11-24-13 Update about 'West Coast Senators : Investigate the ongoing danger from the Fukushima nuclear reactors' on Change.org

http://www.change.org/petitions/west-coast-senators-investigate-the-ongoing-danger-from-the-fukushima-nuclear-reactors
Dear Friends,
People inside and outside Japan are taking the situation at Fukushima Daiichi more and more seriously, as the long term implications sink in. TEPCO has started removing the spent fuel rods from the pool on the roof of Unit 4, rushing because a major earthquake is predicted for the coming year. The dangers of the process are outlined in the headlines below.
But this is only the beginning. As the "SITE PROBLEMS" section shows, the melted coriums of Units 1, 2, and 3 have to be dealt with, and present an even bigger problem, as no one knows exactly where they are. It's clear that at least one of them, and maybe all three, are in direct contact with groundwater, which is heavily contaminated and then flows unstoppably into the Pacific.
The saddest and scariest aspect, to me, is detailed in the "ANIMALS" section. Birds and sea mammals, as well as starfish and sardines, are showing illnesses and deaths far beyond normal, and the radioactive leakage goes on and on.
The workers have been given a raise of 100%, although how much of that actually reaches them, after rakeoffs by subcontractors, is unknown. They are still being overexposed to radiation and inadequately prepared for the tasks they have to do, some of which require a high level of skill.
The good news is that Chief Arvol Looking Horse and a group of activists supporting him met with the assistant ambassador to the UN from the Philippines last Monday, and got a pledge of support for introducing a Resolution into the General Assembly, which would internationalize the cleanup/containment. Arvol brought to the UN the Statement of the Council of Elders on Fukushima. Indigenous peoples all around the world are supporting it, and you can indicate your support by signing at this website. http://caretakersofmotherearth.com/
Our only hope is that the peoples of the world will wake up and unite to intervene and make sure this is taken care of, and that all the other reactors world wide which are leaking and/or precarious will also be shut down and cleaned up.
Peace, Carol Wolman
UNIT 4 http://enenews.com/top-uk-newpaper-multiple-sets-of-fuel-rods-at-unit-4-reportedly-damaged-after-disaster-explosions-to-blame-ap-assemblies-and-their-handles-may-have-been-damaged-when-big-pieces-of-debris-fell
http://enenews.com/japan-nuclear-expert-fuel-pool-unstable-fukushima-4-tepcos-examining-stability-reactor-building-soil-subsidence-causing-sink-reuters-buckled-tilted-could-collapse-quake-kyodo-structure-crumbl
http://enenews.com/tepco-advisor-will-be-safer-everyone-world-fuel-moved-fukushima-unit-4-wsj-global-concern-removal-process-video
http://enenews.com/gundersen-unit-4-pool-can-turn-into-a-nuclear-reactor-as-they-pull-rods-up-bloomberg-like-a-self-sustained-chain-reaction-similar-to-meltdowns-nhk-fuel-is-1-plutonium-video
http://enenews.com/nuclear-professor-be-worried-about-theyre-doing-fukushima-good-reason-one-mistake-will-be-disaster-officials-lost-publics-trust-im-listening-either-another-quake-be-final-blow-japan-video
http://enenews.com/gundersen-up-to-3-explosions-hit-fukushima-unit-4-after-311-study-there-was-fire-in-its-spent-fuel-pool-npr-big-worry-since-fire-weakened-buildings-structure-audio
http://enenews.com/nuclear-engineer-every-expert-i-talked-to-this-week-is-very-concerned-about-a-criticality-event-in-unit-4-theres-good-potential-for-a-criticality-audio
http://enenews.com/nuclear-engineer-new-cover-unit-4-trap-explosive-hydrogen-gas-during-criticality-fuel-pool-blast-be-close-nuclear-explosion-practical-standpoint-audio
http://enenews.com/watch-underwater-close-up-of-fuel-assembly-pulled-from-rack-at-fukushima-unit-4-debris-seen-floating-inside-pool-videos
http://enenews.com/source-first-attempt-to-remove-spent-fuel-from-unit-4-could-be-next-week-nuclear-engineer-everyones-nervous-about-used-rods-that-are-corroding-will-zircoloy-tubes-break-and-spill-fuel-pellets
http://enenews.com/revered-physician-the-problem-we-face-at-fukushima-is-absolutely-huge-i-may-leave-west-coast-during-this-attempt-to-remove-nuclear-fuel-video
SITE PROBLEMS http://enenews.com/tv-work-at-fukushima-plant-could-go-on-for-next-10000-years-nuclear-expert-its-longer-than-human-history-video
http://enenews.com/fukushima-reactor-designer-i-doubt-plant-can-be-decommissioned-perhaps-enclose-it-in-cement-nuclear-professor-solution-is-to-pour-concrete-all-over-but-now-its-too-late-video
http://enenews.com/study-fukushima-molten-fuel-suspected-of-melting-containment-shell-then-eroding-through-concrete-foundation-ap-fukushima-melted-fuel-12-inches-from-entering-ground-after-eating-through-concrete
http://enenews.com/tepco-president-be-prepared-for-the-worst-fukushima-is-a-warning-to-the-world-we-made-a-lot-of-excuses-to-ourselves
http://enenews.com/tepco-plutonium-239-unit-4-fuel-be-leaking-holes-cracks-rods-former-fukushima-engineer-state-plant-hopeless-unit-4-structure-vulnerable-very-dangerous
http://enenews.com/conservative-radio-host-fukushima-could-be-going-on-for-centuries-nobody-knows-how-deep-fuel-went-after-melting-its-sad-people-not-paying-attention-busy-watching-tv-and-football-interview
http://enenews.com/very-alarmingly-high-number-magazine-fukushima-released-100000-times-cesium-137-surface-ocean-waters-chernobyl-nuclear-weapons-testing-photo
http://enenews.com/tepco-adviser-925-quadrillion-bq-of-contaminated-water-from-cooling-melted-fukushima-cores-soon-after-311-tv-tepco-has-no-idea-where-the-fuel-is-video
EARTHQUAKE http://enenews.com/afp-m5-7-quake-jolts-eastern-japan-tuesday-morning-almost-200-miles-deep-experts-worst-case-scenario-at-fukushima-unit-4-is-cask-dropping-on-fuel-pool-wall-allowing-water-to-drain-suddenly-p
OCEAN
http://enenews.com/tv-new-type-of-debris-seen-in-hawaii-really-looks-different-its-more-current-driven-study-says-fukushima-plumes-are-going-same-speed-as-current-sailors-in-hawaii-are-asked-to-monitor
WORKERS
http://enenews.com/tv-journalist-says-theres-mentally-disabled-workers-at-fukushima-many-men-forced-to-work-at-plant-homeless-treated-like-disposable-people-video
ANIMALS http://enenews.com/alaska-28-of-polar-bears-with-skin-lesions-and-hair-loss-similar-to-seals-and-walrus-tested-for-thyroid-abnormalities-surprisingly-high-mortality-of-musk-ox-with-weak-immune-function-gees
http://enenews.com/oregon-official-reports-coming-in-of-seafood-with-radioactive-contamination-theyre-kind-of-secretive-they-dont-want-to-give-up-their-sources-concern-about-impact-fukushima
http://enenews.com/professor-fukushima-strong-chernobyl-when-comparing-species-birds-found-both-places-doing-worse-fukushima-dont-video
http://enenews.com/tepco-adviser-wait-alaska-salmon-found-fukushima-contamination-only-matter-time-disaster-will-be-headlines-video
http://enenews.com/die-offs-of-mammals-birds-reptiles-in-western-u-s-so-many-diseases-afflicting-such-a-wide-variety-of-animals-names-like-something-out-of-a-sci-fi-thriller-epizootic-hemorrhagic-disease
http://enenews.com/photos-lots-of-sea-birds-washing-up-dead-in-alaska