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<br /> EDITORIAL
<br /> Irradiation: No, Thanks -Again
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<br /> F or years, critics of food irradiation posal xo enxrusr millions of curies to the care high-tech snake-oil salesman's dream come
<br /> have described the idea as little more of people who have no special skills, no true.
<br /> than a promotional gimmick devel- training, and no ability to pay for clean-up Ix was a bad idea in r988. It was just as bad
<br /> oped by the manufacturers and operaxors of cows in the not-unlikelyeventofcarasaophic in r995. In r997, it is worse dtan ever.
<br /> atomic weapons and nuclear power plants failure is utter, terrifying folly.
<br /> and their allied industries. Two years ago, a group calling itself the $ $ $
<br /> They maybe onto something. Eagle Alliance was formed co promote food
<br /> Our review of files at the crate Depan- irradiationasoneoffivekeygoals.Theoxhers MaI1a(o, Gary
<br /> mein of Agriculture suggests that Hawaii is were to "achieve pro-nudeaz planks in major
<br /> attheforefrontofarenewednacionalbaccleto political party" platforms; ro "develop ad- sadness do we note the passing of our
<br /> win populaz suppott for food irradiation. vanced radiation techniques ro cure cancer in prinrer, Gary Kuhn. Gary, who was 58, died
<br /> Every Tom, Dick, and Harry with any irra- America" (do cheynotcareabouxnon-nuclear at his Kailua, Oahu, home on December r9.
<br /> diction plan, however cockeyed or haze- techniques,orcancerelsewhere?);to"achieve In the neazly seven years that we worked
<br /> brained, has received red-carpet treatment risk-based regulations for nuclear industry;" him Gary never failed to deliver our
<br /> Erom the crate DOA, while those who have and co "build strong local support base for y~~ on time, even when we might have
<br /> not joined the bandwagon have been labeled pro-nuclear political actions. Members in- ~n runninglateourselves. Healways found
<br /> as Luddites, hippies, hypocrites, commu- elude CEOs of nuclear equipment manufac- ar source of recycled paper for our stock,
<br /> nists,orworse. racers,headsofutilirycompanieswithnttcleaz even when supplies were scarce. Whenveg-
<br /> But it's not the opponents who are the enable-based inks came on the market, he
<br /> crackpots here. Noc by a long stretch. pioneered their rue in all his jobs, not just our
<br /> Surelytheprizeintharcategorygoestothe "~tJjpublicoffzcialseagerto publication.
<br /> diabolical Dr. Dooms behind Gray*Star, the embrace any idea, however nuteyl To Angie, his parirter in life and in work,
<br /> company that plans to take nation's stock of we extend onr sincere sympathy.
<br /> cesium-r37 off the Department of Energy's that holds the remotestprospeet of
<br /> hands and pass it out like candy to anyone economicgrowth, the state has $ $ $
<br /> who can ante up xhe sz million chat its acquired an embarrassing reputation
<br /> irradiators are expected co cosx. Their pro-
<br /> ws the high-tech snake-oil salesman's Transitions
<br /> dream come true. "
<br /> With this issue, we welcome Teresa Dawson
<br /> xoourscaff. SheisagraduaceoftheUrtiversiry
<br /> Environment ® Hawai
<br /> t generators, and -ironically, given what is of Hawaii journalism program and has
<br /> known about radiation's effecr on human Forked ax a variety of Hawaz`i publications,
<br /> health-anofficerofrheAmeritxn Cancer including an internship ac the Honolulu
<br /> zoo Kanoelehua Avenue, Sui¢ to;-;z5 SOCiery. Weekly and a 5[Int With Che URIVeCSIry of
<br /> Hilo, tlt 9G7m At the same time the Eagle Alliance was Hawaii Mazine Option Program.
<br /> being formed, the U.S. Depanmenc of En- Teresa will be taking over much of the
<br /> Volume 7, Number 8 February t997 work done b uliec B who leawes
<br /> ergy announced is would be accepring pro- Y J ~eY,
<br /> Patricia Tummons. Editor posals for the privatization of radioactive Ettv+ronmenr Hatvai `i afrer years of dedi-
<br /> Tetesa Dawson. Reszartb .t:si:rnnt isotopes, while the U.S. Department ofAgri- rated and underpaid service. Thanks, Juliet,
<br /> Environment Hawaii is published monthly by Envi- culture and ins associates in the 1ndUSCIlallZed and best wishes in your new job.
<br /> ronment HawaPi. Inc., a Sor(t)(;) non-profit corpora- agllcnl[LLre bUSlneSS discussed ways Of ITtak-
<br /> tion. Subscriptions are s;5 individual: s65 supporting; ing Irradiated fOOdS more palatable, If yOLL ~ $
<br /> s6s corporate and instimcional. Send subscription in- will to the consuming public
<br /> yuiries, address changes, and all other correspondence ~p~
<br /> rot.'ncironmenrHawai'i, zoo KanoelehuaAvenue,Suite Why should anyone be asronished that W 1~ GCatitude
<br /> .o;-;:s, Hao, HawaPi9v7ao.Tdephone: cos 9;q-orrs. all these forces have converged on Hawaii?
<br /> Fauimilc: 808 9;q-8;zr. E-mail:paccumQ~aloha.nct. WI[h xhe state having pntdendy banned We wish to acknowledge donations from:
<br /> Anidcs appearing in this iovmal are indexed in rho the development of~nucleaz energy on the Roxie Berlin; Philip Bogeao: Dorothe
<br /> 1'.nvironmental Periodicals Bibliography. Environment islands, most. of the public is blissfully un- Curtis; Michael Fitzsimons; Claudia Gilles;
<br /> Hnwai'i is available in microform through Unirersity
<br /> i\licnrtilms'Alcernarire Press collection(;oo North -lceb aware of the problems associated with the Don and Pam Lichry; Ian Lind and Meda
<br /> Goad. Ann Arbor. ltithigan gs,oe-.;qv). nuclear industry. And, with public officials Chesney-Lind: Joyce Loo;
<br /> r.pesraing,ndproduaionbypore:utorPubbshing,ma eager to embrace any idea, however nutty, T.J. Mcriniff: Colbert Matsumoto; Lola
<br /> Fdnd„g by Dolphin Press of F,una. that holds the remotest prospect of bringing Mench; Paula Merwin; Jeffrey Parker; Diane
<br /> copyright ~o X997 Environment H.ov:,?~. Inc. economic growth, the state has acquired Shepherd; Wilma Wilkie: Debby Ward; and
<br /> usN io;o-t_ss an embarrassing reputation as the Chipper Wichman.
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