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MVCAC to meet at the home of Larry and Martha
Schwab, 3333 Collins
Ferry Road, on Monday, March 6th.
Come at 6:30 for the treats; and,
the meeting starts at 7
pm.
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Paula. Thanks for that very good summary
and update on the Hearings.
Yes. I think we have a very strong case
here; we're on a roll; and we need to get the message out, as much as
possible..... Duane
1. West Virginia has more than an adequate number of
conventional power plants. If any, the FutureGen plants can have
effectively zero emissions.
2. It's time to work on a sustainable society for the future,
no increase in carbon dioxide emission that give us the "greenhouse
effect".
3. The Longview noise problem looms large for the Ft. Martin
community. There is already about one truck per minute on Route
53.
4. The viewshed problem for Longview is now huge; not only is
the plant with its 554 foot stack a daytime view spoiler for the residents of
Baker's Ridge and others, to be seen from Dorsey's Knob and Cooper's Rock, there
is the huge steam plume from the evaporation of 3700 gallons per minute of
cooling water. And, the lights of the plant and the lights on the
smoke stack will be seen for miles around at night time. There will be
"night glow" from this plant located high over the Mon Valley.
5. Won't our electric rates go up due to Longview displacing
some of Ft. Martin's power in the dispatch schedule? And, how much
extra cost will the Ft. Martin transmission cost become due to the extra
congestion on the transmission lines, which are already highly
congested?
6. How much of a tax break will Longview receive under the
PILOT agreement? These are questions that Longview has been asked by the
Public Service Commission. Longview has only said, that we are here only
because there is a tax break....... take our tax break away and we'll take our
marbles and go home. So, the size of the tax break must be large. Is
this fair to Allegheny Energy, who has agreed to install scrubbers a.s.a.p.; is
it fair to you and me?