Comments on: William Caldicott on bioremediation of industrial toxins https://ifyoulovethisplanet.org/?p=3673 A weekly radio program with Dr. Helen Caldicott Tue, 28 Apr 2026 14:37:26 +0000 https://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Sonja Reagle https://ifyoulovethisplanet.org/?p=3673&cpage=1#comment-259 Sonja Reagle Tue, 19 Oct 2010 01:29:59 +0000 https://ifyoulovethisplanet.org/?p=3673#comment-259 Are you familiar of the case of "Toxic School" - - cancer cluster at Southside Highschool in Elmira, New York? It is about a new highschool that was built on an old industrial site. Part of the original Remington Rand Building remains on one end of the property and stands like ghostly reminder of what went on there. I've looked long and hard to find historical information on that site and wondered if there could have been nuclear contamination. Why is the building deserted and still standing? During theClinton Administration DOE released what was called a list of FUSRAP sites that were to be cleaned up by the Federal Government. There was one facility in Elmira on that list but nobody could tell me where it was or what industry was involved in it. As I searched more about the Remington Rand I found that it was taken over during WWII for military production though records from that period were far and few between. Then came the Blockbuster -- sometime after President Eisenhower released Manhattan Project Manager, General Leslie Groves, Groves became CEO for the typewriter company, Remington Rand. Question is -- did Groves finally decide, "yes, the pen is mightier than the sword"? I doubt it. I have been following this case for many years and still there is no real answer as to why all those kids came down with testicular cancer. Are you familiar of the case of “Toxic School” - - cancer cluster at Southside Highschool in Elmira, New York? It is about a new highschool that was built on an old industrial site. Part of the original Remington Rand Building remains on one end of the property and stands like ghostly reminder of what went on there. I’ve looked long and hard to find historical information on that site and wondered if there could have been nuclear contamination. Why is the building deserted and still standing?

During theClinton Administration DOE released what was called a list of FUSRAP sites that were to be cleaned up by the Federal Government. There was one facility in Elmira on that list but nobody could tell me where it was or what industry was involved in it. As I searched more about the Remington Rand I found that it was taken over during WWII for military production though records from that period were far and few between.

Then came the Blockbuster — sometime after President Eisenhower released Manhattan Project Manager, General Leslie Groves, Groves became CEO for the typewriter company, Remington Rand. Question is — did Groves finally decide, “yes, the pen is mightier than the sword”? I doubt it.

I have been following this case for many years and still there is no real answer as to why all those kids came down with testicular cancer.

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