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␈↓ ↓H␈↓␈↓βS␈↓∧ Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Stanford, California 94305

␈↓ ↓H␈↓∧Telephone 415 497-4430␈↓ 	ISeptember 18, 1980 




␈↓ ↓H␈↓Professor Miro Todorovich
␈↓ ↓H␈↓Scientists and Engineers for Secure Energy
␈↓ ↓H␈↓570 Seventh Avenue, Suite 1007
␈↓ ↓H␈↓New York, N.Y. 10018

␈↓ ↓H␈↓Dear Miro:

␈↓ ↓H␈↓Enclosed␈α∞is␈α∞material␈α∞on␈α∞indoor␈α∞pollution,␈α∞mainly␈α
from␈α∞Henry␈α∞Hurwitz.␈α∞ It␈α∞seems␈α∞to␈α∞me␈α∞that␈α
the
␈↓ ↓H␈↓next␈α∪step␈α∪is␈α∪some␈α∪legal␈α∪research␈α∪about␈α∪what␈α∪programs␈α∪might␈α∪require␈α∀environmental␈α∪impact
␈↓ ↓H␈↓statements.

␈↓ ↓H␈↓I␈αam␈αnot␈αsure␈αwhat␈αSE2␈αshould␈αdo.␈α Certainly␈αwe␈αshould␈αhelp␈αHurwitz␈αpublicize␈αthe␈αinformation
␈↓ ↓H␈↓he␈αhas␈αcollected.␈α Possibly␈αhe␈αshould␈α
initiate␈αa␈αsuit␈αdemanding␈αan␈αenvironmental␈αimpact␈α
statement
␈↓ ↓H␈↓for some program of tax or other subsidies given to insulation.

␈↓ ↓H␈↓Another␈α∩possibility␈α∩is␈α∪simply␈α∩to␈α∩petition␈α∩for␈α∪suspending␈α∩subsidies␈α∩for␈α∩insulation␈α∪pending␈α∩an
␈↓ ↓H␈↓environmental␈αimpact␈α
statement.␈α Nader␈α
seems␈αto␈αget␈α
plenty␈αof␈α
publicity␈αfor␈α
his␈αpetitions,␈αand␈α
they
␈↓ ↓H␈↓are␈αprobably␈αmuch␈αless␈αexpensive␈αthan␈αsuits.␈α I␈αsuppose␈αone␈αpetitions␈αDOE␈αor␈αmaybe␈αIRS␈αif␈αthey
␈↓ ↓H␈↓are tax concessions.

␈↓ ↓H␈↓A␈α⊂mere␈α⊂statement␈α⊂by␈α⊂the␈α⊂steering␈α⊂committee␈α∂with␈α⊂a␈α⊂press␈α⊂release␈α⊂including␈α⊂some␈α⊂of␈α∂Hurwitz's
␈↓ ↓H␈↓material might be helpful.  The main content of the statement might be

␈↓ ↓H␈↓        (1)␈αThere␈αseems␈α
to␈αbe␈αa␈αproblem␈α
-␈αat␈αleast␈α
by␈αthe␈αcriteria␈αfor␈α
danger␈αthat␈αhave␈αbeen␈α
applied
␈↓ ↓H␈↓to energy generating.

␈↓ ↓H␈↓        (2)␈α⊃Out␈α⊃of␈α⊃an␈α⊃ideological␈α⊃belief␈α⊃that␈α⊃they␈α⊂are␈α⊃the␈α⊃good␈α⊃guys,␈α⊃the␈α⊃EPA␈α⊃has␈α⊃ignored␈α⊂it.
␈↓ ↓H␈↓Perhaps,␈αit␈αshould␈αbe␈αsaid␈αdi≥erently␈α-␈αout␈αof␈αan␈αenthusiasm␈αfor␈αenergy␈αconservation,␈αit␈αhas␈αbeen
␈↓ ↓H␈↓di≠cult␈αfor␈αthem␈αto␈αtake␈αseriously␈αthe␈αidea␈αthat␈αit␈αmight␈αhave␈αdangers.␈α These␈αdangers␈αhave␈αbeen
␈↓ ↓H␈↓known for some time.

␈↓ ↓H␈↓        (3)␈α⊃The␈α⊃mechanism␈α∩for␈α⊃deciding␈α⊃exists.␈α∩ They␈α⊃should␈α⊃do␈α∩the␈α⊃research␈α⊃required␈α∩for␈α⊃an
␈↓ ↓H␈↓environmental␈α∀impact␈α∀statement␈α∪and␈α∀issue␈α∀one␈α∪for␈α∀any␈α∀government␈α∪activity␈α∀in␈α∀the␈α∀area␈α∪of
␈↓ ↓H␈↓improved insulation.

␈↓ ↓H␈↓        (4) SE2 will help them do their duty by a suit if necessary.

␈↓ ↓H␈↓        (5)␈αWith␈αpresent␈αknowledge,␈αit␈αlooks␈αlike␈αgenerating␈αmore␈αenergy␈αpresents␈αless␈αdanger␈αto␈αthe
␈↓ ↓H␈↓public than super insulation.
␈↓ ↓H␈↓αProfessor Miro Todorovich ␈↓ ¬KSeptember 18, 1980␈↓ 
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␈↓ ↓H␈↓        (6)␈α⊂Aside.␈α⊂Maybe␈α⊂air␈α∂exchangers␈α⊂will␈α⊂solve␈α⊂the␈α⊂problem,␈α∂but␈α⊂this␈α⊂isn't␈α⊂known,␈α⊂and␈α∂they
␈↓ ↓H␈↓aren't available in the U.S., nor is their use part of the government plans.

␈↓ ↓H␈↓A␈α
press␈α
conference␈α
in␈α
Wahsington␈α
might␈α
be␈α
necessary␈α
A␈α
grander␈α
activity␈α
would␈α
be␈α
to␈αco-sponsor␈α
a
␈↓ ↓H␈↓conference,␈α⊂possibly␈α⊃together␈α⊂with␈α⊂one␈α⊃of␈α⊂the␈α⊂more␈α⊃responsible␈α⊂environmental␈α⊃organizations␈α⊂if
␈↓ ↓H␈↓there is one.

␈↓ ↓H␈↓However,␈αsome␈αpeople␈αhere␈αregard␈αsuch␈αsuits␈αas␈αa␈αwrong␈αactivity␈αon␈αthe␈αgrounds␈αthat␈αthey␈αadd␈αto
␈↓ ↓H␈↓the␈α
atmosphere␈αof␈α
legal␈α
guerrilla␈αwarfare␈α
which␈αwe␈α
deplore.␈α
 Moreover,␈αa␈α
small␈αsuit␈α
on␈α
our␈αpart
␈↓ ↓H␈↓might serve to legitimize the much greater activities in this direction by the other side.

␈↓ ↓H␈↓All this would be much clearer if we had someone who actually knew the legal situation.

␈↓ ↓H␈↓We␈α
won't␈α
be␈α
able␈α
to␈α
do␈α
much␈α
before␈α
the␈α
election,␈α
and␈α
what␈α
we␈α
will␈α
want␈α
to␈α
do␈α
may␈α
depend␈αon
␈↓ ↓H␈↓how the election turns out.


␈↓ ↓H␈↓Best regards,



␈↓ ↓H␈↓John McCarthy
␈↓ ↓H␈↓Director
␈↓ ↓H␈↓Professor of Computer Science