Stakeholders and scientists : achieving implementable solutions to energy and environmental issues

Contents 1 Introduction: Stakeholders and Science............................................... 1 Joanna Burger 2 Minority Participation in Environmental and Energy Decision Making................................................................. 27 James H. Johnson Jr. 3 Energy Diversity: Options and Stakeholders....................................... 39 Michael Gochfeld 4 How Clean Is Clean? Stakeholders and Consensus-Building at the Fernald Uranium Plant................................................................ 63 Kenneth Morgan and Gary Stegner 5 Stakeholders, Risk from Mercury, and the Savannah River Site: Iterative and Inclusive Solutions to Deal with Risk from Fish Consumption........................................................ 89 Joanna Burger 6 Helping Mother Earth Heal: Diné College and Enhanced Natural Attenuation Research at U. S. Department of Energy Uranium Processing Sites on Navajo Land......................... 119 William J. Waugh, Edward P. Glenn, Perry H. Charley, Marnie K. Carroll, Beverly Maxwell, and Michael K. O’Neill 7 Nez Perce Involvement with Solving Environmental Problems: History, Perspectives, Treaty Rights, and Obligations........................ 149 Gabriel Bohnee, Jonathan Paul Matthews, Josiah Pinkham, Anthony Smith, and John Stanfill xvi Contents 8 Amchitka Island: Melding Science and Stakeholders to Achieve Solutions for a Former Department of Energy Site............................. 185 Joanna Burger, Michael Gochfeld, Charles W. Powers, and David S. Kosson 9 Decommissioning of Nuclear Facilities and Stakeholder Concerns..................................................................... 211 James H. Clarke, Joanna Burger, Charles W. Powers, and David S. Kosson 10 PSEG’s Estuary Enhancement Program: An Innovative Solution to an Industry Problem.................................. 229 John H. Balletto and John M. Teal 11 Joint Fact Finding and Stakeholder Consensus Building at the Altamont Wind Resource Area in California............................ 255 Gina Bartlett 12 Wind Energy in Vermont: The Benefits and Limitations of Stakeholder Involvement................................................................... 283 Mary R. English 13 Hydropower, Salmon and the Penobscot River (Maine, USA): Pursuing Improved Environmental and Energy Outcomes Through Participatory Decision-Making and Basin-Scale Decision Context...................................................................................... 311 Jeffrey J. Opperman, Colin Apse, Fred Ayer, John Banks, Laura Rose Day, Joshua Royte, and John Seebach 14 Using Stakeholder Input to Develop a Comparative Risk Assessment for Wildlife from the Life Cycles of Six Electrical Generation Fuels......................................................... 337 Edward J. Zillioux, James R. Newman, Gregory G. Lampman, Mark R. Watson, and Christian M. Newman 15 Institutional Void and Stakeholder Leadership: Implementing Renewable Energy Standards in Minnesota................ 367 Adam R. Fremeth and Alfred A. Marcus 16 Communicating Between the Public and Experts: Predictable Differences and Opportunities to Narrow Them............. 393 Michael R. Greenberg and Lauren C. Babcock-Dunning Contents xvii 17 Media, Local Stakeholders, and Alternatives for Nuclear Waste and Energy Facilities.............................................. 409 Karen W. Lowrie, Amanda Kennedy, Jonathan Hubert, and Michael R. Greenberg 18 Science and Stakeholders: A Synthesis................................................. 427 Joanna Burger Index................................................................................................................. 443