I'd love to see some sort of proof that soldiers, sailors, or Marines are being refused exit at the end of their enlistment terms. I'm a former Marine, and I have lots of friends who are still in the service. Nobody's reported on this. Nobody's even *heard* of this.

If you've got some hard evidence that said contamination is statistically dangerous then I'd like to see it. I've heard lots of wailing and gnashing of teeth saying radiation levels are higher than before the incident but not one of them (to my knowledge) has indicated *dangerous* levels of contamination anywhere except in the immediate area of the plant.

And while you're wondering about how many lives will be cut short by radiation, perhaps you might want to consider how many were lost due to the earthquake and subsequent tsunami. I believe you'll find the former is statistically unmeasurable compared to the latter.

No can do. You can thank Jimmy Carter for killing off breeder reactors in the US due to proliferation concerns. He didn't want unstable third-world dictatorships like Iran, North Korea, etc. to be able to develop nuclear weapons...oh, wait...

+100 Funny points for you, sir!

This measure of potent greenhouse gas in the atmosphere should spark renewed discussion about the use of fossil fuels.

How potent can it be if average CO2 concentration is rising and average global temperature is flat or falling. We will soon be burning oil from the Canadian tar sands. And I will be profiting from my oil stocks!

And then imagine your spherical cow on a frictionless surface...