(UPDATE: For all of my posts pertaining to the Pittsylvania Uranium debate, please click here)
I was contacted yesterday (in the comments on my Virginia Uranium post) by Gregg Vickrey, who is associated with Southside Concerned Citizens - Chatham, requesting me to contact him to set up another interview. It may be as early as Friday, or it may not be until the week of February 4th (next week is a bit busy for me, guys!).
I have advised both Virginia Uranium and Mr. Vickrey that all e-mails from now on on this subject will be considered by me to be available to publish and discuss. I want to be open and transparent with my readers both in my communications and in my biases, and I feel this will help keep us all honest.
Secondly, I have proposed to SCCC and VUI that we set up some meetings which I will videotape and publish. I think it would be good to get both sides together in a small group and discuss the issues, one by one, scientist to scientist, person to person, without all the trappings of political maneuvering.
My main concern, whatever decision *I* make on this issue, is to do my best to make sure each "side" is given their chance to speak and make their case. I think it would serve our community well if as much information as possible is available for them to review and consider as they make their decisions.
I have requested and will continue to request information and documentation from all parties that I can post for public review. Although I will give my personal impressions of the people I meet and interview and of their arguments and evidence, I will neither stoop to ad hominem attacks, nor will I tolerate them from either side.
Evidence, people. Data. Links. Hard, cold facts.
The truth will always take care of itself, in the long run. So let's get the discussion going, let's keep it open, public, and civil, and we will all benefit!
UPDATE: Walter Coles, Jr., has just e-mailed me and said "Kat, we want the truth/facts/science to prevail. Therefore we will gladly participate in whatever format that you have in mind."
Let's get this puppy rolling! ;-)
