Date: Sun, 13 Sep 1998 14:21:18 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: AUT: Lobbying U.S. Congress for Hearings on Cassini Earth flyby


To the NoFlyby Email list,

	The purpose of this email alert is to give you information to lobby members
of U.S. Congress on Science and Space Committees to initiate a Congressional
investigation on the risks of the Cassini Earth flyby, which is scheduled
for next August 18. A list of these members and their contact information is
below.

        This information will also be posted at:
http://www.nonviolence.org/noflyby/action/index.htm and can be found from
noflyby table of contents under "Actions to Stop the Earth Flyby."

        The flyby is potentially the most dangerous part of the mission.
NoFlyby will soon be posting segments of a recently surfaced "Safety
Evaluation Report" on Cassini for The White House by the U.S. government's
Interagency Nuclear Safety Review Panel that included NASA.  They say that
the Cassini "flyby" accident could cause "several tens of thousands of
latent cancer fatalities worldwide." Independent scientists say casualties
could be even higher.

        Your help to influence one Member of Congress can begin the process
of reviewing and exposing the risks of the Cassini Earth flyby. Why is
Congress and the public more interested by illicit sex affairs than what
threatens the health of billions of people? This is the time for us to act.
We have time to let our voice be heard before the scheduled 6/24/99 Cassini
probe's final swingby of Venus to accelerate toward Earth at record flyby
speeds, 42,000 mph (68,000 km) with a cargo of 73 pounds (32,8 kg) of the
deadliest material on Earth. Taking such risks is madness to accept without
actions to the contrary. NoFlyby proposes to support the advice of Dr.
Michio Kaku, to have the Cassini probe sent into the sun where it would be
destroyed. We need your help to make this message heard.

        Peace in space and everywhere,

        Joe McIntire and Jonathan Haber
        NoFlyby Coordinators
        Action Site to Stop Cassini Earth Flyby
        http://www.nonviolence.org/noflyby
        P.O. Box 1999
        Wendell Depot, MA 01380
        <noflyby-AT-nonviolence.org>
        
        ps: In regards to the last noflyby alert, the second vote in the
U.S. Senate on the cloture for Cochran's Star Wars bill, did not come up and
is not expected until next session, in about a month. Being one vote shy of
passing this dangerous bill is auspicious, especially when every Republican
member voted for it and Clinton's woes could set the stage for more votes in
the future. This shows that the countdown to disaster is on course, but so
is our effort.

        In lobbying Congress NoFlyby proposes the following suggestions:
[For members of Congress and aides who receive this email, we hope you will
give this issue serious consideration to investigate the risks of the
Cassini Earth flyby.]

1) call first and ask for the aide responsible for the space committee.
Write down their name and extension number (to follow-up on your call in the
future), confirm their fax number and tell them your thoughts about the
urgency and importance of Congress investigating the risks of the Cassini
Earth flyby soon, before June 24, 1999. Use any of the NoFlyby site postings
to support your claims. To send your fax free from an e-mail, check
http://china.syr.edu/fax/faxbyemail.html for instructions. 

2) send a hard copy of your fax to the member of Congress and to the
attention of their aide.

3) gather new information, call again and ask if the member has any response
to your request. Suggest that the aide review the NoFlyby website. Try to
get them on your side, be persistent and respectful.

4) send copies or reports of your lobbying to noflyby and let us know if a
complimentary copy of the video, "Nukes in Space" or the "Wrong Stuff" book
by Karl Grossman, should be sent to any of your contacts. "Nukes in Space 2
- Unacceptable Risks" will be available by late October.

5) try to recruit others to help with lobbying, pass around this message and
the Plutonium NoFlyby Statement and help us unite with other organizations
to be more effective.

6) take this campaign in stride, do what you can and know that our efforts
are cumulative.

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U.S. SENATE SUBCOMMITTEE ON SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND SPACE
http://www.visi.com/juan/congress/cgi-bin/commpage.cgi?committee=scommerce_s
cience
428 Hart Senate Office Building (Majority)   Phone: (202)224-8172 Fax:
(202)228-0326
558 Dirksen Senate Office Building (Minority)    Ph. (202)224-0411 Fax: Not
Available
Parent Committee:
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

Majority Party Members 
(Republicans)

The Honorable Bill Frist
United States Senate
565 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510

Phone:  202-224-3344
Fax:    202-228-1264

The Honorable Conrad Burns
United States Senate
187 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510

Phone:  202-224-2644
Fax:    202-224-8594

The Honorable Kay Bailey Hutchison
283 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510

Phone:  202-224-5922
Fax:    202-224-0776

The Honorable Ted Stevens
United States Senate
522 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510

Phone:  202-224-3004
Fax:    202-224-2354

The Honorable Spencer Abraham
United States Senate
329 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510

Phone:  202-224-4822
Fax:    202-224-8834

Minority Party Members 
(Democrats and Independents)

The Honorable Jay Rockefeller
United States Senate
531 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510

Phone:  202-224-6472
Fax:    202-224-7665

The Honorable John Robert Kerry
United States Senate
421 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510

Phone:  202-224-2742
Fax:    202-224-8525

The Honorable Richard Bryan
United States Senate
269 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510

Phone:  202-224-6244
Fax:    202-224-1867

The Honorable Byron Dorgan
United States Senate
713 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510

Phone:  202-224-2551
Fax:    202-224-1193

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U.S. Congress Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics
Capitol Switchboard - - - 202-224-3121
Dana Rohrabacher, California, Chairman

Republican Members (14)                 

Joe Barton, Texas
The Honorable Joe Barton (R)
US House of Representatives - 
6th Congressional District
Rm. 2264 Rayburn House Office Bldg.
Washington, DC 20515
Phone:  (202) 225-2002
Fax:    (202) 225-3052

Ken Calvert, California
The Honorable Ken Calvert (R)
US House of Representatives - 
43rd Congressional District
Washington, DC 20515

Roscoe G. Bartlett, Maryland
The Honorable Roscoe Bartlett (R)
US House of Representatives
6th Congressional District
Washington, DC 20515

Dave Weldon, Florida
The Honorable Dave Weldon (R)
US House of Representatives 
15th Congressional District
Rm. 216 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515

Matt Salmon, Arizona
The Honorable Matt Salmon (R)
US House of Representatives 
1st Congressional District
Washington, DC 20515

The Honorable Tom Davis (R)
US House of Representatives - 
11th Congressional District
Rm. 415 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515

Mark Foley, Florida
The Honorable Mark Foley (R)
US House of Representatives - 
16th Congressional District
Washington, DC 20515

Charles W. "Chip" Pickering, Mississippi
The Honorable Charles Pickering, Jr.(R)
US House of Representatives - 
3rd Congressional District
Washington, DC 20515

The Honorable Christopher Cannon (R)
US House of Representatives - 
3rd Congressional District
Washington, DC 20515

Kevin Brady, Texas
The Honorable Kevin Brady (R)
US House of Representatives - 
8th Congressional District
1531 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone:  (202) 225-4901

Merrill Cook, Utah
The Honorable Merrill Cook (R)
House of Representatives - 
2nd Congressional District
Washington, DC 20515

George R. Nethercutt, Jr., Washington
The Honorable George Nethercutt (R)
US House of Representatives - 
5th Congressional District
1527 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone:  (202) 225-2006
Fax:    (202) 225-3392

F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr., Wisconsin**
The Honorable F. James Sensenbrenner (R)
US House of Representatives - 
9th Congressional District
Rm. 2332 Rayburn House Office Bldg.
Washington, D.C. 20515
Phone:  (202) 225-5101

Bart Gordon, Tennessee, RMM
The Honorable Bart Gordon (D)
US House of Representatives - 
6th Congressional District
Washington, DC 20515

Democratic Members (11)

Ralph M. Hall, Texas
The Honorable Ralph Hall (D)
US House of Representatives - 
4th Congressional District
2221 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone:  (202) 225-6673

James A. Traficant, Jr., Ohio
The Honorable James Traficant (D)
US House of Representatives - 
17th Congressional District
Rm. 2446 Longworth House Office Bldg.
Washington, DC 20515

Alcee L. Hastings, Florida
The Honorable Alcee Hastings (D)
US House of Representatives - 
23rd Congressional District
Rm. 1039 Longworth House Office Bldg.
Washington, D.C. 20515

Zoe Lofgren, California
The Honorable Zoe Lofgren (D)
US House of Representatives - 
16th Congressional District
Rm. 118 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515

Sheila Jackson Lee, Texas
The Honorable Shelia Jackson Lee (D)
US House of Representatives - 
18th Congressional District
410 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone:  (202) 225-3816
Fax:    (202) 225-3317

Bill Luther, Minnesota
The Honorable Bill Luther (D)
US House of Representatives - 
6th Congressional District
Rm. 1419 Longworth House Office Bldg.  
Washington, D.C. 20515

Nick Lampson, Texas
The Honorable Nick Lampson (D)
US House of Representatives - 
9th Congressional District
128 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone:  (202) 225-6565

Lois Capps, California
The Honorable Walter Capps (D)
US House of Representatives - 
22nd Congressional District
Washington, DC 20515

Tim Roemer, Indiana
The Honorable Tim Roemer (D)
US House of Representatives - 
3rd Congressional District
Rm. 407 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515

George E. Brown, Jr., California**
The Honorable George Brown (D)
US House of Representatives - 
42nd Congressional District
Rm. 2300 Rayburn House Office Bldg.
Washington, DC 20515

202-224-3121 - Capitol Switchboard



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