greenpeace.hink this is a very good time. >> what about the latest is the iceberg twice the size of manhattan broke off from one of greenland's two main glaciers, the peterman glacier, the second time in two years. it is the second time it has broken off. the significance of this? >> absolutely. the significance is this. not only the damage we're causing to the arctic, but nature will fight back. the meaning, such a large iceberg during the falling off, all these scientists have been selling them out of the arctic sea ice as well as the ice cap of greenland is going to cause enormous [unintelligible] the new york coastline is completely threatened, as are all of the cosines of the northern hemisphere cities. these discussions have to be on the table. here is an example right in front of us, something like four times the size of manhattan. >> subhankar banerjee, thank you for being with us, and if folks want to see some of your photographs, they can go to democracynow.org. he spent the last decade

event in this case a bank like barclays is releasing toxic derivatives toxic practices why doesn't greenpeace cover barclays as being in other words they they the banking industry needs an environmental upgrade because they are releasing risky toxicity into the system because i ask this because you straddle both worlds here on wall street you're doing renewable energy where you think of that idea well look i think that we have crossed some kind of rubicon with with this park especially if there's any collusion on the part of the national authorities now the bank of england that's where everything falls apart because who trusts now and then there's any collusion between in the us between the administration and some of the big wall street firms then we have a real problem because the citizens can no longer trust their governments on the very very basic fundamental tenets of the economic structure so you know what's there were words were can we believe and so it's a real i think there's a real citizen a crisis of confidence which is emerging you know we're going to start seeing i don't know what

it meant gathering city for greenpeace, not for the local republican. they have it backward.tization of caring. the cool person reserves effort for people close to them. then they leave everyone else alone. they don't tell you what soda size to drink or how to recycle. socially conscious folks get in everyone's business as their own lives to go to hell. see dana perino, she seems so damn cool. except to those who have to deal with her. then you realize she is a monster who would be stopped. >> kimberly: my gosh! >> dana: i thought you said piddleless. pidle in the hallway. >> greg: i would surprised you bring up your dog in this. >> dana: he's cool. >> dana: i wap your definition of cool. don't say cruelty to elderly, because that's gisting. >> dana: that is what bob thinks i want to do to the elderly. what does personal competence mean? >> greg: good at what you do. >> dana: personal confidence? i don't know. >> greg: hygiene. >> dana: got it. what? personal -- >> kimberly: don't listen to him. >> dana: if you comb your hair and wash your face? that makes you cool? >> greg:

he is the chief engineer at fairewinds associates and co- author of the greenpeace report, "lessons from fukushima." he often provides independent testimony on nuclear and radiation issues to the nuclear regulatory commission and other government agencies. arnie gundersen, welcome to "democracy now!" your initial reaction to the report released by the japanese parliament? >> we can no longer call it the fukushima daiichi action. that is when a bolt of lightning comes out of the blue and yet no idea what caused it. this report hits the nail on the head. this was man-made. the japanese have known for release 20 years, perhaps longer, that tsunami of this size could hit fukushima dai- ichi were in fact likely. and they never did anything about it. there is a coziness between the regulator and the people who run the nuclear power plants, not just in japan, but worldwide. this report focused on their relationship between regulator and the power plant owners in japan. >> one of the fascinating parts of the report, it says that at least one of the reactors may not actually have been damaged by

subjecting us -- and that's why you have so many of the far left environmental groups, such as greenpeace, natural resources -- natural resources defense council, environmental defense found $fund and all of them just fervently supporting this treaty because they want to use it admittedly to bring the united states and all countries into conformity with their environmental agenda. now, that's kind of an interesting thing, because we actually have had many -- and i'm going to submit this for the record. for example, andrew strauss -- a law professor very well-known -- states that u.s.jection of the kyoto protocol makes the united states the most logical first country target of a global warming lawsuit in the international forum. so i would ask along with my statement i be able to insert into the record the various legal entities that are rejoicing about the fact this they might be able to sue this country. now, lastly -- the presiding officer: without objection. mr. inhofe: lastly, i would say, madam president, that we -- i'm submitting a letter that is signed by 31 members of the united s