Take 10 Minutes To Inform Yourself On The Fukushima CrisisExpert Helen Caldicott clearly explains The single most articulate and passionate advocate of citizen action to remedy the nuclear and environmental crises, Dr Helen Caldicott, has devoted the last forty two years to an international campaign to educate the public about the medical hazards of the nuclear age and the necessary changes in human behaviour needed to stop environmental destruction. Born in Melbourne, Australia in 1938, Dr. Caldicott received her medical degree from the University of Adelaide Medical School in 1961. She founded the Cystic Fibrosis Clinic at the Adelaide Childrens Hospital in 1975 and subsequently was an instructor in pediatrics at Harvard Medical School and on the staff of the Childrens Hospital Medical Center, Boston, Mass., until 1980 when she resigned to work full time on the prevention of nuclear war. In 1971, Dr Caldicott played a major role in Australias opposition to French atmospheric nuclear testing in the Pacific; in 1975 she worked with the Australian trade unions to educate their members about the medical dangers of the nuclear fuel cycle, with particular reference to uranium mining. Dr Caldicott has received many prizes and awards for her work, including the Lannan Foundations 2003 Prize for Cultural Freedom and twenty one honorary doctoral degrees. She was personally nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by Linus Pauling himself a Nobel Laureate. The Smithsonian has named Dr Caldicott as one of the most influential women of the 20th Century. She has written for numerous publications and has authored seven books. Its undeniable, Caldicott knows what shes talking about with regards to the nuclear crisis at hand. Its time for us to stop denying our environmental and social responsibility. We cannot coin Fukushima information as fear mongering any longer. The message needs to get out to as many people as possible so that we can come together with a solution that, at the very least, slows any further damage from occurring. Source: Jeff Roberts writes for Collective-Evolution, where this first appeared. 