And the Award Goes To!

There have been some pretty crass attempts to 'sell' environmental actions in recent times. The award, however, clearly goes to the current Japanese government (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/apr/15/japan-scraps-mascot-promoting-fukushima-wastewater-dump). The Japanese government approved developing an animated character, 'Little Mr Tritium' (tritium being a long-lasting radioactive isotope of hydrogen). The character was intended to win support for the dumping of 1 million tonnes of treated, radioactive water, from the damaged Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Reactor. The water was intended go into the nearby sea, where people have a long tradition of fishing. Japanese people are also pretty keen on their seafood. Little Mr Tritium went down, as they say, like the proverbial 'lead balloon'.