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