From kirant's post:
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Meanwhile coal plants belch radioactivity and greenhouse gases and people ignore it because they're ######ed. In Japan dozens of LP gas farms and oil refineries caught fire or exploded in the earthquake's aftermath, releasing huge quantities of uncatalyzed hydrocarbon pollution. At least one hydroelectric dam broke, wiping out a village that had been unaffected by the tsunami itself. Thousands are confirmed dead, tens of thousands more missing (and probably dead at this point) and the real story is a contained nuclear reactor that's so far known to have released less radiation than most people get through the radon in their basement? #### media sensationalism 
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Especially the last paragraph! I'm pretty far from being a nuclear expert, but this is becoming more apparent the more I read. Meanwhile I see stories on the news in Japan about survivors coping.
One very small sample: A group of 300 survivors near Minami-sanriku town were sharing 2 little heaters this morning. They also had 1 (small) bucket of water and 2 onigiri (rice balls) to share between all of them, and of course power and phone lines are still down. Help is on the way but their location is difficult to reach. They've pulled together and have been living this way since the big quake happened.