Now let me read
between the lines of the postings----
1) We believe
that either the laws of the land don’t meet our basis of scientific evidence
therefore we are above the law because we are smarter.
2) We believe
we should control where people can invest or buy because we understand their
market and customers better than they do.
3)
When State and National
regulations do not meet our standards we of the minority should have veto
power over the majority because we are smarter.
4) The
legislature, the courts, the enforcement officers are dumb because they allow
these things even though they are within the law and meet the written
rules.
5) We should
write more Departmental administrative rules and orders because they do not
require democracy to work and we know we are smarter and our intentions are
better because we are the protectors of the uninformed and “the children”.
6) We will
stop, slow growth and economic development regardless of fact that they must
follow existing laws and procedure because the regulators don’t understand
that all corporations are evil and all things that consume resources are bad
and that by delaying them we will economically force them to move else ware or
give up.
7) And it they
build SUV’s or developments outside of major cities we are justified to burn,
paint, bash or destroy them because we are right and above the law and they
are powerful and write the rules.
As the saying goes
“Give me a break”
Paul
Double
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From:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gail Bradbury
Sent: Monday, February 28,
2005 4:34
PM
I agree with
Bob. Also, Bob, if it meets environmental requirements, wouldn't it make
more sense to have it near a metropolitan area where more waste tires are
generated.
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From:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of Bob Sebo
Sent: Monday, February
28, 2005 4:11
PM
Paul and Tom and everybody...I
am very uncomfortable with the way this whole project has unfolded...and not
just because of the method of reclamation they have in mind. This
project deserves further review.
Here are my observations on
Heartland Energy. My writings reflect my understanding of the
situation. I believe the following to be facts. If I am
incorrect, I invite corrections.
Representative Davids' behavior,
as reported in reliable media, has been inexcusable. I understand that
his father-in-law is a driving force behind the project. Did he really
tell a project opponent that his lawyer would 'rip out (their) eyeballs and
piss on their brain' as has been reported? I understand he apologized
on the floor of the House...too little too late for a committee chair, I
think.
An EIS needs to be completed on
the project. Opponents have alleged that this might be the largest
tire burning plant on the planet. I have also heard statements that
work done in the prelimary EAW for Heartland was based on decades old
emissions data assuming a significantly smaller facility than is currently
proposed. That tells me more homework needs to be
done.
I want to see waste tires
recycled. But when you burn them, bad things can happen. Here is
a partial list of hazardous chemicals released by burning waste
tires:
Tetrachlorodibenzofuran
(TCDF); Tetrachlorodibenzodioxin; Total polychlorinated biphenyls
(PCBs); Chromium (hexavalent); Lead; Naphthalene; Acenaphthylene;
Phenanthrene; Anthracene; Pyrene; Flouranthrene; Total toxic PAH's;
Benzene
That from one on-line source. We need to make
sure that their scrubbers will work. That's why we need an
EIS.
I know some would oppose this project no matter
what. I am not one of them. But I do not on blind faith accept
that this plant will be safe. I need to be convinced. The huge
piles of tires that dominated the landscape in the 1970's are gone. We
can always put them in road paving or find some other use. There is no
tire crisis today.
