Disaster Control from the New York Times

In 1966, a B-52 bomber on a Cold War nuclear patrol exploded over Spain, releasing four hydrogen bombs. Fifty years later, Air Force veterans involved with the cleanup are sick and want recognition.

SAFECAST

In the immediate aftermath of the 3/11 earthquake, tsunami and resulting nuclear meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear reactors in Japan, three friends were talking over the internet and trying to find information.
There was none.

Faced with a global shortage of geiger counters the friends decided to take matters into their own hands and reached out to their networks.

Within hours “Safecast” was born – a global sensor network for collecting and sharing radiation measurements to empower people with data about their environments.

It has become the largest radiation monitoring project in history and all the data collected has been made freely available with no restrictions on its use.

Safecast | Adrian Storey from Focus Forward Films on Vimeo.

SAFECAST - A global sensor network for collecting and sharing radiation measurements to empower people with data about their environments which has become the largest project of its kind in history.
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The Birth of GreenPeace

The birth of Greenpeace
Broadcast Date: Oct. 11, 1971, Canadian Broadcasting Company



Battling violent winds and the high seas, a leaky halibut boat docks in Sand Point, Alaska. Although it's carrying a crew of long-haired, flute-playing protestors, the boat is not out for a joyride. Its purpose: to sail into the heart of a U.S. nuclear test zone near the tiny island of Amchitka in the Aleutians. In this CBC Radio clip Ben Metcalfe files a report aboard the vessel, dubbed Greenpeace, as it refuels and prepares to dash up the coast towards Amchitka.