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