Hi Joe,
Public outcry and a local chapter of Riverkeepers -- the best mix for change.
It was great to hear that John is involved. Bobby K, Jr. spoke here not long ago and
drew a massive crowd, but few have decided to take action. We're lacking the public
outcry part of the equation.
Oh, well... back to work on it, please keep us informed as to the progress made with
Champion paper mill.
/donna
joe dees wrote:
> We in Pensacola have been having problems with the local Champion paper mill. Their
>dioxin-laced wastewater, a result of the chlorine bleach process (for which they have
>continuously been granted variances, i.e. special licence to pollute beyond what the
>law would otherwise allow), has effectively shut down bioprocesses in Perdido Bay.
>As a result of public outcry, they are now planning to pipe this wastewater into the
>Escambia River system. John Kennedy Jr. has arrived here to help midwife the birth
>of a local chapter of Riverkeepers to fight this move, and to force Champion to (a)
>switch to oxygen bleaching, a less toxic alternative to the dioxin-producing chlorine
>process, and (b) to institute a closed-loop process, with cleansing/filtering and
>recycling/reuse of their wastewater.
> >
> Joe E. Dees
> Poet, Pagan, Philosopher
>
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