From: owner-abolition-usa-digest@lists.xmission.com (abolition-usa-digest) To: abolition-usa-digest@lists.xmission.com Subject: abolition-usa-digest V1 #445 Reply-To: abolition-usa-digest Sender: owner-abolition-usa-digest@lists.xmission.com Errors-To: owner-abolition-usa-digest@lists.xmission.com Precedence: bulk abolition-usa-digest Tuesday, May 15 2001 Volume 01 : Number 445 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 14 May 2001 09:17:05 -0700 From: Jackie Cabasso Subject: (abolition-usa) apologies: full mail box - --=====================_9058877==_.ALT Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Dear colleagues -- While I was travelling, my mailbox filled up and messages sent to me after May 11 were bounced back to the sender. I have cleared my mailbox and I am now able to receive all of my messages. If you sent me anything important from May 11 - May 14, please resend it. Sorry for the inconvenience. Sorry also for duplications. -- Jackie Cabasso **************************************************************************** *************** Jacqueline Cabasso WESTERN STATES LEGAL FOUNDATION 1440 Broadway, Suite 500 Oakland, California 94612 USA Tel: + 1 (510) 839-5877 Fax: + 1 (510) 839-5397 Website: www.wslfweb.org Western States Legal Foundation is a founding member of the ABOLITION 2000 GLOBAL NETWORK TO ELIMINATE NUCLEAR WEAPONS **************************************************************************** *************** - --=====================_9058877==_.ALT Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Dear colleagues -- While I was travelling, my mailbox filled up and messages sent to me after May 11 were  bounced back to the sender.  I have cleared my mailbox and I am now able to receive all of my messages.  If you sent me anything important from May 11 - May 14, please resend it.  Sorry for the inconvenience.  Sorry also for duplications.  -- Jackie Cabasso
*******************************************************************************************
Jacqueline Cabasso
WESTERN STATES LEGAL FOUNDATION
1440 Broadway, Suite 500
Oakland, California 94612 USA
Tel: + 1 (510) 839-5877
Fax: + 1 (510) 839-5397
Website: www.wslfweb.org
Western States Legal Foundation is a founding member of the
ABOLITION 2000 GLOBAL NETWORK TO ELIMINATE NUCLEAR WEAPONS
******************************************************************************************* - --=====================_9058877==_.ALT-- - - To unsubscribe to abolition-usa, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe abolition-usa" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 May 2001 14:46:51 -0400 From: ASlater Subject: (abolition-usa) Bush manufactures threat Dear Friends, Here's the latest Bush thinking on weapons of mass destruction--meanwhile we're trashing the ABM treaty and NPT promises, undermining the biological weapons convention verification procedures in order to manufacture the very terror we should avoid by disarmament and negotiations and to scare the American public into building star wars. Alice Slater May 9, 2001 *Office of preparedness in the planning stages* RON HUTCHESON WASHINGTON BUREAU WASHINGTON President Bush launched an effort to guard against terrorism Tuesday, warning that the nation faces a ``very real'' threat of attack by biological, chemical or nuclear weapons. Bush directed Vice President Dick Cheney to coordinate the federal government's defenses against terrorism and announced plans for a new Office of National Preparedness. Bush acted after a critical government report was issued in March and as three Senate committees are examining the possibility of a future terrorist attack surpassing the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing that claimed 168 lives. ``The magnitude of this threat is just beginning to sink in,'' said Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kan., citing a host of terrorism experts who have predicted that, when it comes to a devastating attack, ``It's not a matter of if, but when.'' Bush said the spread of weapons of mass destruction to countries with ties to terrorist groups has heightened the potential danger. ``Against this backdrop, it is clear that the threat of chemical, biological or nuclear weapons being used against the United States -- while not immediate -- is very real,'' he said. Bush's approach seeks to prevent an attack and to deal with the consequences of a successful terrorist act. The federal government spends at least $11 billion a year on counterterrorism including fortifying embassies, training special operations units, gathering intelligence and maintaining airport security. The General Accounting Office, Congress's watchdog agency, concluded in late March that the efforts were hindered by a lack of coordination. If an attack succeeds, the new Office of National Preparedness will seek to coordinate the government's response. Longtime Bush aide Joseph Allbaugh, who is also responsible for disaster relief in his role as director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, will head the office. Bush's announcement drew a mixed reaction from Congress. Lawmakers praised Bush for addressing the problem, but some took issue with the specifics of his approach. Three Senate committees - -- Intelligence, Armed Services and Appropriations -- are examining the threat of terrorism in three days of hearings that opened Monday. Sen. Ernest Hollings, D-S.C., expressed fears that the focus on emergency response in the event of an attack could divert attention from law enforcement efforts to catch the terrorists. Online: Federal Emergency Management Agency, www.fema.gov =A9 2001 PioneerPlanet / St. Paul (Minnesota) Pioneer Press / TwinCities.com- ***************************************************************** 11 FEMA, Cheney will head anti-terrorism efforts BY EUN-KYUNG KIM The Associated Press WASHINGTON - President Bush created a new office Tuesday to assess the nation's ability to deter terrorism and to coordinate a "harmonious and comprehensive" response to terrorist attacks, including those involving biological, chemical or nuclear weapons. "Prudence dictates that the United States be fully prepared to deal effectively with the consequences of such a weapon being used here on our soil," the president said. The Federal Emergency Management Agency, the government body that deals with floods, tornadoes and other natural disasters, will head the anti-terrorism effort through the newly created Office of National Preparedness. Bush also said his vice president will lead an administration working group to assess terrorist threats. Dick Cheney, during a CNN interview, said the team will "figure out how we best respond to that kind of disaster of major proportions that in effect would be man-made or man-caused." Cheney's group was expected to report its findings to Congress by Oct. 1, with the recommendations to be reviewed by the National Security Council. The announcements Tuesday came as a Senate panel held the first of three days of hearings on the subject. "The president's purpose is to bring clarity to the 46 agencies that have a piece of the pie," FEMA director Joe Allbaugh told members of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State and the Judiciary. "Preparedness is the key to everything, whether you are talking about tornadoes or flooding or terrorism events," Allbaugh said. "I'm an old Boy Scout, and I believe in the motto, 'Be Prepared.' And the way we can be prepared is to educate and to train, particularly those who are the first responders - those who put their lives at risk every day." Allbaugh stressed that the office will serve only as an organizer to make sure local and state agencies are prepared for terrorism: "We are not a deterrence agency, we are not in the intelligence business." The new office created some concern among lawmakers who feared the effort might cause additional confusion for local governments unsure of who they must report to during an attack. Many roles that will be examined by FEMA now fall under the jurisdiction of the Justice Department or other federal agencies. Sen. Judd Gregg, R-N.H., cited a training exercise conducted last year to gauge the ability to respond to a major terrorist attack. He said many "bodies" lay on the ground for hours while emergency workers tried to figure out "who was in charge." Allbaugh said that kind of problem will be among those examined by his new office, as well as Cheney's working group. In additional to Allbaugh, other administration officials appeared before the Senate panel to testify about the increasing difficulty of combating terrorism because of new technology and growing economic connections between nations. Many senators expressed unhappiness with government efforts to face the growing threats of biological, chemical and nuclear weapons. "Our programs are both fragmented and overlapping," said Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W. Va. "Fortunately, Congress and the executive branch both appear to recognize this fact and both branches of government are working or at least beginning to work to find solutions." Secretary of State Colin Powell called terrorism "part of the dark side of globalization." He said he was comfortable receiving "all the information it is possible to have" about national security. But he acknowledged that "there is somebody out there who is going to find a weak link." Copyright =A9 2001, Lincoln Journal Star. All rights reserved. 926 P Street Lincoln NE 68508 402 475-4200 feedback@journalstar.com ***************************************************************** Alice Slater Global Resource Action Center for the Environment (GRACE) 15 East 26th Street, Room 915 New York, NY 10010 tel: (212) 726-9161 fax: (212) 726-9160 email: aslater@gracelinks.org http://www.gracelinks.org GRACE is a member of Abolition 2000, a global network for the elimination nuclear weapons. =20 - - To unsubscribe to abolition-usa, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe abolition-usa" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 May 2001 14:11:30 -0500 From: "Boyle, Francis" Subject: (abolition-usa) RE: [globenet] Bush manufactures threat Dear Alice: For what it is worth, back in 1998 the University of Michigan Law School invited me to speak at a big conference they were holding on International Terrorism.(I guess they wanted a token dissenter from the party-line) They had a large number of government officials there from the Clinton Administration. The Keynote Speaker at the dinner was the Clinton White House Person in charge of counter-terrorism. I was literally amazed by the speech that was given: It sounded like it came right out of the script for the Reagan administration's "war against international terrorism" which, I had thought, had been discarded into Trotsky's ashcan of history.(See my Preserving the Rule of Law in the War against International Terrorism, Future of International Law and American Foreign Policy(1989).) So the point is that this official scaremongering on terrorism goes back to the latter stages of the second Clinton term--the so-called "liberals". As I told my students, The Clinton People were the Sons and the Daughters of the Best and the Brightest. As i said in a previous post today, it appears that the BushII People are the next generation of Reaganites--far more reactionary then the Bush I People, who were typical realpolitikers. Best regards, Francis. Francis A. Boyle Law Building 504 E. Pennsylvania Ave. Champaign, IL 61820 USA 217-333-7954(voice) 217-244-1478(fax) fboyle@law.uiuc.edu - -----Original Message----- From: ASlater [mailto:aslater@gracelinks.org] Sent: Monday, May 14, 2001 1:47 PM To: abolition-usa@lists.xmission.com; globenet@yahoogroups.com Subject: [globenet] Bush manufactures threat Dear Friends, Here's the latest Bush thinking on weapons of mass destruction--meanwhile we're trashing the ABM treaty and NPT promises, undermining the biological weapons convention verification procedures in order to manufacture the very terror we should avoid by disarmament and negotiations and to scare the American public into building star wars. Alice Slater May 9, 2001 *Office of preparedness in the planning stages* RON HUTCHESON WASHINGTON BUREAU WASHINGTON President Bush launched an effort to guard against terrorism Tuesday, warning that the nation faces a ``very real'' threat of attack by biological, chemical or nuclear weapons. Bush directed Vice President Dick Cheney to coordinate the federal government's defenses against terrorism and announced plans for a new Office of National Preparedness. Bush acted after a critical government report was issued in March and as three Senate committees are examining the possibility of a future terrorist attack surpassing the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing that claimed 168 lives. ``The magnitude of this threat is just beginning to sink in,'' said Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kan., citing a host of terrorism experts who have predicted that, when it comes to a devastating attack, ``It's not a matter of if, but when.'' Bush said the spread of weapons of mass destruction to countries with ties to terrorist groups has heightened the potential danger. ``Against this backdrop, it is clear that the threat of chemical, biological or nuclear weapons being used against the United States -- while not immediate -- is very real,'' he said. Bush's approach seeks to prevent an attack and to deal with the consequences of a successful terrorist act. The federal government spends at least $11 billion a year on counterterrorism including fortifying embassies, training special operations units, gathering intelligence and maintaining airport security. The General Accounting Office, Congress's watchdog agency, concluded in late March that the efforts were hindered by a lack of coordination. If an attack succeeds, the new Office of National Preparedness will seek to coordinate the government's response. Longtime Bush aide Joseph Allbaugh, who is also responsible for disaster relief in his role as director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, will head the office. Bush's announcement drew a mixed reaction from Congress. Lawmakers praised Bush for addressing the problem, but some took issue with the specifics of his approach. Three Senate committees - -- Intelligence, Armed Services and Appropriations -- are examining the threat of terrorism in three days of hearings that opened Monday. Sen. Ernest Hollings, D-S.C., expressed fears that the focus on emergency response in the event of an attack could divert attention from law enforcement efforts to catch the terrorists. Online: Federal Emergency Management Agency, www.fema.gov © 2001 PioneerPlanet / St. Paul (Minnesota) Pioneer Press / TwinCities.com- ***************************************************************** 11 FEMA, Cheney will head anti-terrorism efforts BY EUN-KYUNG KIM The Associated Press WASHINGTON - President Bush created a new office Tuesday to assess the nation's ability to deter terrorism and to coordinate a "harmonious and comprehensive" response to terrorist attacks, including those involving biological, chemical or nuclear weapons. "Prudence dictates that the United States be fully prepared to deal effectively with the consequences of such a weapon being used here on our soil," the president said. The Federal Emergency Management Agency, the government body that deals with floods, tornadoes and other natural disasters, will head the anti-terrorism effort through the newly created Office of National Preparedness. Bush also said his vice president will lead an administration working group to assess terrorist threats. Dick Cheney, during a CNN interview, said the team will "figure out how we best respond to that kind of disaster of major proportions that in effect would be man-made or man-caused." Cheney's group was expected to report its findings to Congress by Oct. 1, with the recommendations to be reviewed by the National Security Council. The announcements Tuesday came as a Senate panel held the first of three days of hearings on the subject. "The president's purpose is to bring clarity to the 46 agencies that have a piece of the pie," FEMA director Joe Allbaugh told members of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State and the Judiciary. "Preparedness is the key to everything, whether you are talking about tornadoes or flooding or terrorism events," Allbaugh said. "I'm an old Boy Scout, and I believe in the motto, 'Be Prepared.' And the way we can be prepared is to educate and to train, particularly those who are the first responders - those who put their lives at risk every day." Allbaugh stressed that the office will serve only as an organizer to make sure local and state agencies are prepared for terrorism: "We are not a deterrence agency, we are not in the intelligence business." The new office created some concern among lawmakers who feared the effort might cause additional confusion for local governments unsure of who they must report to during an attack. Many roles that will be examined by FEMA now fall under the jurisdiction of the Justice Department or other federal agencies. Sen. Judd Gregg, R-N.H., cited a training exercise conducted last year to gauge the ability to respond to a major terrorist attack. He said many "bodies" lay on the ground for hours while emergency workers tried to figure out "who was in charge." Allbaugh said that kind of problem will be among those examined by his new office, as well as Cheney's working group. In additional to Allbaugh, other administration officials appeared before the Senate panel to testify about the increasing difficulty of combating terrorism because of new technology and growing economic connections between nations. Many senators expressed unhappiness with government efforts to face the growing threats of biological, chemical and nuclear weapons. "Our programs are both fragmented and overlapping," said Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W. Va. "Fortunately, Congress and the executive branch both appear to recognize this fact and both branches of government are working or at least beginning to work to find solutions." Secretary of State Colin Powell called terrorism "part of the dark side of globalization." He said he was comfortable receiving "all the information it is possible to have" about national security. But he acknowledged that "there is somebody out there who is going to find a weak link." Copyright © 2001, Lincoln Journal Star. All rights reserved. 926 P Street Lincoln NE 68508 402 475-4200 feedback@journalstar.com ***************************************************************** Alice Slater Global Resource Action Center for the Environment (GRACE) 15 East 26th Street, Room 915 New York, NY 10010 tel: (212) 726-9161 fax: (212) 726-9160 email: aslater@gracelinks.org http://www.gracelinks.org GRACE is a member of Abolition 2000, a global network for the elimination nuclear weapons. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: globenet-unsubscribe@egroups.com Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ - - To unsubscribe to abolition-usa, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe abolition-usa" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 May 2001 17:56:22 -0400 From: ASlater Subject: (abolition-usa) Fwd: [abolition-caucus] SIGN-ON, update Carson v. Dept. of Energy (DOE) >Date: Mon, 14 May 2001 14:26:02 -0500 >Subject: [abolition-caucus] SIGN-ON, update Carson v. Dept. of Energy (DOE) >Priority: non-urgent >X-FC-MachineGenerated: true >To: abolition-caucus@yahoogroups.com, doewatch@egroups.com, downwinders@egroups.com, nucnews@egroups.com >From: "smirnowb@ix.netcom.com" > > > > Please SIGN [at bottom] and dissemenate widely to help this courageous >whistleblower. > > > -Bill Smirnow > > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Joseph Carson" >Sent: Monday, May 14, 2001 10:14 AM >Subject: update Carson v. Dept. of Energy (DOE) > > >>> To - Friends and family of Joe Carson, P.E., and interested parties in >>> Carson v. DOE >>> >>> From - Joe Carson, P.E., DOE Safety Engineer and "Eight-Time Prevailing" >>> whistleblower >>> >>> Subject - Update on latest legal win and pending legal actions >>> >>> Date - May 9, 2001 >>> >>> On April 26, 2001 the Full Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) >>affirmed >>> Administrative Judge Richard Vitaris' October 2000 Recommendation that >>> found DOE in non-compliance with the Board's February 2000 Order. The >>> Board's eight page (double-spaced) decision is on my website >>> . The Board found that DOE has >>> implemented Judge Vitaris' recommendation. >>> >>> As a result, DOE is now liable for about another $20,000.00 in attorney >>> fees for my settlement attorney, Ron Zabel, for the work he performed >>> between February 2000 and April 26, 2001. He will file a fee petition >with >>> the Board in several weeks. By Board regulations, attorney fees can >>only >>> be awarded to "prevailing" appellants, so I have now "prevailed" an >>> *eighth* time in whistleblower related actions against the Department of >>> Energy. >>> >>> Currently, DOE has paid close to $400,000.00 in my attorney fees and >costs. >>> About $60,000 in attorney fees and about $50,000.00 in consequential >>> damages are under review at the Board, this is in addition to the >>> $20,000.00 DOE just became liable for. And I'm still incurring legal >bills >>> of thousands of dollars a month, bills DOE will also eventually be >>liable >>> for. >>> >>> Has everyone heard DOE oft-repeated pledge of "zero tolerance for >>> reprisal?" I think we all know it really means "zero tolerance for >>> concerned employees" in DOE. I have several pending legal actions that >>> will hopefully illustrate the moral and ethical bankruptcy of DOE's >>> representations about "zero tolerance." >>> >>> 1 On May 6, 2001, I filed a "stay" request with MSPB as part of my >>pending >>> whsitleblower appeal. If granted (and MSPB only grants about 1 percent >>of >>> stay requests made to it by whistleblowers), DOE will have to promote me >>> for pay purposes during the pendency of my current appeal. By the law >>and >>> MSPB regulations, a decision on the stay should be issued by May 18, >>2001. >>> >>> 2) On April 5, 2001 I filed a petition for enforcement (PFE) with MSPB, >>> based on DOE's failure to implement "zero tolerance for reprisal" in any >>> meaningful way in my case and its violation of a number of its own rules >in >>> its failure to process my January 2001 employee concern about a fearful, >>> repressive safety culture in DOE facilities. Instead of responding >>> meaningfully to my PFE, DOE merely argued that the Board should dismiss >>it >>> on jurisdictional grounds, underscoring the validity of my PFE. The PFE >is >>> now fully briefed, Judge Vitaris, the same MSPB Judge who found in favor >of >>> Jim Bailey, a DOE nuclear weapons courier, in a whistleblower appeal a >>few >>> years ago and who found DOE in non-compliance with the Board's February >>> 2000 Order, is assigned to the PFE. I anticipate he will issue a ruling >>> (or decide to hold a hearing) within a few weeks (or less.). >>> >>> 3) My pending whistleblower appeal is set for a hearing on June 5, 2001 >>in >>> Knoxville. At issue is whether Leah Dever, Steve Richardson, Bob Poe >>> and/or other top DOE officials in Oak Ridge Operations engaged in >>unlawful >>> reprisal against me in failing to offer me a reassignment opportunity to >>> Oak Ridge between August 1999 and October 2000, when MSPB found DOE in >>> non-compliance with its Order. Depositions for the case are scheduled >>to >>> start next week. >>> >>> Last week, in New York City, I was honored to receive the "Vanguard >>Award" >>> of the American Engineering Alliance (AEA). The citation reads, in >>part, >>> "for extraordinary courage, dedication, initiative and perseverance; >>> demonstrating at great personal risk a path toward elevating the >>> engineering profession and safeguarding the public interest." >>> >>> In my acceptance speech I discussed how the code of ethics for the >>safety >>> professions - "to hold paramount the health, safety and welfare of the >>> worker and public in the performance of professional duty" cannot be >>> reconciled with a statement contained in the President Clinton's >>December >>> 2000 Executive Order about the DOE workers' compensation bill, "these >>> workers were neither informed of nor protected from workplace hazards," >and >>> that to understand DOE environment, health and safety lapses, past and >>> present, one must start by understanding the fear DOE and its attorneys >>> have created for concerned employees in DOE, a fear that puts all >Americans >>> at increased risk of a nuclear catastrophe. >>> >>> I am hopeful that my and my family's ordeal will create a consensus in >>DOE >>> and its stakeholders that DOE and DOE contractor engineers who have >>> responsibility for workplace and/or public health and safety need to be >>> licensed and need to use their stamp on public documents they prepare or >>> approve. From having been in DOE for eleven years, I know the average >>> mentality of DOE and DOE contractor engineers - "it may be shaky >>> technically, but if I don't approve it, my employer might do bad things >>to >>> me while if I do approve it, nothing bad will happen to me within my >>> profession." That mentality needs to change to where DOE and DOE >>> contractor engineers face a credible deterrent of individual >>professional >>> accountability if their work is questionable (or worse). No law needs >>to >>> be passed for this to start happening, DOE can impose a requirement on >>> itself that its engineers need to be licensed and need to use their >>> engineering stamps on public documents dealing with health and safety. >>> There is no "statute of limitations" when an engineer uses his/her stamp >on >>> a document dealing with health and safety, something every engineer >>knows. >>> >>> PLEASE JOIN THE PETITION CALLING FOR DOE TO SETTLE "CARSON v. DOE" >>> CONSISTENT WITH ITS "ZERO TOLERANCE FOR REPRISAL" POLICY >>> IT'S QUICK AND EASY AT THE WEBSITE BELOW >>> (and ask others to do the same!) >>> >>> Joseph P. Carson, P.E. >>> Safety Engineer and "Eight-Time Prevailing" Whistleblower >>> in the Department of Energy (DOE) >>> 865-300-5831; fax 865-966-1675; >>> "A Call for Accountability, Competency, and Ethics in DOE" >>> >>> >>> > > >To subscribe to the Abolition Global Caucus, send an email from the >account you wish to be subscribed to: >"abolition-caucus-subscribe@egroups.com" > > >Do not include a subject line or any text in the body of the message. > >Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > - - To unsubscribe to abolition-usa, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe abolition-usa" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 May 2001 17:56:22 -0400 From: ASlater Subject: (abolition-usa) Fwd: [abolition-caucus] SIGN-ON, update Carson v. Dept. of Energy (DOE) >Date: Mon, 14 May 2001 14:26:02 -0500 >Subject: [abolition-caucus] SIGN-ON, update Carson v. Dept. of Energy (DOE) >Priority: non-urgent >X-FC-MachineGenerated: true >To: abolition-caucus@yahoogroups.com, doewatch@egroups.com, downwinders@egroups.com, nucnews@egroups.com >From: "smirnowb@ix.netcom.com" > > > > Please SIGN [at bottom] and dissemenate widely to help this courageous >whistleblower. > > > -Bill Smirnow > > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Joseph Carson" >Sent: Monday, May 14, 2001 10:14 AM >Subject: update Carson v. Dept. of Energy (DOE) > > >>> To - Friends and family of Joe Carson, P.E., and interested parties in >>> Carson v. DOE >>> >>> From - Joe Carson, P.E., DOE Safety Engineer and "Eight-Time Prevailing" >>> whistleblower >>> >>> Subject - Update on latest legal win and pending legal actions >>> >>> Date - May 9, 2001 >>> >>> On April 26, 2001 the Full Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) >>affirmed >>> Administrative Judge Richard Vitaris' October 2000 Recommendation that >>> found DOE in non-compliance with the Board's February 2000 Order. The >>> Board's eight page (double-spaced) decision is on my website >>> . The Board found that DOE has >>> implemented Judge Vitaris' recommendation. >>> >>> As a result, DOE is now liable for about another $20,000.00 in attorney >>> fees for my settlement attorney, Ron Zabel, for the work he performed >>> between February 2000 and April 26, 2001. He will file a fee petition >with >>> the Board in several weeks. By Board regulations, attorney fees can >>only >>> be awarded to "prevailing" appellants, so I have now "prevailed" an >>> *eighth* time in whistleblower related actions against the Department of >>> Energy. >>> >>> Currently, DOE has paid close to $400,000.00 in my attorney fees and >costs. >>> About $60,000 in attorney fees and about $50,000.00 in consequential >>> damages are under review at the Board, this is in addition to the >>> $20,000.00 DOE just became liable for. And I'm still incurring legal >bills >>> of thousands of dollars a month, bills DOE will also eventually be >>liable >>> for. >>> >>> Has everyone heard DOE oft-repeated pledge of "zero tolerance for >>> reprisal?" I think we all know it really means "zero tolerance for >>> concerned employees" in DOE. I have several pending legal actions that >>> will hopefully illustrate the moral and ethical bankruptcy of DOE's >>> representations about "zero tolerance." >>> >>> 1 On May 6, 2001, I filed a "stay" request with MSPB as part of my >>pending >>> whsitleblower appeal. If granted (and MSPB only grants about 1 percent >>of >>> stay requests made to it by whistleblowers), DOE will have to promote me >>> for pay purposes during the pendency of my current appeal. By the law >>and >>> MSPB regulations, a decision on the stay should be issued by May 18, >>2001. >>> >>> 2) On April 5, 2001 I filed a petition for enforcement (PFE) with MSPB, >>> based on DOE's failure to implement "zero tolerance for reprisal" in any >>> meaningful way in my case and its violation of a number of its own rules >in >>> its failure to process my January 2001 employee concern about a fearful, >>> repressive safety culture in DOE facilities. Instead of responding >>> meaningfully to my PFE, DOE merely argued that the Board should dismiss >>it >>> on jurisdictional grounds, underscoring the validity of my PFE. The PFE >is >>> now fully briefed, Judge Vitaris, the same MSPB Judge who found in favor >of >>> Jim Bailey, a DOE nuclear weapons courier, in a whistleblower appeal a >>few >>> years ago and who found DOE in non-compliance with the Board's February >>> 2000 Order, is assigned to the PFE. I anticipate he will issue a ruling >>> (or decide to hold a hearing) within a few weeks (or less.). >>> >>> 3) My pending whistleblower appeal is set for a hearing on June 5, 2001 >>in >>> Knoxville. At issue is whether Leah Dever, Steve Richardson, Bob Poe >>> and/or other top DOE officials in Oak Ridge Operations engaged in >>unlawful >>> reprisal against me in failing to offer me a reassignment opportunity to >>> Oak Ridge between August 1999 and October 2000, when MSPB found DOE in >>> non-compliance with its Order. Depositions for the case are scheduled >>to >>> start next week. >>> >>> Last week, in New York City, I was honored to receive the "Vanguard >>Award" >>> of the American Engineering Alliance (AEA). The citation reads, in >>part, >>> "for extraordinary courage, dedication, initiative and perseverance; >>> demonstrating at great personal risk a path toward elevating the >>> engineering profession and safeguarding the public interest." >>> >>> In my acceptance speech I discussed how the code of ethics for the >>safety >>> professions - "to hold paramount the health, safety and welfare of the >>> worker and public in the performance of professional duty" cannot be >>> reconciled with a statement contained in the President Clinton's >>December >>> 2000 Executive Order about the DOE workers' compensation bill, "these >>> workers were neither informed of nor protected from workplace hazards," >and >>> that to understand DOE environment, health and safety lapses, past and >>> present, one must start by understanding the fear DOE and its attorneys >>> have created for concerned employees in DOE, a fear that puts all >Americans >>> at increased risk of a nuclear catastrophe. >>> >>> I am hopeful that my and my family's ordeal will create a consensus in >>DOE >>> and its stakeholders that DOE and DOE contractor engineers who have >>> responsibility for workplace and/or public health and safety need to be >>> licensed and need to use their stamp on public documents they prepare or >>> approve. From having been in DOE for eleven years, I know the average >>> mentality of DOE and DOE contractor engineers - "it may be shaky >>> technically, but if I don't approve it, my employer might do bad things >>to >>> me while if I do approve it, nothing bad will happen to me within my >>> profession." That mentality needs to change to where DOE and DOE >>> contractor engineers face a credible deterrent of individual >>professional >>> accountability if their work is questionable (or worse). No law needs >>to >>> be passed for this to start happening, DOE can impose a requirement on >>> itself that its engineers need to be licensed and need to use their >>> engineering stamps on public documents dealing with health and safety. >>> There is no "statute of limitations" when an engineer uses his/her stamp >on >>> a document dealing with health and safety, something every engineer >>knows. >>> >>> PLEASE JOIN THE PETITION CALLING FOR DOE TO SETTLE "CARSON v. DOE" >>> CONSISTENT WITH ITS "ZERO TOLERANCE FOR REPRISAL" POLICY >>> IT'S QUICK AND EASY AT THE WEBSITE BELOW >>> (and ask others to do the same!) >>> >>> Joseph P. Carson, P.E. >>> Safety Engineer and "Eight-Time Prevailing" Whistleblower >>> in the Department of Energy (DOE) >>> 865-300-5831; fax 865-966-1675; >>> "A Call for Accountability, Competency, and Ethics in DOE" >>> >>> >>> > > >To subscribe to the Abolition Global Caucus, send an email from the >account you wish to be subscribed to: >"abolition-caucus-subscribe@egroups.com" > > >Do not include a subject line or any text in the body of the message. > >Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > - - To unsubscribe to abolition-usa, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe abolition-usa" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 15 May 2001 17:26:18 -0400 From: ASlater Subject: (abolition-usa) Fwd: [abolition-caucus] CALL, FAX YOUR SENATORS & REPS RE NMD/STAR WARS >Date: Tue, 15 May 2001 15:22:43 -0500 >Subject: [abolition-caucus] CALL, FAX YOUR SENATORS & REPS RE NMD/STAR WARS >Priority: non-urgent >X-FC-MachineGenerated: true >To: doewatch@egroups.com, downwinders@egroups.com, nucnews@egroups.com, abolition-caucus@yahoogroups.com >Cc: smirnowb@ix.netcom.com >From: "smirnowb@ix.netcom.com" > > > > Fellow Abolishonists, Friends, > I just got off the >phone >with my Rep & both Senators to express my strong opposition to NMD/Star >Wars >and the opening of Yucca Mountain. Yet again, when I asked whether they >were >getting much in the way of calls or faxes I was told that it was "RARE." At >least in my state [New York] there seems to be extremely little public >interest and/or lobbying of elected representatives. This makes each and >every one of our calls, faxes, letters and face to face meetings with our >Senators and Representatives all that much more important. Especially if >each of us can get just one or 2 other people to call/write/fax in >opposition to NMD/Star Wars and Yucca Mountain. I hope you take this >opportunity to call/fax/write/meet personally with your 3 Reps and tell >them >NO. Calls are usually received until 6PM to 7PM Eastern Time. Below is a >list of all Senators fax#s and other contact data[E-mails are virtually >worthless here in the USA] courtesy of Ellen Thomas: > > > Karl Grossman's new video on space weaponization and international law >can be gotten at: http://www.envirovideo.com An airing with a Senatorial >& House Rep staff member can be approached. As can airings in your local >communitties and at local PBS [http://www.pbs.org] affiliates and public >access outlets. > > > I'm including this list below (you can also find >it at http://prop1.org/prop1/senate.htm). > >U.S. Senate 2001 > >AK >R Murkowski, Frank >email@murkowski.senate.gov >202-224-5301 fax | 202-224-6665 ph >Legislative Aides: Colleen Deegan (Nuclear), John Broehm (Defense), Rob >Corbisier (Enviro) 2/3/2000 >http://www.senate.gov/~murkowski/ > >AK >R Stevens, Ted >Senator_Stevens@stevens.senate.gov >202-224-2354 | fx |202-224-3004 ph >Legislative Aides: (send direct) 2/3/2000 >http://www.senate.gov/~stevens/ > >AL >R Sessions, Jeff >senator@sessions.senate.gov >202-224-3149 fx | 202-224-4124 ph >Legislative Aides: Gerri Gilligan (Nuclear), Arch Galloway (Defense) >2/3/2000 >http://www.senate.gov/~sessions/ > >AL >R Shelby, Richard >senator@shelby.senate.gov >202-224-3416 fx | 202-224-5744 ph >Legislative Aides: Jim Hensler (Defense), Mark Oesterle (Enviro) 2/3/2000 >http://www.senate.gov/~shelby/ > >AR >R Hutchinson, Tim >senator.hutchinson@hutchinson.senate.gov >202-228-3973 fx | 202-224-2353 ph >Legislative Aide: Rhett Butler (Enviro), Michael Ralsky (Defense) 2/3/2000 > >AR >D Lincoln, Blanche >blanche_lincoln@lincoln.senate.gov >202-228-1371 fx | 202-224-4843 ph >Legislative Aide: Chuck Barnett (Enviro), Mac Campbell (Defense) 2/3/2000 >CampaignCentral@blanche98.org >http://www.senate.gov/~lincoln/ > >AZ >R Kyl, Jon >info@kyl.senate.gov >202-224-2207 fx | 202-224-4521 ph >Legislative Aides: Kevin Moran (Enviro), John Rood (Defense) 2/3/2000 >http://www.senate.gov/~kyl/ > >AZ >R McCain, John >senator_mccain@mccain.senate.gov >202-228-2862 fx | 202-224-2235 ph >877-905-7700 (Campaign) fax 703-837-2001 (Policy Dept.) >Legislative Aides: Chris Paul (Defense), Jill Peters (Enviro) 2/3/2000 >http://www.senate.gov/~mccain/ > >CA >D Boxer, Barbara >senator@boxer.senate.gov >202-224-3553 ph 202-228-1338 fx >Legislative Aide: Sean Moore (Defense), Lisa Moore (Enviro) 2/3/2000 >http://www.senate.gov/~boxer/ > >CA >D Feinstein, Dianne >senator@feinstein.senate.gov >202-228-3954 fx | 202-224-3841 ph >Legislative Aides: Matt Miller (Defense), Warren Weinstein (Enviro) >2/3/2000 >http://www.senate.gov/~feinstein/ > >CO >R Allard, Wayne >senator_allard@exchange.senate.gov >202-224-6471 fx | 202-224-5941 ph >Legislative Aides: Doug Flanders (Defense), Andy Collisimo (Enviro) >2/3/2000 >http://www.senate.gov/~allard/ > >CO >R Campbell, Ben Nighthorse >administrator@campbell.senate.gov >202-224-1933 fx | 202-224-5852 ph >Legislative Aides: Kevin Studer (Enviro), Larry Vigil (Defense) 2/3/2000 >http://www.senate.gov/~campbell/ > >CT >D Dodd, Christopher >sen_dodd@dodd.senate.gov >202-224-1083 fx | 202-224-2823 ph >Legislative Aides: Sheila Duffy (Enviro), Dominic Del Pozzo (Defense) >2/3/2000 >http://www.senate.gov/~dodd/ > >CT >D Lieberman, Joseph >senator_lieberman@lieberman.senate.gov >202-224-9750 fx | 202-224-4041 ph >Legislative Aides: Alys Campaigne ("Alees" - Enviro), Fred Downey (Defense) >2/3/2000 >http://www.senate.gov/~lieberman/ > >DE >D Biden, Joe >senator@biden.senate.gov >202-224-0139 fx | 202-224-5042 ph >Legislative Aide: Tony Russo (Enviro, Nuclear Energy) 2/3/2000 Foreign >Relations Committee - Ed Levine - 228-3612 fx | 224-3953 ph (Will fax all >Senators' aides/fax numbers for FRC) 2/3/2000 >http://www.senate.gov/~biden/ > >DE >R Carper, Thomas (NEW) >email access through website >Dirksen B40-3 >202-228-2190 fx | 202-224-2441 ph >http://carper.senate.gov > >FL >D Graham, Bob >bob_graham@graham.senate.gov >202-224-2237 fx | 202-224-3041 ph >Legislative Aides: Tandy Barrett (Defense), Duane Wright (Enviro) 2/2000 >http://www.senate.gov/~graham/ > >FL >R Nelson, Bill (NEW) >Hart 818 temp >202-228-2183 fx | 202-224-5274 ph >http://billnelson.senate.gov/ > >GA >D Cleland, Max >Senator_Max_Cleland@Cleland.senate.gov >202-224-0072 fx | 202-224-3521 ph >Legislative Aides: Simon Sargent (Nuclear), Scott Brady (Enviro), and Ike >Puzon >(Defense) 2/2000 >http://www.senate.gov/~cleland/ > >GA >R Miller, Zell (NEW) >email through website >Dirksen 257 >202-228-2090 fx | 202-224-3643 ph >http://miller.senate.gov/ > >HI >D Akaka, Daniel >senator@akaka.senate.gov >202-224-2126 fx | 202-224-6361 ph >Legislative Aides: Melissa Hampe (Enviro), Noe Kalipi (Defense) 2/2001 >http://www.senate.gov/~akaka/ > >HI >D Inouye, Daniel - fx 202-224-6747 - 202-224-3934 ph >senator@inouye.senate.gov >Legislative Aides: Frank Kelly (Defense), Kristina Kekuewa (Env) 2/3/2000 >http://www.senate.gov/~inouye/ > >IA >R Grassley, Charles >chuck_grassley@grassley.senate.gov >202-228-1684 fx | 202-224-3744 ph >Legislative Aides: Julie Manes (Enviro), Richard Chriss, Charlie Murphy >(Defense) 2/3/2000 >http://www.senate.gov/~grassley > >IA >D Harkin, Tom >tom_harkin@harkin.senate.gov >202-224-9369 fx | 202-224-3254 ph >Legislative Aide: Lowell Ungar (Defense/Enviro/Nuclear) 2/3/2000 >http://www.senate.gov/~harkin/ > >ID >R Craig, Larry >larry_craig@craig.senate.gov >202-228-1067 fx | 202-224-2752 ph >Legislative Aide: Kristine Svinicki (Nuclear), Dan Whiting (Enviro), Mitch >Butikofer (Defense) 2/3/2000 >http://www.senate.gov/~craig/ > >ID >R Crapo, Mike >askmike@mail.house.gov >202-228-1375 fx | 202-224-6142 ph >Legislative Aide: Steve Dunn (nuclear) 2/3/2000 >http://www.senate.gov/~crapo/ > >IL >D Durbin, Richard >dick@durbin.senate.gov >202-228-0400 fx | 202-224-2152 ph >Legislative Aides: Jim Jepsen (Enviro), Sue Hardesty (Defense) 2/3/2000 >http://www.senate.gov/~durbin/ > >IL >R Fitzgerald, Peter >senator_fitzgerald@fitzgerald.senate.gov >202-228-1372 fx | 202-224-2854 ph >Legislative Aides: Joe Watson (Enviro), Greg Gross (Defense) 2/3/2000 >http://www.senate.gov/~fitzgerald/ > >IN >D Bayh, Evan >senator@bayh.senate.gov >202-228-1377 fx | 202-224-5623 ph >Legislative Aides: Gen Cullen (Enviro), Desiree Filippone (Defense) >2/3/2000 >http://www.senate.gov/~bayh/ > >IN >R Lugar, Richard >senator_lugar@lugar.senate.gov >202-228-0360 fx | 202-224-4814 ph >Legislative Aide: Ken Myers (Foreign Policy) 2/3/2000 >http://www.senate.gov/~lugar/ > >KS >R Brownback, Sam - 202-228-1265 fx | 202-224-6521 ph >sam_brownback@brownback.senate.gov >Legislative Aides: Sarah Hassenflow (Enviro), Brian Henneberry (Defense) >2/3/2000 >http://www.senate.gov/~brownback/ > >KS >R Roberts, Pat >pat_roberts@roberts.senate.gov >202-224-3514 fx | 202-224-4774 ph >Legislative Aides: Alan McCurry (Defense), Ashleigh De La Torre (Enviro) >2/3/2000 >http://www.senate.gov/~roberts/ > >KY >R Bunning, Jim >jim_bunning@bunning.senate.gov >202-228-1373 fx | 202-224-4343 ph >Legislative Aides: Mike Haywoood (Enviro), David Young (Defense) 2/3/2000 >http://www.senate.gov/~bunning/ > >KY >R McConnell, Mitch >senator@mcconnell.senate.gov >202-224-2499 (main fx) or 202-228-3416 (press fx) | 224-2541 ph >Legislative Aides: Billy Piper (Defense), Scott O'Malia (Enviro) 2/3/2000 >http://www.senate.gov/~mcconnell/ > >LA >D Breaux, John >senator@breaux.senate.gov >202-228-2577 fx | 202-224-4623 ph >Legislative Aide: Andy Vermilye (Sr. Policy Advisor) 2/3/2000 >http://www.senate.gov/~breaux/ > >LA >D Landrieu, Mary >senator@landrieu.senate.gov >202-224-9735 fx | 202-224-5824 ph >Legislative Aide: Jason Matthews (Defense), Jerald White (Enviro) 2/3/2000 >http://www.senate.gov/~landrieu/ > >MA >D Kennedy, Ted >senator@kennedy.senate.gov >202-224-2417 fx | 202-224-4543 ph >Legislative Aides: David Oliveira (Enviro), Menda Fise (Defense) 2/3/2000 >http://www.senate.gov/~kennedy/ > >MA >D Kerry, John >john_kerry@kerry.senate.gov >202-224-8525 fx | 202-224-2742 fx >Legislative Aides: Celes Hughes (Defense), George Abar (Enviro) 2/3/2000 >http://www.senate.gov/~kerry/ > >MD >D Mikulski, Barbara >senator@mikulski.senate.gov >202-224-8858 fx | 202-224-4654 ph >Legislative Aides: Rebecca Bennett (Defense), Sean Smith (Enviro) 2/3/2000 >http://www.senate.gov/~mikulski/ > >MD >D Sarbanes, Paul >senator@sarbanes.senate.gov >202-224-1651 - 202-224-4524 ph >Legislative Aides: Vince Sanfuentes, Jonathan Davidson 2/3/2000 >http://www.senate.gov/~sarbanes/ > >ME >R Collins, Susan >senator@collins.senate.gov >202-224-2693 fx | 202-224-2523 ph >Legislative Aides: Krissi Fauser (Defense), John Nass (Enviro) 2/3/2000 >http://www.senate.gov/~collins/ > >ME >R Snowe, Olympia >olympia@snowe.senate.gov >202-224-1946 fx | 202-224-5344 ph >Legislative Aides: Tom Zecchiolla (Defense), Ginny Worrest (Env) 2/3/2000 >http://snowe.senate.gov/ > >MI >D Levin, Carl >senator@levin.senate.gov >202-224-1388 fx | 202-224-6221 ph >Legislative Aides: Kane Burns (Defense/Nuclear), Brennan Van Dyke (Enviro) >2/3/2000 >http://www.senate.gov/~levin/ > >MI >Debbie Stabenow (NEW) >senator@stabenow.senate.gov >476 Russell SOB; In March 2001 moving to 702 Hart >202-228-0325 fx | 202-224-4822 ph >Legislative Aides: 2/2001 >http://stabenow.senate.gov/ > >MN >Dayton, Mark (NEW) >No email yet >202-228-2186 fx | 202-224-3244 ph >http://dayton.senate.gov/ > >MN D Wellstone, Paul >senator@wellstone.senate.gov >202-224-8438 fx | 202-224-5641 ph >Legislative Aides: Brian Baenig (Enviro), Charlotte Oldham-Moore (Defense) >2/3/2000 >http://www.senate.gov/~wellstone/ > >MO >R Bond, Christopher >kit_bond@bond.senate.gov >202-224-8149 fx | 202-224.5721 ph >Legislative Aides: Tracy Henke (enviro, Sr. Policy Advisor), Jim Pitchford >(Defense) 2/3/2000 >http://www.senate.gov/~bond/ > >MO >Carnahan, Jean (NEW) >senator_carnahan@carnahan.senate.gov >480 Russell (temp) >202-228-0043 fx | 202-224-6154 ph >http://carnahan.senate.gov/ > >MS >R Cochran, Thad >senator@cochran.senate.gov >202-224-9450 fx | 202-224-5054 ph >Legislative Aides: Hunt Shipman (Enviro), James Lofton (Defense) 2/3/2000 >http://www.senate.gov/~cochran/ > >MS >R Lott, Trent >senatorlott@lott.senate.gov >202-224-2262 fx | 202-224-6253 ph >Legislative Aides: Eric Womble (Defense), Beth Spivey (Enviro) 2/3/2000 >http://www.senate.gov/~lott/ > >MT >D Baucus, Max >max@baucus.senate.gov >202-228-3687 fx | 202-224-2651 ph >Legislative Aides: Pat Bousliman (Defense), Brian Kuehl ("Keel" - >Enviro)2/3/2000 >http://www.senate.gov/~baucus/ > >MT >R Burns, Conrad >conrad_burns@burns.senate.gov >202-224-8594 fx | 202-224-2644 ph >Legislative Aides: Stan Ullman (Defense), Ryan Thomas (Enviro) 2/3/2000 >http://www.senate.gov/~burns/ > >NC >D Edwards, John >Senator@Edwards.senate.gov >202-228-1374 fx | 202-224-3154 ph >Legislative Aides: Tina Bennett (Defense), Kathryn Marks (Enviro) 2/3/2000 >http://www.senate.gov/~edwards/ > >NC >R Helms, Jesse >jesse_helms@helms.senate.gov >202-228-1339 fx | 202-224-6342 ph >Legislative Aides: David Whitney (Defense), Wayne Boyles (Enviro) 2/3/2000 >http://www.senate.gov/~helms/ > >ND >D Conrad, Kent >senator@conrad.senate.gov >202-224-7776 fx | 202-224-2043 ph >Legislative Aides: (Mr.) Dakota Rudesill (Defense), Kirk Johnson (Enviro) >2/3/2000 >http://www.senate.gov/~conrad/ > >ND >D Dorgan, Byron >senator@dorgan.senate.gov >202-224-1193 fx | 202-224-2551 ph >Legislative Aides: Brian Moran (Defense), Curtis Jabs (Enviro) 2/3/2000 >http://www.senate.gov/~dorgan > >NE >R Hagel, Chuck >chuck_hagel@hagel.senate.gov >202-224-5213 fx | 202-224-4224 ph >http://www.senate.gov/~hagel/email.html >Legislative Aides: Mike Brairton (Enviro/Nuclear), Mike Coulter (Defense) >2/3/2000 > >NE >Nelson, Ben (NEW) >202-228-0012 fx | 202-224-6551 ph >Legislative Aide: 2/2001 >no email or website yet 2/2001 > >NH >R Gregg, Judd >mailbox@gregg.senate.gov >202-224-4952 fx | 202-224-3324 ph >Legislative Aides: Frank Barca (Defense), Luke Nachbar (Enviro) 2/3/2000 >http://www.senate.gov/~gregg/ > >NH >R Smith, Bob >opinion@smith.senate.gov >202-224-1353 fx | 202-224-2841 ph >Legislative Aides: Margaret Hemenway (Defense), Dave Conover (Enviro) >2/3/2000 >http://www.senate.gov/~smith/ > >NJ >Corzine, Jon (NEW) >U.S. Senate (Dirksen SOB), Washington DC 20510 >202-228-2197 fx | 202-224-4744 ph >no email or website yet 2/2001 > >NJ >D Torricelli, Robert >senator@torricelli.senate.gov >202-224-8567 fx | 202-224-3224 ph >Legislative Aides: Kyle Mulroy (Defense), Alfonso Lopez (Enviro) 2/3/2000 >http://www.senate.gov/~torricelli/ > >NM >D Bingaman, Jeff >senator_bingaman@bingaman.senate.gov >202-224-2852 fx | 202-224-5521 ph >Legislative Aides: Wayne Glass (Defense), Mark Edwards (Enviro) 2/3/2000 >http://www.senate.gov/~bingaman/ > >NM >R Domenici, Pete (unpublished fax) >senator_domenici@domenici.senate.gov >202-224-7371 fx | 202-224-6621 ph >Legislative Aides: Dr. Elizabeth Turpen (Defense), Anne Kathryn Viehe >("Vee" - >Enviro) 2/3/2000 >http://www.senate.gov/~domenici/ > >NV >Ensign, John (NEW) >senator@ensign.senate.gov >Dirksen B34-1 20510 >202-228-2193 fx | 202-224-6244 ph >http://ensign.senate.gov > >NV >D Reid, Harry >senator_reid@reid.senate.gov >202-224-7327 fx | 202-224-3542 ph >Legislative Aides: Kay Anderson (Enviro/Nuclear), Jerry Tao (Defense) >2/3/2000 >http://www.senate.gov/~reid/ > >NY >D Clinton, Hillary (NEW) >senator@clinton.senate.gov >B40 Dirksen Suite 6 >202-228-0282 fx | 202-224-4451 ph >http://clinton.senate.gov/ > >NY >D Schumer, Charles >senator@schumer.senate.gov >202-228-4562 fx or 202-228-0525 fx | >202-224-6542 ph >Legislative Aides: Roger Hollingsworth (Enviro/Nuclear), Polly Trottenberg >(Enviro/Nuclear), Brook Jamison (Enviro/Defense), Stuart Gottlieb (Defense) >2/3/2000 >http://www.senate.gov/~schumer/ > >OH >R Dewine, Michael >senator_dewine@dewine.senate.gov >202-224-6519 fx | 202-224-2315 ph >Legislative Aides: Joy Mulinex (Enviro), Robert Hoffman (Defense) 2/3/2000 >http://www.senate.gov/~dewine/ > >OH >R Voinovich, George >senator_voinovich@voinovich.senate.gov >202-228-1382 fx | 202-224-3353 ph >Legislative Aides: Catherine Walters (Nuclear), Aric Newhouse (Defense), >Kathleen Braun (Enviro) 2/3/2000 >http://www.senate.gov/~voinovich/ > >OK >R Inhofe, James >jim_inhofe@inhofe.senate.gov >202-228-0380 fx | 202-224-4721 ph >Legislative Aides: Greg McCarthy (Defense), Chad Bradley (Nuclear/Enviro) >2/3/2000 >http://www.senate.gov/~inhofe/ > >OK >R Nickles, Don >senator@nickles.senate.gov >202-224-6008 fx | 202-224-5754 ph >Legislative Aides: Steve Moffitt (Defense), McLane Layton (Enviro/Nuclear) >2/3/2000 >http://www.senate.gov/~nickles/ > >OR >R Smith, Gordon >oregon@gsmith.senate.gov >202-228-3997 fx | 202-224-3753 ph >Legislative Aides: Martha Cagle (Defense), Valerie West (Enviro/Energy) >2/3/2000 >http://www.senate.gov/~gsmith/ > >OR >D Wyden, Ron >senator@wyden.senate.gov >202-228-2717 fx | 202-224-5244 ph >Legislative Aides: Jeff Michels (Defense), Joshua Sheinkman (Enviro) >2/3/2000 >http://www.senate.gov/~wyden/ > >PA >R Santorum, Rick >senator@santorum.senate.gov >202-228-0604 fx | 202-224-6324 ph >Legislative Aides: George Bernier (Defense/Nuclear), Jill Hershey (Enviro) >2/3/2000 >http://santorum.senate.gov > >PA >R Specter, Arlen >senator_specter@specter.senate.gov >202-228-1229 fx | 202-224-4254 ph >Legislative Aides: Vicki Siegel (Defense/Nuclear), Anthony Pitagno (Enviro) >2/3/2000 >http://www.senate.gov/~specter/ > >RI >R Chafee, Lincoln D. >senator_chafee@chafee.senate.gov >202-228-2853 fx | 202-224-2921 ph >Legislative Aides: John Seggerman (Defense), Dean Kawamoto (Enviro) >2/3/2000 >http://chafee.senate.gov/ > >RI >D Reed, Jack >jack@reed.senate.gov >202-224-4680 fx | 202-224-4642 ph >Legislative Aides: Elizabeth King (Defense), Steve Eichenauer >(Enviro/Nuclear) >2/3/2000 >http://reed.senate.gov/ > >SC >D Hollings, Ernest Fritz >qmail@hollings-cms.senate.gov >202-224-4293 fx | 202-224-6121 ph >Legislative Aides: Steve Hartell (Defense) Toby Short (Enviro) 2/3/2000 >http://www.senate.gov/~hollings/ > >SC >R Thurmond, Strom >administrator@thurmond.senate.gov >202-224-1300 fx | 202-224-5972 ph >Legislative Aides: Richard Lackey (Enviro/Energy), John Miller (Defense) >2/3/2000 >http://www.senate.gov/~thurmond/ > >SD >D Daschle, Thomas >tom_daschle@daschle.senate.gov >202-224-7895 fx | 202-224-2321 ph >Legislative Aides: Brad Van Dam (Defense), Peter Hanson (Enviro) 2/3/2000 >http://www.senate.gov/~daschle/ > >SD >D Johnson, Tim >tim@johnson.senate.gov >202-228-5765 fx | 202-224-5842 ph >Legislative Aides: Ian Marquardt (Defense), Sarah Dahlin (Enviro) 2/3/2000 >http://www.senate.gov/~johnson/ > >TN >R Frist, M.D., Bill >senator_frist@frist.senate.gov >202-228-1264 fx | 202-224-3344 ph >Legislative Aides: Walker Barnett (Enviro), David Broome (Defense) 2/3/2000 >http://www.senate.gov/~frist/ > >TN >R Thompson, Fred - 202-228-3679 fx | 202-224-4944 ph >senator_thompson@thompson.senate.gov >Legislative Aides: Mark Esper (Military), J.D. Liddell (Enviro) 2/3/2000 >http://www.senate.gov/~thompson/ > >TX >R Gramm, Phil >phil_gramm@gramm.senate.gov >202-228-2856 fx | 202-224-2934 ph >Legislative Aides: Pete Olson (Defense), Steve McMillin (Energy and Urban >Enviro) 2/3/2000 >http://www.senate.gov/~gramm/ > >TX >R Hutchison, Kay >senator@hutchison.senate.gov >202-224-0776 fx | 202-224-5922 ph >Legislative Aides: Dave Davis (Defense), Craig Felner (Enviro/Nuclear) >2/3/2000 >http://www.senate.gov/~hutchison/ > >UT >R Bennett, Robert >senator@bennett.senate.gov >202-228-1168 fx | 202-224-5444 ph >Legislative Aides: Bill Triplett (Defense), Shaun Parkin (Enviro) 2/3/2000 >http://www.senate.gov/~bennett/ > >UT >R Hatch, Orrin >senator_hatch@hatch.senate.gov >202-224-6331 fx | 202-224-5251 ph >Legislative Aides: J.J. Brown (Enviro), Bob Lockwood (Defense) 2/3/2000 >http://www.senate.gov/~hatch/ > >VA >Allen, George (NEW) >senator_allen@allen.senate.gov >202-224-5432 fx | 202-224-4024 ph >708 Hart SOB 20510 >no website yet 2/2001 > >VA >R Warner, John >Armed Services Chairman >senator@warner.senate.gov >202-224-6295 fx | 202-224-2023 ph >Legislative Aides: Lincoln Gaffney (Defense/Nuc Weapons), Meredith Moseley >(Enviro/Nuc Waste) 2/3/2000 >http://www.senate.gov/~warner/ > >VT >R Jeffords, Jim >vermont@jeffords.senate.gov >202-228-0776 fx | 202-224-5141 ph >Legislative Aides: Laurie Schultz Heim (Defense), Andrew Meyer (Enviro) >2/3/2000 >http://www.senate.gov/~jeffords/ > >VT >D Leahy, Patrick >senator_leahy@leahy.senate.gov >202-224-3479 fx | 202-224-4242 ph >Legislative Aides: Susanne Fleek (Enviro), Daniel Ginsberg (Defense) >2/3/2000 >http://www.senate.gov/~leahy/ > >WA >Cantwell, Maria (NEW) >maria@cantwell.senate.gov >464 Russell SB 20510 >202-228-0514 fx | 202-224-3441 ph >Legislative Aide: (Defense/Enviro) 2/2001 >http://cantwell.senate.gov/ > >WA >D Murray, Patty >senator_murray@murray.senate.gov >202-224-0238 fx | 202-224-2621 ph >Legislative Aides: Doug Clapp (Enviro/Nuclear), Ben McMakin (Defense) >2/3/2000 >http://www.senate.gov/~murray/ > >WI >D Feingold, Russell >russell_feingold@feingold.senate.gov >202-224-2725 fx | 202-224-5323 ph >Legislative Aides: Michelle Gavin (Foreign Policy L.A.), Mary Frances Repko >(Enviro) 2/3/2000 >http://www.senate.gov/~feingold/ > >WI >D Kohl, Herbert >senator_kohl@kohl.senate.gov >202-224-9787 fx | 202-224-5653 ph >Legislative Aide: Chad Metzler (Defense/Enviro/Nuclear) 2/3/2000 >http://www.senate.gov/~kohl/ > >WV >D Byrd, Robert >senator_byrd@byrd.senate.gov >202-228-0002 fx | 202-224-3954 ph >Legislative Aides: Franz Wuerfmansdobler (Enviro), Terri Glaze (Enviro) >2/3/2000 >http://www.senate.gov/~byrd/ > >WV >D Rockefeller IV, John D. (Jay) >senator@rockefeller.senate.gov >202-224-7665 fx | 202-224-6472 ph >Legislative Aides: John Richards (Energy/Enviro), Rob Six (Defense) >2/3/2000 >http://www.senate.gov/~rockefeller/ > >WY >R Enzi, Michael >senator@enzi.senate.gov >202-228-0359 fx | 202-224-3424 ph >Legislative Aides: Dallas Scholes (Enviro), Randi Reid (Defense) 2/3/2000 >http://www.senate.gov/~enzi/ > >WY >R Thomas, Craig >craig@thomas.senate.gov >202-224-1724 fx | 202-224-6441 ph >Legislative Aides: Stephanie Sword (Defense), Celia Wallace >(Enviro/Energy/Nuclear) 2/3/2000 >http://www.senate.gov/~thomas/ > >Senators' Websites - http://www.senate.gov/senators/index.cfm >Pending Legislation - Search - http://thomas.loc.gov/ > >Vice President Dick Cheney >vice.president@whitehouse.gov >mrs.cheney@whitehouse.gov >224-2424 ph - scheduling office fax - 456-2971 - will call to confirm >Mail to Office of Vice President, EEOB, Washington DC 20501 > >President Bush >president@whitehouse.gov >The White House >1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW >Washington, DC 20500 > >first.lady@whitehouse.gov >fax 202-456-2461, phone 202-456-1414 > > > > > > > > >To subscribe to the Abolition Global Caucus, send an email from the >account you wish to be subscribed to: >"abolition-caucus-subscribe@egroups.com" > > >Do not include a subject line or any text in the body of the message. > >Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > - - To unsubscribe to abolition-usa, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe abolition-usa" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ End of abolition-usa-digest V1 #445 *********************************** - To unsubscribe to $LIST, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe $LIST" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message.