[CPEO-MEF] Enviro military? Bombing ranges safely "tucked away frompopulation ce

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17 Nov 2002 13:44:08 PST
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[PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS ARTICLE ORIGINALLY RAN 20 APRIL 2001]

Tom, et al, this article is old but timely in light of what we are
facing with the chemical laser. What a
crock!!!   -sheila

Journal of Aerospace and Defense Industry News April
20th, 2001
Viewpoint
Southwest bases create environmental treasures
by James E. Simmons
SWDA

Members of the Southwest Defense Alliance are briefing elected
officials, business organizations and civic
leaders on the results of a new data compilation by the Aerospace Office
in Lancaster Calif. The new study shows compelling examples of the
positive environmental stewardship conducted by the civilian and
military leadership at important Department of Defense research labs,
test ranges and training bases throughout the American Southwest.

These management practices and programs have ensured preservation of
cultural and natural resources that are unequivocal environmental
treasures for the American people.

There is an understandable perception in the general public that some,
perhaps many, of the military lands in the Southwest are bombing ranges.
These places are remote, often desert, environments. They have been
safely tucked away from population centers for decades so as not to
endanger the citizenry or commerce.
Defense weapons work, be it research, testing or training, usually
connotes bangs and booms. Such
goings-on are essential, people generally acknowledge, but they surely
must have routine downsides that
accompany shooting things down and blowing things up.

[THIS ARTICLE CAN BE VIEWED AT:
http://www.aerotechnews.com/starc/2001/042001/SWDA.html ]

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