Tuesday, December 13th 2011
First Hour: We will be talking to David Lincoln, who will continue our tour of the problems of chronium impact of health around the country, which have so vastly profits major corporations like PG & E, who paid millions for the death it brought to Hinkley but continued to pollute the water supply there. This week we will get into the problems at other locations around California and the rest of the country.
Second Hour: Dr. Paul Harch, pioneer in Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy will tell us about the power of this approach which is saving victims of traumatic brain injury, Post Traumatic Brain Injury, MS, and other diseases - and the problems he has faced in getting funded despite demonstrated results which include a 15 point increase in I.Q. in military victims of Traumatic Brain Injury returning from service. (see article in Digital Journal)
Third Hour: Sheriff Greg Hagwood will be with us to talk about the rising wave of reaction from sheriffs who are standing up for their counties, as did he himself, and using the Tenth Amendment to put teeth in the rights guarantees by the Constitution.
The solutions exist to problems where you LEAST expect them. Reclaim America works to help you find them and see how the solutions can remake our entire world as we move to take back our power locally and return the Federal government to its intended functions.
11am - NOON Pacific Time
David Lincoln turned his back on big money when, in 1996, he left his lucrative work with Enron, the latest of his clients, all of whom were big oil corporations, to return to the US from Malaysia and go to work for Green Peace. He had seen the devastation being caused around the world and was determined to give people what was needed to enact real change. He is with us today to continue that process. A new town meeting was scheduled for DEC 8,201 and we hope to have an update for you on that story.
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CADMIUM POISONING
Why Should You Care?
Cadmium is an extremely toxic; heavy metal which is a probable carcinogen and is commonly found is industrial workplaces. Cadmium is also used to manufacture pigments and batteries and in the metal-plating and plastics industries. Cadmium Poisoning occurs when a person breathes in high levels of cadmium from the air, or eats food or drinks water containing high levels of cadmium. Cigarettes are also a significant source of cadmium exposure. For nonsmokers, food is generally the largest source of cadmium exposure. Cadmium levels in some foods can be increased by the application of phosphate fertilizers or sewage sludge to farm fields.
Cadmium is a naturally occurring metal, but it is usually present in the environment as a mineral combined with other elements (e.g., oxygen, chlorine, sulfur). Exposures to cadmium are encountered in the smelting and welding industries, shipyard employment, construction industry, and the agricultural industry. Cadmium is used extensively in electroplating, although the nature of the operation does not generally lead to overexposures. Cadmium is also found in some industrial paints and may represent a hazard when sprayed. Hobbyists such as jewelry makers and artists may also be at increased risk. Operations involving removal of cadmium paints by scraping or blasting may pose a significant hazard.
The main sources of cadmium in the air are the burning of fossil fuels such as coal or oil and the incineration of municipal waste. Cadmium groundwater contamination can result from entry into aquifers of mine drainage water, waste water, tailing pond overflow, and rainwater runoff from mine areas. Cadmium has been found in at least 1,014 of the 1,669 current or former Superfund National Priority List (NPL) sites.
In the 1950’s and 1960’s the US Military conducted numerous unannounced and unethical human experiments which exposed thousands of soldiers to cadmium sprays. The military also sprayed at least six major cities in North America with cadmium compounds as part of their large area dispersal tests. These were conducted during the cold war to model potential threats from chemical and biological agents which might be used in biochemical warfare.
Either short-term or long-term exposure to cadmium can cause serious health problems.The acute (short-term) effects of cadmium in humans through inhalation exposure consist mainly of effects on the lung, such as pulmonary irritation. Chronic (long-term) inhalation or oral exposure to cadmium leads to a build-up of cadmium in the kidneys that can cause kidney disease. Cadmium has been shown to be a developmental toxicant in animals, resulting in fetal malformations and other effects, but no conclusive evidence exists in humans. An association between cadmium exposure and an increased risk of lung cancer has been reported from human studies. There is also some evidence to suggest that diabetics may be more susceptible to the toxicity of cadmium.
Proven and Probable Carcinogens.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has determined that cadmium and cadmium compounds are known human carcinogens. The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has determined that cadmium is carcinogenic to humans. EPA has classified cadmium as a Group B1, probable human carcinogen. It has been linked to lung cancer and there is a significant association between cadmium and pancreatic cancer.
Sources and Occurrence
Most cadmium used in the United States today is obtained as a byproduct from the smelting of zinc, lead, or copper ores.
Occupational Exposure is the greatest risk in the following industries
It is also found in the following consumer products:
Batteries
Pigments
Metal coatings
Plastics
Some metal alloys
Fertilizers
Cigarettes
The largest sources of airborne cadmium in the environment are the burning of fossil fuels such as coal or oil, and incineration of municipal waste materials. Cadmium contamination can result from entry into aquifers of mine drainage water, waste water, tailing pond overflow, and rainwater runoff from mine areas
Cadmium has been found in at least 1,014 of the 1,669 current or former NPL Superfund sites. Cadmium has been detected in surface water samples collected at 354 of the 1,014 NPL hazardous waste sites, and in groundwater samples collected at 675 of the 1,014 NPL hazardous waste sites Cadmium may also be emitted into the air from zinc, lead, or copper smelters.
For nonsmokers, food is generally the largest source of cadmium exposure. Cadmium levels in some foods can be increased by the application of phosphate fertilizers or sewage sludge to farm fields. Smoking is another important source of cadmium exposure. Smokers have about twice as much cadmium in their bodies as do nonsmokers.
Between 2003 and 2006, the annual cadmium refinery production in the United States declined from 1,450 to 700 metric tons, dropping 52% between 2005 and 2006. In 2005, it was estimated that the total cadmium recovery rate was only 12%, with an estimated 40,000 tons of cadmium being disposed of in municipal waste or held in household storage or industry stockpiles between 1996 and 2005.
Notes:
Site: Were you Poisoned?
Noon - 1pm Pacific Time
Dr. Harch is a hyperbaric medicine, diving, and emergency medicine physician who is a Diplomat of the American Board of Hyperbaric Medicine and the Board of Certification in Emergency Medicine of the American Board of Physician Specialties.
Dr. Harch's clinical experience through 2007 spans 23 years in hospital-based emergency medicine and 21 years of hyperbaric medicine.He graduated from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 1980 and was awarded Magna Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa status on graduation from college. He has trained in general surgery, radiology, diving, and hyperbaric medicine.
In recognition of his accomplishments in clinical practice, teaching, and research he was awarded fellowship status in the American College of Hyperbaric Medicine in 1997. He also received the Edgar End Award from the American College of Hyperbaric Medicine in 1994 and the Richard A. Neubauer Award for Excellence in Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in Pediatric Neurology in 2003.
Dr. Harch is the national coordinator and co-principal investigator of HOTFAST (The Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Acute Stroke Trial). In 2001 he completed a study on SPECT brain imaging in toxic brain injury. In the past three years he has made presentations on the application of HBOT to autism and chronic neurological conditions to the U.S. House of Representatives' Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health, Human Services, and Education and to Representative Dan Burton's Subcommittee on Wellness and Human Rights of the Government Reform and Oversight Committee.
Dr. Harch is the first President of the International Hyperbaric Medical Association (established in 2001) and President of the International Hyperbaric Medical Association Foundation. He has lectured and presented his work at numerous scientific meetings throughout the U.S. and overseas. In April, 2004 Dr. Harch was nominated and became a semi-finalist for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director's Pioneer Award.
Videos:
Site: Harch Hyperbarics
1pm - 2pm Pacific Time
Below is a quote from this article on the present direction being lead by Sheriff Greg Hagwood, our guest for the third hour.
"As more people became dissatisfied with federal government controls and land grabs, it was inevitable that local law enforcement would eventually see the bigger picture. At the northern California fairgrounds of Yreka last month, seven California sheriffs and another from Oregon gathered with a large group of citizens to say that they are finally going to do something about it.
“A giant has been awakened,” said
Plumas County,
Calif. Sheriff Greg Hagwood, “and they didn’t count on that,” speaking of the federal bureaucracy.
With exposure of the Emergency Management Center in
San Luis Obispo a few decades ago, California began to offer the rest of the nation some evidence of the psychological conditioning aimed from the federal level at state, county and city law enforcement.
