Re: Three mile island syndrome

["Jerry Cohen" <jjcohen@prodigy.net>]

There is something wrong with "the system"!
Although it is not in their mandate, it should not be surprising that
government agencies such as the
EPA want to scare people.  It is only human nature that ,in making
decisions,
advancement of self-interest is a strong consideration. Funding is the
mothers milk of all bureaucracies. In the budgetary process it is unlikely
that major funding will be allocated toward control of minor problems. It is
therefore understandable why EPA (or other regulatory agencies) may want to
inflate the seriousness of whatever they regulate. This system usually
does'nt
serve  the best public interests.
It is the responsibility of the Congress, in setting budgets, to judge who
gets what funding levels and there are painfully few   advocates of
moderation to counter the influence of the regulatory bureaucracies and
those  "public interest" groups who view things with alarm. The squeaky
hinge....etc.   It's hard to be a militant moderate!
jjcohen@prodigy.net


-----Original Message-----
From: Thomas J Savin <tjsav@lycos.com>
To: Multiple recipients of list <radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu>
Date: Thursday, December 07, 2000 7:38 AM
Subject: Three mile island syndrome


>
>Hi Everyone,
>
>Here is the ATSDR's action dealing with Psychological Responses to Toxic
Contamination.  The responses of people to Three Mile Island are
highlighted.
>
>This shows me two things:
>
>1. (We already know this) The power of the press and how people react and
are affected.
>
>2.  That when I think of it, it seems that the agencies that are empowered
to protect "us" are really the agencies that are making us scared,
depressed, up in arms.....etc.  through there press releases, public
relations and just general philosophies (like EPA trying to regulate the
growing of hi-yield bio-tech corn????!!!!! WHAT?!There is no connection!
see cnn.com either in food or health.)
>
>The ATSDR site of interest is http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/HEC/v10n1-1.htlm
>
>What do you think?
>
>One more thought - I do not have the answer to: How do we convence people
that nuclear power has a positive side?  I know at one time, in 1964 @ the
New York's World's Fair, they were irradiating dimes and placing them in a
holder and giving them to the tourist
>I thought it was GREAT! It's a shame we don't do that sort of PR anymore.
>
>Thanks!
>
>Tom Savin
>
>
>
>
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