Sam Gibbons: “when I was a child, people thought that little green men lived on Mars and that the Moon was made of cheese. That was…”

“when I was a child, people thought that little green men lived on Mars and that the Moon was made of cheese. That was when imagination was stronger than science. Unfortunately, many of my colleagues look at transporting and storing nuclear waste in much the same way. A recent scientific study claimed that the proposed storage site at Yucca Mountain, Nevada, is at least 10 times, that is right, 10 times more prone to earthquakes and lava flows than government scientists previously estimated. Nevada ranks third in the Nation for current earthquake activity. Recognition and proper use of this information could potentially save thousands of lives. With over 30 earthquakes a year, clearly, Yucca Mountain is not suitable, and it may very well be the worst place to store the deadliest material man has ever created. The space program proved that little green men did not live on Mars. And as long as the DOE applies this new scientific information, America will not force little green people to live in Nevada.”