[env-trinity] Two letters on Klamath Dam removal

[Jeff Morris]

Tom,

I think it's important for folks to know that the Paul Houser in the letter
below* is not* the same Paul Houser that is the General Manager of the TPUD
(formerly of Redding Electric Utility).

Jeff Morris

On Mon, Jun 25, 2012 at 8:41 AM, Tom Stokely <tstokely at att.net> wrote:

> Paul R. Houser: Dam removal holds risks, uncertainties<http://www.redding.com/news/2012/jun/24/paul-r-houser-dam-removal-holds-risks/>
> ****Paul R. Houser, Redding Record Searchlight****
> After I questioned the accuracy of science reporting and summary documents
> related to the Klamath Secretarial Decision, I faced systematic reprisal
> and my job as the Bureau of Reclamation's science advisor was terminated.
> Subsequently, I filed a scientific integrity allegation, and was invited to
> speak publicly about it in May. I was confronted with a very wide range of
> questions, where I carefully offered my opinion or relevant information.
> Dennis Lynch of the U.S. Geological Survey recently questioned some of this
> information ("Klamath science process is solid<http://www.redding.com/news/2012/jun/11/dennis-lynch-klamath-science-process-is-solid/>,"
> June 11). Below I summarize the rationale for my comments, and offer some
> additional perspective. (Full text available at prhouser.com/houser/?p=830
> ).****
> ** **
> Patrick Higgins: Settlements sidestep Klamath's real problems<http://www.redding.com/news/2012/jun/24/patrick-higgins-settlements-sidestep-klamaths/?partner=RSS>
> ****
> *Patrick Higgins, Redding Record Searchlight*
> The June 11 "Speak Your Piece," "Klamath science process is solid<http://www.redding.com/news/2012/jun/11/dennis-lynch-klamath-science-process-is-solid/>"
> by lead federal scientist Dennis Lynch, was almost pure Orwellian
> double-speak, which is the hallmark of the entire Klamath dam removal
> environmental review process. Lynch discredited arguments against dam
> removal recently advanced by whistle-blower Paul Houser, but did not refute
> Houser's original allegations of the program's misrepresentation of science.
> ****
> ** **
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