[ RadSafe ] Multiple Source, Radon-222 Plumes

[Dan W McCarn]

"Not true.  If measured data shows that there is no global warming, then any
model that shows there is global warming trumps the actual data. Also we
might even fire the person who produced the measured data or at the very
least, assign him to a different job."

Dear Brian:

In the case of the USGS, for politically unpopular positions as resource
analysts, they either fired individuals or allowed them to come to harm in
other ways.

This actually happened to the resource analysts when they predicted too much
molybdenum, gold, silver, etc... in a wilderness area.  The newly-"greened"
USGS in the Clinton Administration simply allowed the guys to be sued
individually in court for estimating the presence of mineral endowment (as
required in the EIS) and provided no attorney to defend their techniques.
I'll dig-up the reference to a publication about that.  One of them fought
back, and used his life's savings to defend his methods in court.  The
controversy went all the way up to the Academy of Science.  A commission
chaired by DeVerle Harris was established and the methodologies were
essentially upheld - But not before a lot of damage was done.

Here it is:

Lawrence J. Drew (1997), "Undiscovered Petroleum and Mineral Resources:
Assessment and Controversy"

Dan ii

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-----Original Message-----
From: Maury Siskel [mailto:maurysis at peoplepc.com] 
Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2009 14:59
To: Riely, Brian P.
Cc: Dan W McCarn; Brennan, Mike (DOH); radsafe at radlab.nl
Subject: Re: [ RadSafe ] Multiple Source, Radon-222 Plumes

tee hee hee hee .... <g>

Maury&Dog (Maury Siskel  maurysis at peoplepc.com)

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Riely, Brian P. wrote:

> "I agree that measurements trump models always"
>
>
>Not true.  If measured data shows that there is no global warming, then
>any model that shows there is global warming trumps the actual data.
>Also we might even fire the person who produced the measured data or at
>the very least, assign him to a different job.
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl [mailto:radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl] On
>Behalf Of Dan W McCarn
>Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2009 1:23 PM
>To: 'Brennan, Mike (DOH)'
>Cc: radsafe at radlab.nl
>S
>