Not al of the US had record cold this winter either. Yes, the North East portions had a lot of cold and snow, but in the Pacific NW there was an exceptionally mild aka warm) winter with very little snow. Snowpack in the mountains is 25% of where they normally are this time of year. Lowest snowpack on record according to this article: http://www.wunderground.com/ne...

Well of course its real, you just can't get any of it.

"270,000 organic farmers from around 60 family farms" Thats 4,500 farmers per family. Must be keeping busy on those cold winter nights.

So this doesn't specifically address your question about geiger counter testing, but if you're interested in the radiation levels in japan, and an attempt to crowdsource radiation collection, check out http://www.safecast.org/ Also, I recall reading somewhere that they were working with some group to create a DIY geiger counter. Might include some testing info as well.

I second the recommendation for Magnatune.

I discovered Magnatune when Amarok integrated Magnatune playlists (for download or stream). In Amarok you can search through all of the artists by name or genre and listen to streams of all of the albums and songs for free. Amarok also integrates the ability to buy and download songs directly from Magnatune.

If you go to the Magnatune website, you can download "low" quality songs and albums for free under a Creative Commons license for non commercial use. I listen to many of these at work, and the low quality versions are as good as or better than most internet radio streams. You can also download high quality versions of albums in many formats (wav, flac, mp3, ogg ...), for as little as $5 or pay as much as you want. You can also order a CD to be sent to your house (you pay for the CD pressing).

There are tons of artists there, known and unknown. I recently found out a favorite group (Zilla) has started distributing their albums on Magnatune as well. FWIW, I first heard Zilla at a local venue here in Hood River OR (BFE) last year, and I am now a frequent buyer of their material.

A good place to start is to check out some of the compilations of Magnatune artists. DJ Cary has put together several comps, and Magnatune has several of their own as well.
http://magnatune.com/artists/albums/

Final note, I am not associated with Magnatune, just an enthusiastic supporter.