Tuesday, June 12, 2007

Gee Professor, who did that happen?

Chernobyl Area Becomes Wildlife Haven

There are differing opinions among biologists [duh], but this was not supposed to happen.  Far from becoming a gray, lifeless monument to the Soviet Union's slipshod management of the nuclear power plant there, Chernobyl  has become a wildlife haven just 20 years after the meltdown.  Jane Fonda will not be appearing in this movie. 

Biologist Robert J. Baker of Texas Tech University was one of the first Western scientists to report that Chernobyl had become a wildlife haven. He says the mice and other rodents he has studied at Chernobyl since the early 1990s have shown remarkable tolerance for elevated radiation levels. [story]

What does it mean?  It means we can nuke Seattle ... assemble at the barn at midnight.  I just got gas money for the B-52!  It also means that we have little appreciation for nature's restorative powers.  Are you listening Gorons?

4 comments:

MitchM said...

Hey, I've got a plane ticket but it only gets me as far as arkansas and not til next week.

Anonymous said...

Geez GenCpl, don't you know of some little old lady you can either con or rob for the plane fare. You need to start doing more with less to be in this brigade!

Although..... you could prolly take out a few targets in Arkansas and we pick you up on the way. A certain liberry comes to mind....

TFV

MitchM said...

Actually I've thought seriously of dropping by there to have a picture of myself taken while wizzing on the side of the building. I figure the next picture would be of me being taken to jail. It might be worth it though to have Rodger post it here!

MitchM said...

Darn it, somebody must have told them I was coming, they put the whole thing up on stilts. What a rip.

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