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<\/a>Packed Shelton Civic Center ORCAA hearing<\/p><\/div>\n
Turnout was heavy (250+) for both the afternoon and evening session of the ORCAA Hearing held for public comment on 1-31-11 in the Shelton Civic Center. \u00a0The convenience of a local venue contributed to the numbers.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Visitors bored by community town hall meeting<\/p><\/div>\n
Many familiar faces were present along with some not so much. \u00a0The least of these were the members of organized labor unions from surrounding counties urged by Adage reps to attend in a show of support it knew was lacking in the community. \u00a0The visiting union members were easily identified by their hard hats, orange T-shirts, union logos and Adage stickers liberally festooned in every conceivable space on their outer garments including those that proclaimed “Jobs, Jobs, Jobs.”<\/p>\n
<\/a>Visitors encounter distant drummers<\/p><\/div>\n
Tom Duponte and Jim Gaston (Adage PR shills) attended. \u00a0Notably absent were our elected County and Port Commissioners with the exception of Jack Miles despite a recent invitation extended for them to come to the barrio and listen to the community. \u00a0This hearing, intensely moderated, would have been an ideal opportunity to do so if they had a scintilla of desire to represent residents in a responsible way. \u00a0Commissioner Jerry Lingle was absent despite his vow of willingness to listen. \u00a0Failed candidate Brenda Hirschi was absent, as was Nancy Williams, Justin Stang, and a host of others. \u00a0Whether this was a result of ennui or resignation isn’t clear.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Duff demands ORCAA comply with EPA CO2 standards set in July, 2010<\/p><\/div>\n
Duff Badgley argued for ORCAA abiding by federal and State law with respect to CO2 emission regulations\/constraints imposed by the EPA as of July, 2010, thereby making its 3-year moratorium on the same moot under Washington law.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Mr. Bricklin, CCMC attorney, speaks out against BioMassacre<\/p><\/div>\n
Mr. Bricklin, the environmental attorney hired by CCMC (concerned citizens) spoke out in opposition to the Adage permit application, characterizing ORCAA’s preliminary permit recommendation as premature and unlawful.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Shawnie Vedder, shutterbug<\/p><\/div>\n
Yours truly reached out to our brothers and sisters in the labor movement, challenging them to stand with the community rather than ally themselves with a predatory corporation such as Adage. \u00a0Reference to our inalienable rights described in the Declaration of Independence was made. \u00a0Jack Miles reminded ORCAA the people do not cede their sovereignty to the instruments of government conceived to serve them.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Gordon Lance, ORCAA engineer, recommends Adage application be permitted<\/p><\/div>\n
The union members gulled into attending were as identifiable by their rhetoric as their appearance. \u00a0Unlike the varied testimony by residents, much was thinly veiled\/coached arguments from Adage’s well worn play book. \u00a0 As the meeting wore on, visible boredom overtook the visitors while residents remained singularly focused on the proceedings.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Ros tells of husband's tragic poisoning at the hands of Asarco<\/p><\/div>\n
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During the break, one boilermaker opined tradesmen had more expertise on air pollution generated by industry than the Mason County medical community who (along with national medical expert organizations) had issued a formal declaration warning of the health effects Adage’s plant would bring as a result of the toxins released. \u00a0Another spoke of how boilermakers were ‘environmentalists’.<\/p>\n
<\/a>They have no voice, they have no choice.<\/p><\/div>\n
Many of the tired arguments advanced by Adage apologists, such as carbon-neutrality, jobs, smokestack prosperity, and vilification of environmentalists displayed the gap remaining to edify all the stakeholders in this ongoing saga. \u00a0It is huge. \u00a0 The corporations are the enemy! \u00a0Sadly, some of our working brothers and sisters have forgotten this is so. It was a page torn from the final chapter of Animal Farm. \u00a0One had difficulty distinguishing between the union business reps and Adage’s corporate stooges.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Because Adage is a limited liability company, by definition it is hedging its liability bets. Many arguments by its apologists were heard this night claiming the public was at little or no risk and it was going to be a … Continue reading