Initially this seems like a good idea; that is that there needs to be some sort of monitoring of the radiation levels along the west coast of the USA..
But then they are asking individuals or communities to donate a minimum of $100 in seed funding, and WHOI will create a fundraising website for each location that is selected for sampling and testing.
Then, the last sentence states:
“If they (the public who are very freaked out by all this talk of radioactivity) can actually see the numbers and a commentary as to what they mean, hopefully that’ll put them at ease."
This to me appears to assume they have already determined what the reading will be (ie not so bad). Mmmmm....
http://www.livescience.com/42630-fukushima-ocean-radioactivity-to-be-tracked.html
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They can find the money if they want to. Ooops...I forgot. We sent it to Syria to help them celebrate a Muslim holiday. Much more important, dontcha think?
Yep. And we get to pay for the false assurances. And why doesn't the gov't (the EPA) do this from taxpayers' funds?