Re: Scientist links cancer to nuclear power

["Jerry Cohen" <jjcohen@PRODIGY.NET>]

So who are the "bad guys" in this story?

Sternglass and his ilk are just fuctioning in the great American tradition

of the snake oil salesman and other con artists who inhabit our history.

What bothers me the most about his apparent success is that those in 

the profession of journalism who report this nonsense must be totally 

illiterate in areas of  science and technology. Just a few well placed 

questions would reveal  the absurdity his positions. But alas, who 

is there in our mass media structure to ask these questions?





Cc: <radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu>

Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2001 10:01 AM

Subject: Re: Scientist links cancer to nuclear power





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> I know this kind of material is "newsworthy" because it plays to people

> fears and notion that there is

> some great conspiracy but the majority of scientific data does not

> support Dr. Sternglass's conclusions.

> Unfortunately most scientists don't have a significant financial gain to

> make by publishing boring dry facts while Dr. Sternglass however sincere

> he may be makes his living selling books and speaking.  Why don't you

> propose a story: "Most radiation safety professionals feel that public

> fear of radiation is overrated, scientific studies bear this out". Will

> that fly with your editors?





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