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VIDEO: NYC restaurant Le Bernardin testing its fish for radiation |
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With reports from Japan acknowledging that the stricken nation’s coastal waters and seafood supply have been tainted by radioactive seepage, some Americans are wary of ingesting any fish from the Pacific. Nor are their fears allayed by assurances from U.S. government agencies that all the food served on this continent is being monitored and is safe to eat.
Leave it to one enterprising New York restaurateur not to “let a crisis go to waste.” That would be Eric Ripert of the fabled seafood restaurant Le Bernardin. The chef is using a radiation dosimeter — a device that tests for levels of ionizing radiation — on all of the seafood delivered to his restaurant. Read the complete story and see the video from The Examiner.
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HASTINGS: Time to improve the Endangered Species Act
May 18, 2012 - When the Endangered Species Act (ESA) was signed into law in 1973 by President Nixon, he spoke about the importance of preserving “the rich array of animal life with which our country has been blessed.” I believe that goal is as important today as it was back then. However, after nearly 40 years, it’s time to take a fresh, honest look at the law and consider whether there are ways it could be improved to do a better job of protecting and recovering species.
