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July 2012 Newsletter

Volume 41, Number 3

Cameron Reed, Editor

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In This Issue

Editor's Comments

  • Election Results
  • New Editor advertisement

Articles

  • The Future of Low-Carbon Transportation Fuels, Christopher Yang and Sonia Yeh
  • A Blue Ribbon Commission's Proposal for Breaking the Nuclear Waste Stalemate, Susanne E. Vandenbosch and Robert Vandenbosch

Forum News

  • FPS-Hosted Sessions at APS March Meeting, Brian Schwartz
  • FPS-Hosted Sessions at APS April Meeting, Cameron Reed

Letters

  • Letters On “American Physics, Climate Change, and Energy,”, Arthur Smith, Philip L. Taylor and Wallace Manheimer

Reviews

  • Distracted: The erosion of attention and the coming dark age, Reviewed by Frank Lock
  • The Inquisition of Climate Science, Reviewed by William H. Ingham


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, technicalities are encouraged), 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: Cameron Reed, Alma College, Alma, MI 48801. Assistant Editor: Jonathan Wurtele, UC-Berkeley. Reviews Editor: Art Hobson. Electronic Media Editor: Andrew Post-Zwicker. Editorial Board: Ruth HowesBarbara LeviDavid Harris. Layout at APS: Leanne Poteet. Website for APS: webmaster@aps.orgPhysics and Society can be found on the web.