Dear fellow members, There has been no work in the 'Pit of HELL' for weeks. The 'sand' pages on my website, in three languages, have had 6567 hits from the end of the first week they were put up -- mid-June.
The website also elicited a call from MTV2 and a TV team came here to do a five minute interview with me that was broadcast a week later. I am sure this contributed to what happened next. Incredibly, the Toivakan Kunta (Toivakka Town Council) had a meeting of their environmental board, many members of which visited the website, and decided that the cement company would be required to get a new permit from the Ministry of the Environment. This contradicted their, many times over, expressed view that the permit they had given the 'Company from Hell' was okay and that the company was operating within its terms. So for the moment no work is being done. I guess it will start later when there is snow on the ground and dust will be at a minimum. I also drew the attention of the Ministry of Health to the conditions in the factory where the workers (and staff) breathe huge amounts of dust regularly. The factory is not working either at this time. So thanks to all who visited and emailed the links. It worked and people are still doing this. I think it important not to slow down but to keep the pressure up until the company have their new permit and are working within its terms. The directors of the 'Company from HELL' visited the site 73 times during the first week and their lawyers too. I know this because I have hidden counters on every page that collect IP addresses -- and much other information. Don _______________ Dr E D F Williams http://personal.inet.fi/cool/don.williams Author's Web Site and Photo Gallery See New Pages "The Cement Company from HELL!" Updated: August 15, 2003
