aftershock

The picture is tilted "aftershock," with a picture of the globe, with identification on America (and its nuclear plants) and a giant crack in the pacific ocean leading all the way back to Japan, with a plume of smoke hovering on top of japan in the distance. The crack in the pacific ocean moves inward past the California border and onto U.S. soil, and threatens two giant nuclear power plants in the south western area on the landscape of America, with the inscription ( U.S. nuclear energy policy)in front of each of the power plants. Art by Daryl Cagle, published March 16th, 2011.
This cartoon ties to recent class discussions about how the nuclear catastrophe in japan has affected recent decisions and government concerns here in the U.S. With the earthquake and the tsunami triggering the meltdowns in Japan, the very own safety of U.S. use of energy becomes a question that has many people in the country already wondering, is it safe to keep these nuclear plants that we're using open? Are they potentially dangerous? and are the citizens of America at risk of the same fate that the Japanese people are exposed to now? Right now in America, most of these questions are frequently asked, but finally due to unfortunate circumstances, have risen to the surface at last. Unfortunately, in the U.S. today, around 20% of energy is fueled by nuclear power plants. President Obama had actually decided on using even more construction of Nuclear power plants in the country to create more energy, and in the same series of events decrease the unemployment rate by offering more jobs to those without jobs. according to The Washington Post.