Subject:  (Kirsch) (Shano) Jan 13 Panel (fwd)
Date:     Tue, 19 Jan 1999 131910 -0600 (CST)
From:     "Roy L. Beavers" <rbeavers@llion.org>
To:       emfguru <rbeavers@llion.org>
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Date: Tue, 19 Jan 1999 14:12:19 -0500 (EST)
From: ackirsch@capecod.net
To: "Roy L. Beavers" 
Cc: CG 
Subject: Re: (Shano) Jan 13 Panel (fwd)

Dear Roy and Celine,
Just a word in clarification.
I agree with most of Celine's reaction to the Cape Cod Commission meeting.
Peter Hall is still our Selectman.  Although he and I are on opposite sides
on this one issue, he is a fair man who happens to have a real blind spot on
this issue.    It is our Chairman, Howard Grossman, who completely stilfles
democracy in Wellfleet, another Selectman, Jeff White, who at age 23 tries
to come across as "in charge," and a third one, Larry Gallagher, who are the
problems with Wellfleet's Board of Selectmen.

Peter Valberg and John Osepchuk came across as trying to limit the
discussion to physics and the "dose" issue which is a smokecreen for the
growing numbers of anecdotal and epidemiological evidence that this level of
radiofrequency radiation is dangerous. They ignored my question, which was
how many of these stories and epi-based studies will be enough for them.
Valberg also cited (and did so a few days earlier at Harvard) a study by a
BU scientist, Rothberg, who has for a year studied cell phone effects on
users, and the study (so far - still ongoing) shows nothing. The problem is
that the study does not differentiate between analog and digital technology
based phones and therefore is useless in my opinion.

Osepchuk also angered many in the audience when he showed a slide photo of a
place "somewhere in Europe" with a monopole in the background and a few cows
in the foreground, saying, in effect, See - these cows are near this tower
and are fine. (!)  Osepchuk also poo-poohed the idea that studies paid for
by industry would reflect different outcomes than independently financed
studies (the audienced hooted at that).

Arlene Kirsch
Wellfleet and Harvard School of Public Health
At 08:40 AM 1/19/99 -0600, you wrote:
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>Date: Mon, 18 Jan 1999 21:05:03 -0500
>From: CG 
>To: rbeavers@llion.org
>Subject: Jan 13 Panel
>
>>Date: Sun, 17 Jan 1999 21:17:37 -0500
>>To: rbeavers@illion.org
>>From: CG 
>>Subject: Jan 13 Panel
>>
>>Dear Roy,
>>
>>I have been meaning to give you an update as to the panel discussion on
>January 13  on Cape Cod, Massachusetts set up by the Cape Cod Commission. I
>am have been busy preparing for a town planning board meeting which is
>going to consider the by-laws that i have submitted to them. This is
>actually an extension of a Hearing that we had last October. We have an
>entirely new board that will be considering adopting these by-laws. I have
>to try and educate all the new members.
>>
>>It was very fortunate that we had the addition of Dr. Kathleen Thurmond
>and Blake Levitt to the panel. B. Blake Levitt was excellent. Even industry
>commented that she presented herself very well. They made a good team. It
>is , however, very tough because Vogel and Osepchuk are old hands at these
>discussions and panels. People came away from the meeting as confused as
>they were walking in. The only good thing that came out of it was that the
>Cape Cod Commission gave the indication that they are going to go back and
>re-look at the by-laws. This was above all the most important outcome
>because the Cape Cod Commission sets the whole precedent for Cape Cod.
>There was discussion at the end of the meeting, when everyone was
>dispersing, that they should really come up with a regional plan that is
>not just geared to the aesthetics. It has been hard to get through to them
>so this was a good development. 
>>
>>The weather that evening was horrendous,,icy..snowy..bad visibility..so it
>was not packed with people..a lot of industry showed (of course), press and
>some people from individual town boards and activists. At one point during
>the evening I saw a former Selectperson, Peter Hall, from Wellfleet haul
>off and slug someone in the arm for something he said. Peter Hall was
>pro-industry when he was on the Town Planning Board (I believe he has
>stepped down), The gentleman he slugged was sitting in the aisle in  front
>of him. I was quite surprised at this immature behavior....and this Peter
>Hall was making decisions for the future of Wellfleet.
>>
>>Once again, it was a blessing that we were able to get Levitt and Thurmond
>to at least balance out the views. Hopefully the Cape Cod Commission will
>take action. 
>>
>>Thank you all,
>>
>>Celine
>>
>>
>
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