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Steve W of the Austrialian "Opinion Dominion" blog has been looking into the black hole issue. He posts a well-considered piece on the topic here . He has said more about this issue in later blogs.
Letters, posted with permission:
Letter to the editor, Justine Jones -- Go there
Similar dangerous decisions, Peter Aleff -- Go there
Time reversal invariance as a safety factor, Mike Albrow -- Go there
Articles
(These are anonymous)
The Potential for Danger in Particle Collider Experiments -- Go there
Earlier version, maintained here because of popularity -- Go there

These are longer versions of the summary above, in French and English:
Accélérateurs de particules: Les trous noirs produits sur Terre pourraient détruire la planète -- Go there
Particles Colliders: Black holes produced on Earth could destroy planet -- Go there

An attempt to estimate risk, or at least to think about it:
A comment on expected value -- Go there

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