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Please Act! Photos of Cement Facility
by Jonathan Rosenbaum 06 May '05

06 May '05

This has been a very eventful day. I learned that two cyclists carrying the Scroll of the "Message of Peace, Health, and Justice" for the 2006 Olympics in Torino were making a stop at none other than the WVU National Alternative Fuels Training Consortium literally right around the corner from the pending batch cement plant. One of the main tenets of the scroll is that we must not be complacent about Global Warming, see http://www.slc2torino.com/pages/themessage.htm . Cement Plants are one of the worst offenders when it comes to CO2 output. I grabbed a camera and took pictures both of the sign and entrance road already built to the pending site. If you look at the sign Alcon, LLC is from Buckhannon not Bruceton Mills as I incorrectly reported early. I also took photos of the Olympic scroll event. This tradition started back with the 1994 Olympics. I even talked to the Mayor about the pending cement plant. When I got back I learned to my horror from Duane that public input to DEP's DAQ division must be in no later than this Monday at 5 p.m.! So please look at my photos at http://freesoftwarepc.com/Members/fspc/cement-plant and while doing so think of what is written in the scroll going to Torino, think about what kind of particulates and heavy metals people in the immediate area will be exposed to, this includes people in a nursing home, children in the new University High School, the workers at WVU's NAFTC, and recreational users. ACT FAST, VERY FAST to prevent this from becoming a reality! Send your comments to Duanne or write to *WV DEP Division of Air Quality Permitting Section 601 57th Street Charleston, WV 25304* *Telephone: 304-926-0499, ext. 1227. FAX: 304-926-0478* Thank-you very much, Jonathan

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Proposed Cement Plant at Bakers Ridge Road
by Jonathan Rosenbaum 06 May '05

06 May '05

In the upcoming meeting this agenda item is mentioned: 4. We proposed to question whether the proposed "batch cement plant" proposed for Bakers Ridge Road is a health hazard to the local nursing home, residents and the proposed University High School. I want to point out that there has already been a road built at the proposed site on the plateau above the nursing home and pretty close the WVU's new NAFTC 'National Alternative Fuels Training Consortium" building. The company that has built the road is called Alcon and is located in Bruceton Mills. A sign has been placed in front of the road explaining how interested public should contact the DEP for more information about the environmental impact of the construction site. At first I just assumed this was the beginnings of house construction in this area related to the future planned University High School, but the DEP sign and this recent agenda item come as great shock. The prospect of building a batch cement plant in this area is outrageous especially since it appears this company specializes in Portland cement. Will they be employing environmentally sound practices? Will people in the region be exposed to heavy metals and particulates? There are hiking/biking trails open to the public by the University right by the proposed batch cement site. This is ironic, I was worried about greenspace being lost to housing in this region, but now it appears more likely that people will not want to have homes (or schools) in this industrialized area. It would be many times better if this region was turned into a public park rather than a housing development or industrial park. Then there could be sane development around the public park with well planned roads, bikeways, and connector trails making it a very popular spot for all to enjoy, and it would become an area to remind everyone why WV is one of the best places in the world to live .. not the worst place. Jonathan

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New Mailing List for MVCAC
by Jonathan Rosenbaum 06 May '05

06 May '05

Hi everyone, Duane Nichols gave me the go ahead to add all existing emails to the new MVCAC email list. You can access the web interface for it at http://cheat.org/mailman/listinfo/mvcac and change your settings there if you desire. If your email address changes, just subscribe your new email address at the same location. Ask your friends to subscribe, too. This list is set-up to be interactive which means any email you send to mvcac(a)cheat.org will be received by all other email addresses on the list. I'm pretty excited about this format. Add your comments and wisdom to this list and participate in healthy discussions. If you miss a meeting, the list is a great place to present your ideas. Let's do what we can to prevent the earth from returning to the Cretaceous period when Crocodiles lived at the poles. Duane wants to remind everyone .. "Next meeting is this Monday evening at 7 PM. The location is the St. Paul's Lutheran Church on Patterson Drive. This is an urgent meeting, to complete the organizational and functional structure of the MonValley Clean Air Coalition." Thanks, Jonathan

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