Yucca Mountain Johnny

Yucca Mountain Johnny

Yucca Mountain Johnny is a cartoon miner created by the United States Department of Energy (DOE) to present information to children on nuclear waste disposal and the Yucca Mountain Project. Serving as the virtual guide for the DOE's Youth Zone web site and appearing "live-action" in Nevada schools, Yucca Mountain Johnny has drawn harsh criticism as a propaganda tool.

U.S. Representative Shelley Berkley (D-NV) has called Yucca Mountain Johnny "the Department of Energy's Joe Camel",cite journal
last = Friess
first = Steve
year = 2006
month = April
title = A New 'Joe Camel'?
journal = Newsweek
issue = April 24 2006
pages = 9 ] a reference to a cartoon mascot for the tobacco industry which drew criticism for targeting children. Representative Jon Porter (R-NV) stated that "to sell the Yucca Mountain Project to our children through the use of a cartoon character is an irresponsible and desperate act."cite journal
last = Tetreault
first = Steve
date = March 31 2006
title = Berkley calls on DOE to fire Yucca Mountain cartoon man
journal = Las Vegas Review-Journal
url = http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2006/Mar-31-Fri-2006/news/6636730.html
accessdate = 2006-05-31 ]

DOE spokesperson Craig Stevens, however, defended Yucca Mountain Johnny, arguing that it "teaches hydrology, geology, and earth science", and that it is "part of our duty to explain to the public what we're doing." Support for Yucca Mountain Johnny was present in the House of Representatives, with Representative Joe Barton (R-TX) stating that "nobody questions the accuracy or truth of what's on the Web site", and Representative David Hobson (R-OH) stating that it "may have a place in teaching kids."cite news
url = http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12970441/
title = 'Yucca Mountain Johnny' a worthy character?
publisher = Associated Press
date = May 25 2006
accessdate = 2006-05-31]

Berkley, who is a vocal opponent of a Yucca Mountain waste repository, attempted to add an amendment to an energy spending bill that would have prevented the funds from being used for the DOE Youth Zone web site. The amendment was defeated, 271-147.

Notes

ee also

*Yucca Mountain

External links

* [http://www.ocrwm.doe.gov/youth/index.shtml Yucca Mountain Youth Zone]


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