Last Updated 05/22/01

Please take a moment to sign the Coalition for a Healthy Envionment's petition! Contact some or all of the officials listed later on this page and request their attention to this matter. Secretary Pena, as part of confirmation hearing testimony, pledged to continue Secretary O'Leary's program of "zero tolerance for reprisal" in DOE. Please remind him of that in your correspondence to him. Carson's elected representatives, Congressman John Duncan and Senator Fred Thompson, have followed Carson's situation with active interest for some time. They, along with Secretary Pena, are the most important public officials to contact. A letter would work better than an email. Additionally, a phone call to Ms. Pat Thompson at Congressman Duncan's Knoxville office (phone 423-523-3772, FAX 423-544-0728) and/or Ms. Cynthia Lemons at Senator Thompson's Knoxville office (423-545-4253; FAX 423-545-4252) would help. Ask the officials to do the following: To Help Joseph P. Carson, P.E.: DOE should accept Joe's settlement proposal in order to make a public resolution of his allegations in the DOE Office of Hearings and Appeals, the process which Pena himself says is fair and protective of whistleblowers. (DOE's Whistleblower Protection Program) DOE should delay Joe's reassignment to Washington DC until the resolution process has occurred or until May 1, 1998, so that Joe can request a "stay" from the appropriate legal forum if DOE refuses to use its own process to resolve the matter. To Help DOE's Employees, Its Neighbors, and America DOE should adopt a "safety conscious work environment" where concerned workers are encouraged to voice safety concerns and DOE's own safety professionals have access to a DPO (Differing Professional Opinion) process, like the NRC allows. (Petition for "Safety-Conscious Work Environment" in DOE) DOE should collaborate with the independent organizations which license or certify many of its safety professionals to improve their accountability for competency and ethics in DOE and in their professional communities. (Code of Ethics for Engineers) Please send a copy of the letters you write to Secretary Pena and others to the American Environmental Health Studies Project, Inc. (AEHSP). They would like to keep track of the letters sent to our public officials about this matter. Officials to Contact: Secretary of Energy Federico Peņa, 1000 Independence Ave, SW, Washington, DC 20585; fax 202-586-4403; email Federico.F.Pena@hq.doe.gov. Congressman John Duncan, Jr (Attention: Ms. Pat Thompson), 800 Market St., Suite 110, Knoxville, TN 37902; phone 423-523-3772; fax 423-544-0728; email jjduncan@hr.house.gov. Senator Fred Thompson (Attention: Ms. Cynthia Lemons), 800 Market St., Suite 112, Knoxville, TN 37902; phone 423-545-4253; fax 423-545-4252; email senator_thompson@thompson.senate.gov. President Bill Clinton (Attention: Ms. Susan Smith, Agency Liason Office), 1600 Pennsylvania Ave, Washington, DC 20006; email president@whitehouse.gov; fax 202-456-2992 Senator Frank Murkowski (Attention: Ms. Kelly Johnson), Chairman, Energy and Natural Resources Committee, 364 Dirksen Senate Bldg, Washington, DC 20510; email admin@energy.senate.gov; fax 202-224-9026 Congressman Joe Barton, P.E. (Attention: Dr. Duncan Wood), House Commerce Committee; 2125 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; email commerce@mail.house.gov; fax 202-226-2447 Mr. John Conway, Chairman, Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB) (Attention: Mr. Richard Azzaro), 625 Indiana Ave, N.W., Suite 700, Washington, DC 20004; email mailbox@dnfsb.gov; fax 202-208-6518 The U.S. Special Counsel (Attention: Mr. John Crowley), Office of Special Counsel, 1730 M St., N.W., Suite 300, Washington, DC 20036; fax 202-653-5151 Senator Alfonse D'Amato (Attention: Mr. Peter Phipps); email senator_al@damato.senate.gov. Congressman Mike Forbes (Attention: Mr. Fred Donbo); email ny01.forbes@mail.house.gov. New York State Attorney General Dennis Vacco (Attention: Mr. Marc Carey); web http://www.oag.state.ny.us/. Suffolk County Legistlator Michael Caricciolo; email mcaracci@suffolk.lib.ny.us. Joseph P. Carson, P.E.; email jpcarson@mindspring.com AEHSP 422 South Gay Street Knoxville, TN, 37902 423-637-3193; fax 423-544-0536; email honicker@mindspring.com.