Public Opinon & Nuclear Project --Re: AW: [ RadSafe ] Asbury Park Press on Mangano's press conference

[Maury Siskel]

John, et al
Please consider that many of these issues including NPP wax and wane 
over the years. Thus, it is important to maintain pressure in the 
directions that you believe in and objectively know. Comanche Peak took 
about twenty years to come on line instead of the expected five or so. 
Yes, the builders made their share of errors, but many of those years 
were spent in the courts
litigating artificial environmental issues.

If these topics were ignored by scientific experts (including you, 
John), then the emotional opponents have uncontested access to the 
public realm and I for one am relieved that this is not at all the case. 
Demagoguery overcomes data in the realms of politics and policy where 
most of these issues are decided for long periods. If the demagoguery is 
intensely exposed, it then makes a difference in the subsequent policy 
realms.

I'm surprised that any scientist might fail to recognize the import of 
these notions. Note that we are talking about emotional vs scientific 
differences; nothing here precludes scientific (experimental) 
disagreements --  NPPs, man-made global climate change, mercury in 
dental fillings and in vaccines -- the processes have been and will 
remain endless to illustrate the value of scientific inputs to at least 
temper the emotional arguments before they become policy.

Best to all, but watch out for ladders and black cats....
Maury&Dog
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"The only way to make sure that government doesn't abuse its power is to 
not grant it in the first place."  Give control of the Sahara Desert to 
government and you will run out of sand in five years ....
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John Jacobus wrote:

> Stewart,
> You and I have been on this list for many years. Do you think that 
> seeing the same issues being posted over and over again has changed 
> anything.
>
> I do not think the public is ill-informed. They just do not care about 
> issues that are posted on this list. Some on the list get all excited 
> about DU, tritium in ground water, etc. And the same "facts" are repeated

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