Helen's Hershey bars

[Gary Schroeder <schroede@mail.sep.bnl.gov>]

Holloway3@aol.com said:

>Not long ago Helen Caldicott urged members of the public to boycott Hershey
>products because they are made near Three Mile Island.  I wrote to her asking
>for evidence of contamination in the vicinity of Three Mile Island and
another
>location that she mentioned.  I have some experience in monitoring
>environmental samples in that particular area and believe that her views are
>ridiculous in this regard.  So far, she has not responded to my request.

The anecdote that I heard regarding this was that she said to a crowd in my
area: "You know why I know this is true?  If it weren't, Hershey would have
sued me by now."  

Hey, with logic like that, who can argue?  Seriously, I think she does
herself in with many audiences with this kind of absurdity.  Given that, it
may be better to let her continue with her chocolate story.

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Gary L. Schroeder
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Environmental Protection Office
gs1@bnl.gov