Re: FW: - Climate Change Hearings and the roll(?) of nuclear power

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Radsafers,

Nuclear energy self-promotion with "Global Warming" is hypocritical, as untrue

as harm from low dose radiation.



Doctors for Disaster Preparedness, meeting last weekend, have regreted the

unscientific opportunism of nuclear energy proponents in pointing out CO2-

free electricity production.as a benefit because of "Global Warming"

(non-existent in long-term satellite measurement)!



Readers’ Forum, The Valley Times  (Published 7/24/02 under INCREASE CO2)

Editors and Readers,

Less CO2 leaves the USA on our east coast than enters on west because our

forests absorb more than our cars produce. Gov. Davis playing God with the

market again will defeat his noble purpose of improving our health and safety.

Bush is right here.



I am one of 17,000 scientists urging INCREASE CO2,  after careful study.  This

is 10 x as many as the less prestigious group seeming to support the Kyoto

agreement.



PETITION

(Circulated with urging from Frederick Seitz, Past President, National Academy

of Sciences, USA, President Emeritus, Rockefeller University)



We urge the United States government to reject the global warming agreement

that was written in Kyoto, Japan in December, 1997, and any similar proposals.



The proposed limits on greenhouse gases would harm the environment, hinder the

advance of science and technology, and damage the health and welfare of

mankind.



There is no convincing scientific evidence that human release of carbon

dioxide, methane or other greenhouse gases is causing or will, in the

foreseeable future, cause catastrophic heating of the Earth’s atmosphere and

disruption of the Earth’s climate. Moreover there is substantial scientific

evidence that increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide produce many beneficial

effects upon the natural plant and animal environments of the Earth.”

  (17,000  + scientist signatures at www.oism/org)



 Howard Long MD MPH (Epidemiology)



"Jacobus, John (OD/ORS)" wrote:



> I received this through another list server and thought some on this list

> would find it of interest.  Regarding nuclear power, it sounds like the

> "more study is needed" function key was activated . . .

>

> "The discussion turned to nuclear power, with Card declaring that

> it is difficult to be serious about a climate change strategy

> without being serious about increasing the utilization of

> nuclear power.  There needs, Card said, to be a large change

> in the nation's energy mix."

>

> -- John

> John Jacobus, MS

> Certified Health Physicist

> 3050 Traymore Lane

> Bowie, MD  20715-2024

>

> The American Institute of Physics Bulletin of Science Policy

> News

> Number 87: July 26, 2002

>

> Hearings Highlight Differences on Bush Global Climate Change

> Policy

>

> Hearings held two weeks ago by House and Senate committees

> revealed both consensus and conflict surrounding the Bush

> Administration's global climate change policy.  With rare

> exception, almost all agreed that the world's climate had

> warmed.  The causes of this warming trend and what should be

> done to counteract it remain in contention.

> SNIP.   The

> discussion turned to nuclear power, with Card declaring that

> it is difficult to be serious about a climate change strategy

> without being serious about increasing the utilization of

> nuclear power.



>

> Senator John Kerry (D-MA) charged that the Administration's

> policy "appears to have taken several steps backwards," later

> declaring "I believe the [Administration's] commitment remains

> rhetorical."  "This issue has been talked and talked for too

> long now," he said.  Joining Kerry in his criticism was

> Senator John McCain (R-AZ), who cited the then-raging Arizona

> wild fires as evidence for those predicting that climate

> change would lead to increased fire hazards.  He was, he said,

> disappointed with the "business as usual approach."   Declared

> Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA),  "At this point, I think this is

> a fight."

> SNIP

> Kerry pressed Hubbard on the warnings contained in the

> Administration's "U.S. Climate Action Report" (see FYI #73).

> "These are projections based on scenarios," not predictions,

> Hubbard replied.  The discussion returned to the intensity

> approach, Kerry charging that it would allow emissions to

> increase.  Boxer called the Administration's approach a

> smokescreen, and said "It's baloney."

>

> The discussion went back and forth, with neither side on this

> issue yielding little if any ground.  At the conclusion of the

> hearing, Kerry and the Administration officials spoke of a

> willingness to work toward a common approach.  Judging from

> the tone of the Senate hearing, that consensus will not be

> forthcoming in the near future.

>

> Richard M. Jones

> Media and Government Relations Division

> The American Institute of Physics

> fyi@aip.org

> (301) 209-3095

> http://www.aip.org/gov

>



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