防空武器，包括可攜式地對空飛彈，相當不容易透過轟炸毀滅。
美軍飛彈和戰機明顯領導這2天的攻擊行動，但蓋茨說，一旦利比亞軍隊構成的威脅降低，美軍計畫後退一步。
他告訴記者：「我們計劃在幾天內將主要責任轉移給他人。我們將繼續支持盟軍、擔任盟軍成員，繼續起到軍事作用，但不會扮演領頭羊。」
美國參謀首長聯席會議主席穆倫（Mike Mullen）今天出席多場電視訪問，解釋這次任務目的。他表示，主要目標是保護平民不受格達費軍隊進一步暴力攻擊，讓人道援助得以進行。
他說，第一步實施禁航區已經達成，不用太擔心格達費會擊落盟軍巡邏機，但不清楚這場軍事行動時間會延續多長，規模又會多大。
他在美國廣播公司（ABC）節目「本週」（This Week）上說：「我認為未來隨情況而定，現下我還無法判斷行動時間長短。」他表示，任務的早期結果非常令人振奮，美軍、盟軍或平民都沒傳出傷亡。
被問及能否達成軍事目標，卻不驅逐格達費，穆倫答道：「這當然也是可能結果之一。」他說格達費比以往更加孤立，並表示格達費必須在某個時機「替自己的未來作出某些選擇」。
美國國務卿希拉蕊‧柯林頓昨天說，雖然驅逐格達費不是本次任務的直接目標，但隨著攻擊持續進行，可能會加快格達費下台的時機。
她說，聯合國安全理事會要求格達費對本國人民停火的決議，將「創造一個新環境」，讓支持格達費的人民倒戈。（譯者：中央社戴雅真）1000321
（圖為利比亞街頭格達費肖像，中央社檔案照片）
盲求繁榮 日本瘋建核廠
盲求繁榮 瘋建核廠
(明報)2011年3月21日 星期一
【明報專訊】過去一周，日本 以至國際傳媒不時大談日本人忍耐、堅持及和善等所謂「民族性」。有西方評論指日本的「羞恥文化」（shame culture），促成日本人的循規蹈矩，以免被負面評價，去解釋災後「沒有搶掠」的情况。《紐約 時報》指出，日本災民的確井然有序，但也不忘指出，核災難的爆發，根源也與日本人的價值觀有關——戰後盲目追求物質財富和安逸的價值觀，促成將55個核反應堆建在這片世上地震最頻繁的土地。有評論甚至認為，很多有關日本「民族性」的吹捧，只是「神話」。
面子文化掩飾災情
Computers Hardware
紐約博客西敏斯（Charles Simmins）在一篇名為《日本文化使核危機惡化？》的評論文章中質疑，日本人的「面子」文化，亦是加劇核危機的原因之一。他質疑，為強調形象的重要，日本文化竭盡全力掩蓋現實。「他們的社會要求服從，這與我們所說的日本價值觀『面子』相關，公司或個人的形象幾乎較任何其他品質都要重要。」他指出，東電處理今次核危機的方式，固然有為面子掩飾錯誤之嫌，日本政府也似乎出於面子問題，遲遲未有積極尋求美國 協助處理核災。
神戶地震 災區現強姦
國際傳媒近日稱讚日本災後「沒有搶掠」，但從日本傳媒和法新社昨天的宮城縣搶掠報道來看（詳見A3），這可能並非實情。美國知識分子雜誌《大西洋月刊》的博客網The Daily Dish近日便以「為何日本沒有搶劫？」為題作討論。有網民留言質疑，關於日本無搶掠的概念根本就是媒體創造出來的神話，日本詞彙中就有一個形容災難中搶掠的詞叫「kajibadorobou」（かじばどろぼう，火事場泥棒，中文即趁火打劫）。
有網民還重提日本《文藝春秋》月刊1995年8月刊登過一篇題為《神戶地震不為人知的悲劇——強姦》的文章，指當年神戶災區接連有年輕女性被強姦，震後設立的女性心理輔導電話熱線共收到37個投訴來電，訴說或遭強姦或成功逃脫。當地義工、教師和居民在一次圓桌討論上亦報告他們親眼所見或聽說的性暴力事件，文章稱一些施暴者利用了黑夜或房子被毁等便利條件，一些作案者更是外來人，但當地政府和居民為了形象，壓制受害者不要張揚。
一名讀者留言指出，認為日本沒有搶掠的看法，就像認定日本人冷漠與冷血這一普遍成見一樣，同樣站不住腳。「這並不是說日本人特別壞，但他們亦非獨一無二地好。他們與任何其他人一樣。」
(明報)2011年3月21日 星期一
【明報專訊】過去一周，日本 以至國際傳媒不時大談日本人忍耐、堅持及和善等所謂「民族性」。有西方評論指日本的「羞恥文化」（shame culture），促成日本人的循規蹈矩，以免被負面評價，去解釋災後「沒有搶掠」的情况。《紐約 時報》指出，日本災民的確井然有序，但也不忘指出，核災難的爆發，根源也與日本人的價值觀有關——戰後盲目追求物質財富和安逸的價值觀，促成將55個核反應堆建在這片世上地震最頻繁的土地。有評論甚至認為，很多有關日本「民族性」的吹捧，只是「神話」。
面子文化掩飾災情
Computers Hardware
紐約博客西敏斯（Charles Simmins）在一篇名為《日本文化使核危機惡化？》的評論文章中質疑，日本人的「面子」文化，亦是加劇核危機的原因之一。他質疑，為強調形象的重要，日本文化竭盡全力掩蓋現實。「他們的社會要求服從，這與我們所說的日本價值觀『面子』相關，公司或個人的形象幾乎較任何其他品質都要重要。」他指出，東電處理今次核危機的方式，固然有為面子掩飾錯誤之嫌，日本政府也似乎出於面子問題，遲遲未有積極尋求美國 協助處理核災。
神戶地震 災區現強姦
國際傳媒近日稱讚日本災後「沒有搶掠」，但從日本傳媒和法新社昨天的宮城縣搶掠報道來看（詳見A3），這可能並非實情。美國知識分子雜誌《大西洋月刊》的博客網The Daily Dish近日便以「為何日本沒有搶劫？」為題作討論。有網民留言質疑，關於日本無搶掠的概念根本就是媒體創造出來的神話，日本詞彙中就有一個形容災難中搶掠的詞叫「kajibadorobou」（かじばどろぼう，火事場泥棒，中文即趁火打劫）。
有網民還重提日本《文藝春秋》月刊1995年8月刊登過一篇題為《神戶地震不為人知的悲劇——強姦》的文章，指當年神戶災區接連有年輕女性被強姦，震後設立的女性心理輔導電話熱線共收到37個投訴來電，訴說或遭強姦或成功逃脫。當地義工、教師和居民在一次圓桌討論上亦報告他們親眼所見或聽說的性暴力事件，文章稱一些施暴者利用了黑夜或房子被毁等便利條件，一些作案者更是外來人，但當地政府和居民為了形象，壓制受害者不要張揚。
一名讀者留言指出，認為日本沒有搶掠的看法，就像認定日本人冷漠與冷血這一普遍成見一樣，同樣站不住腳。「這並不是說日本人特別壞，但他們亦非獨一無二地好。他們與任何其他人一樣。」
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Iodine protects the thyroid gland from radiation damage
But not all the iodine available is the same.
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Iodine protects the thyroid gland from radiation damage
Iodine protects the thyroid gland from radiation damage
But not all the iodine available is the same.
by Robert Redfern, your personal health coach.
You may have heard about Iodine from the media reporting on Japan's nuclear catastrophe and the fear that winds or rain could spread radiation around the world as happened in the Chernobyl disaster in 1986. I remember this well as we were living on North Wales in the UK at the time, where so much radioactive rain fell that the sheep became radioactive.
There has been a panic rush to purchase potassium iodide (a compound of potassium and Iodine, the sort found in junk salt), which has traditionally been recommended by scientists to protect your glandular system from radiation poisoning.
The Japanese and other South East Asian governments are handing out this supplement in huge quantities to the survivors and to other citizens at risk. In an ideal world we would be getting Organic Iodine in our foods rather than taking potassium iodide (a synthetic form).
Here at Naturally Healthy Publications, we've received many requests from people wanting to know where they can find available supplies of Iodine.
At present Nascent Iodine (the nearest form of iodine closest to Organic Iodine) is the iodine supplement my whole family use everyday to stay healthy and radiation sickness is the last thing on our minds. You need this everyday just for good health.
What is iodine?
Iodine is a basic element or mineral that doctors realized over 100 years ago was critical to human health.
We now know we cannot live without it and deficiency is a contributory factor in many disease. They also realized that it is a rare mineral (47th in abundance) and it was missing in the average diet due to shortages in the soil and industrialized farming methods and it has only got worse in the junk industrialized food culture.
The form of iodine we should be ingesting should be Organic Iodine which is only available in the diet through seaweed like kelp and some seafoods.
Unfortunately table salt was chosen as the method to supplement iodine in the population but they chose potassium iodide to add to sodium to make table salt as they did not fully understand organic iodine and its colloidal properties.
I do not fully understand why they take out all of the other 65 minerals from the sea salt which would have saved countless lives.
How is organic iodine different than iodine?
The mineral, iodine is highly poisonous as basic element and it takes only three grains to kill you.
When a plant absorbs iodine (or any minerals) from the soil or mineral it converts it to an non-toxic organic form (or better described as colloidal form).
Organic (colloidal) Mineral research became popular in the 1930's and a leading researcher, Dr Watson demonstrated drinking a glass full of colloidal iodine to show its safety.
As no land based food containing iodine can easily be identified (even organic foods), there is only seaweed and seafoods in high quantities containing organic iodine.
The closest you can get (and what my family take) to Organic Iodine is the product Nascent Iodine
Why boost my organic iodine levels to protect against radiation? If your body does not get enough of any mineral and in this case iodine then your body may take in the next (available) mineral on the periodic table.
Radioactivity contains radioactive iodine and therefore anyone deficient in iodine is at risk of absorbing this radioactive iodine which will end up all over the body in all of the places where iodine is used and especially the thyroid.
Radioactive Iodine has a life of 15 million years and so supplementation is essential throughout the lives of anyone exposed to radioactivity.
Therefore the important thing is to get iodine into your body in a safe supplement form. This does not have to be "potassium iodide" if there is a safer supplement is available. It can also be in the form of Nascent Iodine, which is a high-quality iodine supplement that has been available in the natural product marketplace for several years.
(Do NOT drink topical antiseptic iodine products as they may be toxic).
To protect against radioactive contamination take 10-drops of Nascent Iodine 4 times per day.
What is iodine used for in the body normally?
Symptoms of iodine deficiency include:
Muscle cramps,
Cold hands and feet,
Proneness to weight gain,
Poor memory,
Constipation,
Depression and headaches,
Edema,
Myalgia,
Weakness,
Dry skin and brittle nails,
Selenium deficiency - Iodine is essential for utilization of selenium,
Fluoride poisoning - If iodine not in the diet then fluoride will be absorbed.
Iodine deficiency has been linked to:
Hypothyroid
Breast and other Cancers
Fatigue
Fibrocystic Breasts
Graves Disease
Hashimotos's Disease
Immune dysfunction
ADHD
Mental Retardation - The prime cause is iodine deficiency.
It is also essential as a co-factor for the proper use of another critical trace mineral called selenium which is also no longer in the food chain and needs supplementation.
Do I need take iodine supplements daily?
The simple answer is yes. It is highly likely that everyone, including and especially children, need to take an iodine supplement. Doctors insisted on governments ensuring iodine supplementation over 100 years ago for every member of the public which is why potassium iodide was added to sodium to make table salt.
Now doctors are aware of just how bad table salt (inc. the junk salt added to processed foods) is and are quite rightly telling their patients to STOP consuming this junk table salt.
Even the best, sea-salt, rock salt and the latest craze, Himalayan Rock salt, do not have sufficient organic iodine to ensure good health.
Seaweeds and sea food may have enough but you would need to check and make sure you were eating the correct levels.
Will taking iodine interfere with the drugs I am taking for my thyroid?
It is highly likely that those taking an iodine supplement or eating high levels of certain seafoods may need to lower the use of thyroid drugs.
They therefore need to seek advice on how to measure the suitability of these drugs.
Sources for Iodine
Nascent Iodine - in a dropper bottle that enable precise measuring of the dose and especially for children.
Seaweed (kelp and Kombu) up to one oz daily for normal supplementation and normally and up to 3 ounces in emergencies, dried Variable; may be greater than 18,000 mcg (18 mg) per ounce.
Potassium Iodide supplements from your health store or multi-Vit formulas containing it.
Remember: Iodine is a mineral that is critical to your families good health and is not normally in todays diet.
But not all the iodine available is the same.
by Robert Redfern, your personal health coach.
You may have heard about Iodine from the media reporting on Japan's nuclear catastrophe and the fear that winds or rain could spread radiation around the world as happened in the Chernobyl disaster in 1986. I remember this well as we were living on North Wales in the UK at the time, where so much radioactive rain fell that the sheep became radioactive.
There has been a panic rush to purchase potassium iodide (a compound of potassium and Iodine, the sort found in junk salt), which has traditionally been recommended by scientists to protect your glandular system from radiation poisoning.
The Japanese and other South East Asian governments are handing out this supplement in huge quantities to the survivors and to other citizens at risk. In an ideal world we would be getting Organic Iodine in our foods rather than taking potassium iodide (a synthetic form).
Here at Naturally Healthy Publications, we've received many requests from people wanting to know where they can find available supplies of Iodine.
At present Nascent Iodine (the nearest form of iodine closest to Organic Iodine) is the iodine supplement my whole family use everyday to stay healthy and radiation sickness is the last thing on our minds. You need this everyday just for good health.
What is iodine?
Iodine is a basic element or mineral that doctors realized over 100 years ago was critical to human health.
We now know we cannot live without it and deficiency is a contributory factor in many disease. They also realized that it is a rare mineral (47th in abundance) and it was missing in the average diet due to shortages in the soil and industrialized farming methods and it has only got worse in the junk industrialized food culture.
The form of iodine we should be ingesting should be Organic Iodine which is only available in the diet through seaweed like kelp and some seafoods.
Unfortunately table salt was chosen as the method to supplement iodine in the population but they chose potassium iodide to add to sodium to make table salt as they did not fully understand organic iodine and its colloidal properties.
I do not fully understand why they take out all of the other 65 minerals from the sea salt which would have saved countless lives.
How is organic iodine different than iodine?
The mineral, iodine is highly poisonous as basic element and it takes only three grains to kill you.
When a plant absorbs iodine (or any minerals) from the soil or mineral it converts it to an non-toxic organic form (or better described as colloidal form).
Organic (colloidal) Mineral research became popular in the 1930's and a leading researcher, Dr Watson demonstrated drinking a glass full of colloidal iodine to show its safety.
As no land based food containing iodine can easily be identified (even organic foods), there is only seaweed and seafoods in high quantities containing organic iodine.
The closest you can get (and what my family take) to Organic Iodine is the product Nascent Iodine
Why boost my organic iodine levels to protect against radiation? If your body does not get enough of any mineral and in this case iodine then your body may take in the next (available) mineral on the periodic table.
Radioactivity contains radioactive iodine and therefore anyone deficient in iodine is at risk of absorbing this radioactive iodine which will end up all over the body in all of the places where iodine is used and especially the thyroid.
Radioactive Iodine has a life of 15 million years and so supplementation is essential throughout the lives of anyone exposed to radioactivity.
Therefore the important thing is to get iodine into your body in a safe supplement form. This does not have to be "potassium iodide" if there is a safer supplement is available. It can also be in the form of Nascent Iodine, which is a high-quality iodine supplement that has been available in the natural product marketplace for several years.
(Do NOT drink topical antiseptic iodine products as they may be toxic).
To protect against radioactive contamination take 10-drops of Nascent Iodine 4 times per day.
What is iodine used for in the body normally?
Symptoms of iodine deficiency include:
Muscle cramps,
Cold hands and feet,
Proneness to weight gain,
Poor memory,
Constipation,
Depression and headaches,
Edema,
Myalgia,
Weakness,
Dry skin and brittle nails,
Selenium deficiency - Iodine is essential for utilization of selenium,
Fluoride poisoning - If iodine not in the diet then fluoride will be absorbed.
Iodine deficiency has been linked to:
Hypothyroid
Breast and other Cancers
Fatigue
Fibrocystic Breasts
Graves Disease
Hashimotos's Disease
Immune dysfunction
ADHD
Mental Retardation - The prime cause is iodine deficiency.
It is also essential as a co-factor for the proper use of another critical trace mineral called selenium which is also no longer in the food chain and needs supplementation.
Do I need take iodine supplements daily?
The simple answer is yes. It is highly likely that everyone, including and especially children, need to take an iodine supplement. Doctors insisted on governments ensuring iodine supplementation over 100 years ago for every member of the public which is why potassium iodide was added to sodium to make table salt.
Now doctors are aware of just how bad table salt (inc. the junk salt added to processed foods) is and are quite rightly telling their patients to STOP consuming this junk table salt.
Even the best, sea-salt, rock salt and the latest craze, Himalayan Rock salt, do not have sufficient organic iodine to ensure good health.
Seaweeds and sea food may have enough but you would need to check and make sure you were eating the correct levels.
Will taking iodine interfere with the drugs I am taking for my thyroid?
It is highly likely that those taking an iodine supplement or eating high levels of certain seafoods may need to lower the use of thyroid drugs.
They therefore need to seek advice on how to measure the suitability of these drugs.
Sources for Iodine
Nascent Iodine - in a dropper bottle that enable precise measuring of the dose and especially for children.
Seaweed (kelp and Kombu) up to one oz daily for normal supplementation and normally and up to 3 ounces in emergencies, dried Variable; may be greater than 18,000 mcg (18 mg) per ounce.
Potassium Iodide supplements from your health store or multi-Vit formulas containing it.
Remember: Iodine is a mineral that is critical to your families good health and is not normally in todays diet.
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