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April 2008 Newsletter

Volume 37, Number 2

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In This Issue

News

  • P&S Election Results, Welcome New Forum Officers

Letters

  • Response to Art Hobson's "Winning the Climate Race", David C. Williams
  • Upstream Carbon Regulation, Richard Wilson

Articles

  • Climate Stability and Policy, Gerald E. Marsh
  • What Are Nuclear Weapons For?, Ivan Oelrich
  • Carbon-Free and Nuclear-Free: A Roadmap for US Energy Policy, Arjun Makhijani

Commentary

  • A Bribe to Escape Moscow, David Hafemeister
  • Thanks for a Great Conference, Jeffrey Marque

Reviews

  • Nuclear Weapons: What You Need to Know, By Jeremy Bernstein; Reviewed by Cameron Reed
  • Hell and High Water, By Joseph Romm; Reviewed by Peter Schroeder

Physics and Society is the non-peer-reviewed quarterly newsletter of the Forum on Physics and Society, a division of the American Physical Society. It presents letters, commentary, book reviews and articles on the relations of physics and the physics community to government and society. It also carries news of the Forum and provides a medium for Forum members to exchange ideas. Opinions expressed are those of the authors alone and do not necessarily reflect the views of the APS or of the Forum. Contributed articles (up to 2500 words), letters (500 words), commentary (1000 words), reviews (1000 words) and brief news articles are welcome. Send them to the relevant editor by e-mail (preferred) or regular mail.

Editor: Andrew Zwicker. Assistant Editor: Laura Berzak Hopkins. Reviews Editor: Art Hobson. Electronic Media Editor: Matthew Parsons. Editorial Board: Maury Goodman; Richard Wiener, Jeremiah Williams, Jeremiah Williams. Layout at APS: Leanne Poteet. Website for APS: webmaster@aps.org.