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␈↓ α∧␈↓∂SE2 ∞ Dear Colleagues:

␈↓ α∧␈↓        This␈α⊗is␈α⊗to␈α⊗suggest␈α∃that␈α⊗SE2␈α⊗consider␈α⊗≡ling␈α⊗suit␈α∃complaining␈α⊗about␈α⊗the␈α⊗lack␈α⊗of␈α∃an
␈↓ α∧␈↓environmental␈α
impact␈α
statement␈α
or␈α
the␈α
unsatisfactory␈α
nature␈α
of␈α
the␈α
statement␈α
in␈α
connection␈α
with
␈↓ α∧␈↓Federal␈α∞and␈α∞State␈α∞plans␈α∞for␈α∞tax␈α∞breaks␈α
or␈α∞other␈α∞incentives␈α∞for␈α∞insulating␈α∞houses.␈α∞ The␈α
enclosed
␈↓ α∧␈↓article␈αfrom␈αthe␈α␈↓↓L.A.␈αTimes␈↓␈αgives␈αmotivation.␈α The␈αonly␈αmistake␈αin␈αthe␈αarticle␈αis␈αthe␈αacceptance␈αof
␈↓ α∧␈↓the statement that the problem is new.  It is at least several years old.

␈↓ α∧␈↓        Probably␈αthe␈αmotivation␈αfor␈α
inaction␈αcited␈αin␈αthe␈α
article␈αis␈αalso␈αmisstated.␈α
 The␈αenvirocrats
␈↓ α∧␈↓haven't␈αbeen␈αreluctant␈αin␈αthe␈αpast␈αto␈αinterfere␈αwith␈αhomeowners;␈αthe␈αproblem␈αmay␈αrather␈α
be␈αthat
␈↓ α∧␈↓they␈αregard␈αthemselves␈α
as␈αthe␈αgood␈αguys␈α
and␈αcan't␈αbring␈αthemselves␈α
to␈αbelieve␈αthat␈α
any␈αprogram
␈↓ α∧␈↓they support can harm the health of the population.

␈↓ α∧␈↓        The␈α∂Blakeslee␈α⊂article␈α∂contains␈α⊂the␈α∂material␈α⊂for␈α∂a␈α⊂direct␈α∂computation␈α⊂of␈α∂how␈α⊂many␈α∂more
␈↓ α∧␈↓radiation caused cancers will result from not building a reactor and insulating better.

␈↓ α∧␈↓        Here are some considerations that might be involved in such a suit:

␈↓ α∧␈↓        1.␈α∞It␈α∞seems␈α∞to␈α∞me␈α∞that␈α∞if␈α∞the␈α∂suit␈α∞is␈α∞≡led␈α∞by␈α∞a␈α∞frankly␈α∞pro-nuclear␈α∞group␈α∂charging␈α∞cancer
␈↓ α∧␈↓from radiation, it will get a certain amount of man-bites-dog publicity.

␈↓ α∧␈↓        2.␈α∃The␈α∃publicity␈α∀needs␈α∃to␈α∃be␈α∃done␈α∀well.␈α∃ It␈α∃must␈α∀explain␈α∃how␈α∃the␈α∃bureaucrats␈α∀and
␈↓ α∧␈↓environmentalists can't bring themselves to examine issues that they demand of everyone else.

␈↓ α∧␈↓        3.␈α
While␈α
the␈αsuit␈α
must␈α
merely␈α
cite␈αthe␈α
lack␈α
or␈α
inadequacy␈αof␈α
the␈α
impact␈α
statement,␈αwe␈α
should
␈↓ α∧␈↓≡gure␈α
out␈α
what␈α
we␈αwant␈α
to␈α
happen.␈α
 In␈αmy␈α
opinion,␈α
the␈α
most␈αimportant␈α
thing␈α
is␈α
that␈αproducing
␈↓ α∧␈↓plenty␈α∞of␈α∞energy,␈α∞even␈α∞a␈α∞surplus␈α∞of␈α
energy,␈α∞is␈α∞good␈α∞not␈α∞bad.␈α∞ The␈α∞prevalent␈α∞assumption␈α
among
␈↓ α∧␈↓nice␈α
people␈αthat␈α
production␈α
of␈αenergy␈α
is␈αan␈α
evil␈α
(sometimes␈αnecesary)␈α
that␈αwill␈α
be␈α
attacked␈αalong
␈↓ α∧␈↓with␈α∞the␈α∞presumption␈α∞that␈α
the␈α∞Envirocrats␈α∞are␈α∞necessarily␈α∞good␈α
guys␈α∞and␈α∞needn't␈α∞obey␈α∞the␈α
laws
␈↓ α∧␈↓they have written for others.

␈↓ α∧␈↓        I␈α
suppose␈α
that␈α
the␈α
␈↓↓L.A.␈α
Times␈↓␈α
reporter,␈α
Sandra␈α
Blakeslee,␈α
whom␈α
I␈α
knew␈α
when␈α
she␈αworked
␈↓ α∧␈↓for the Stanford News Service, must have additional material which she would tell us about.


␈↓ α∧␈↓Sincerely,


␈↓ α∧␈↓John McCarthy

␈↓ α∧␈↓cc: Todorovich, Dugan, Bloom, Seitz, Weinberg, Teller