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Are you a member of USS (Universities Superannuation Scheme Ltd)? Did you know that even when yo... more Are you a member of USS (Universities Superannuation Scheme Ltd)? Did you know that even when you are legally eligible to access your pension fund, their rules will always be more important than your welfare, no matter how dire your need? In my case, they persist in refusing to allow me to access my fund until I am 65, despite dire need during covid, and again this year. Their reason? I didn’t contribute to the fund for at least 2 years. I had an 18-month contract at University of Leeds. I wrote to the board asking if there was any humanity at USS. The answer, quite apparently, is “no”. See for yourself. Here are copies of my letter to the CEO and board, and the response I received.
Methods After conducting a literature review and holding a preliminary meeting with a dozen brown... more Methods After conducting a literature review and holding a preliminary meeting with a dozen brownfields experts from across the United States, we conducted a field study in two phases. The first was phone interviews with experts from New Jersey and elsewhere in the United ...
Abstract Apel, Mark, Lauren McDonell, Jay Moynihan, Darien Simon, and Viviane Simon-Brown. Decemb... more Abstract Apel, Mark, Lauren McDonell, Jay Moynihan, Darien Simon, and Viviane Simon-Brown. December 2010. Climate Change Handbook: A Citizen's Guide to Thoughtful Action. Contributions in Education and Outreach 4b, Forest Research Laboratory, Oregon State ...
During the 1940s and 1950s, massive facilities were built in the United States to design, constru... more During the 1940s and 1950s, massive facilities were built in the United States to design, construct and test nuclear weapons. What has been the impact of these facilities on the employment, income and population of the surrounding areas? Doubt exists about whether the national security mission was good for the regions where the facilities were built. Using four counties adjacent to the 310-square mile Savannah River nuclear weapons site, we apply a method that estimates the impact by comparing the growth of the counties to a set of counties that were similar prior to the construction of the nuclear weapons facilities. This counterfactual method identified large increases in employment, income and population during the 1950s and the mid-1980s in two counties with weapons facilities. But no benefits and perhaps a negative impact appeared for a third county. The DOE and its contractors are dramatically reducing employment and budgets at Savannah River and other weapons sites. Employment at the site has fallen from over 25 000 in 1992 to less than 17 000 in 1996. It may drop to 8000 if no new `missions' are created. Federal policy toward these regions is discussed in light of these intra-regional variations in economic impact.
Methods After conducting a literature review and holding a preliminary meeting with a dozen brown... more Methods After conducting a literature review and holding a preliminary meeting with a dozen brownfields experts from across the United States, we conducted a field study in two phases. The first was phone interviews with experts from New Jersey and elsewhere in the United ...
... But it is not overlooked by regions hosting the major facilities nor by critics (Noah, 1994; ... more ... But it is not overlooked by regions hosting the major facilities nor by critics (Noah, 1994; Blush and Heitman, 1995; Browning, 1995; Schwartz, 1995). ... In short, the impact of a massive facility like the Savannah River nuclear weapons site is bound to be easier to identify in a rural ...
Are you a member of USS (Universities Superannuation Scheme Ltd)? Did you know that even when yo... more Are you a member of USS (Universities Superannuation Scheme Ltd)? Did you know that even when you are legally eligible to access your pension fund, their rules will always be more important than your welfare, no matter how dire your need? In my case, they persist in refusing to allow me to access my fund until I am 65, despite dire need during covid, and again this year. Their reason? I didn’t contribute to the fund for at least 2 years. I had an 18-month contract at University of Leeds. I wrote to the board asking if there was any humanity at USS. The answer, quite apparently, is “no”. See for yourself. Here are copies of my letter to the CEO and board, and the response I received.
Methods After conducting a literature review and holding a preliminary meeting with a dozen brown... more Methods After conducting a literature review and holding a preliminary meeting with a dozen brownfields experts from across the United States, we conducted a field study in two phases. The first was phone interviews with experts from New Jersey and elsewhere in the United ...
Abstract Apel, Mark, Lauren McDonell, Jay Moynihan, Darien Simon, and Viviane Simon-Brown. Decemb... more Abstract Apel, Mark, Lauren McDonell, Jay Moynihan, Darien Simon, and Viviane Simon-Brown. December 2010. Climate Change Handbook: A Citizen's Guide to Thoughtful Action. Contributions in Education and Outreach 4b, Forest Research Laboratory, Oregon State ...
During the 1940s and 1950s, massive facilities were built in the United States to design, constru... more During the 1940s and 1950s, massive facilities were built in the United States to design, construct and test nuclear weapons. What has been the impact of these facilities on the employment, income and population of the surrounding areas? Doubt exists about whether the national security mission was good for the regions where the facilities were built. Using four counties adjacent to the 310-square mile Savannah River nuclear weapons site, we apply a method that estimates the impact by comparing the growth of the counties to a set of counties that were similar prior to the construction of the nuclear weapons facilities. This counterfactual method identified large increases in employment, income and population during the 1950s and the mid-1980s in two counties with weapons facilities. But no benefits and perhaps a negative impact appeared for a third county. The DOE and its contractors are dramatically reducing employment and budgets at Savannah River and other weapons sites. Employment at the site has fallen from over 25 000 in 1992 to less than 17 000 in 1996. It may drop to 8000 if no new `missions' are created. Federal policy toward these regions is discussed in light of these intra-regional variations in economic impact.
Methods After conducting a literature review and holding a preliminary meeting with a dozen brown... more Methods After conducting a literature review and holding a preliminary meeting with a dozen brownfields experts from across the United States, we conducted a field study in two phases. The first was phone interviews with experts from New Jersey and elsewhere in the United ...
... But it is not overlooked by regions hosting the major facilities nor by critics (Noah, 1994; ... more ... But it is not overlooked by regions hosting the major facilities nor by critics (Noah, 1994; Blush and Heitman, 1995; Browning, 1995; Schwartz, 1995). ... In short, the impact of a massive facility like the Savannah River nuclear weapons site is bound to be easier to identify in a rural ...
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In my case, they persist in refusing to allow me to access my fund until I am 65, despite dire need during covid, and again this year. Their reason? I didn’t contribute to the fund for at least 2 years.
I had an 18-month contract at University of Leeds.
I wrote to the board asking if there was any humanity at USS. The answer, quite apparently, is “no”.
See for yourself. Here are copies of my letter to the CEO and board, and the response I received.
In my case, they persist in refusing to allow me to access my fund until I am 65, despite dire need during covid, and again this year. Their reason? I didn’t contribute to the fund for at least 2 years.
I had an 18-month contract at University of Leeds.
I wrote to the board asking if there was any humanity at USS. The answer, quite apparently, is “no”.
See for yourself. Here are copies of my letter to the CEO and board, and the response I received.