Indian children crippled by uranium

Observer investigation uncovers link between dramatic rise in birth defects in Punjab and pollution from coal-fired power stations Their heads are too large or too small, their limbs too short or too bent. For some, their brains never grew, speech never came and their lives are likely to be cut short: these are the children it appears that India would rather the world did not see, the victims of a scandal with potential implications far beyond the ... Full Story »

Posted by Subramanya Sastry - via OneRiot, NewsRack (Energy), The Guardian (US)

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Subramanya Sastry
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by Subramanya Sastry - Aug. 30, 2009

Looks like two different news articles (this one, and the other one linked) approach the same issue (children's health seriously affected by high levels of uranium in their bodies) differently .. this article attributes it to coal-fired power plans and the truthout article ascribes it to depleted uranium from the wars in afghanistan. Both articles acknowledge the other point of view. It is a little hard to figure out what the real reason is given these two conflicting claims. But, the article does a good job of highlighting the serious health problems in children because of uranium and the Indian Government and Department of Atomic Energy's efforts to cover up -- though it is unclear why.

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