“Proposed plant said to be ‘medical atrocity'”,
about Dr. William Sammons’ Monday
talk about health problems of biomass and how solar is better.
The VDT then featured biomass in
its reporting
on the
AAUW Candidate Forum:
All four candidates for the Lowndes County Board of Commissioners were
present for the forum — District 2 seat, Republican Richard Raines and
Democrat Debra Franklin and District 3 seat, Republican Crawford Powell
and Democrat Bill Eger.
Raines and Franklin were asked about issues relating to the Biomass project and plans for increasing jobs in the are.
In regard to the proposed Biomass project, Raines thinks the focus should be on return for investment and that other sectors of the economy should be looked into. Franklin also supports green energy but feels that since schools are located near the proposed site it could be hazardous to them.
“I don’t think one child’s life is worth 25 jobs,” she said.
In terms of jobs, Raines wants to focus on businesses that are the “most recession proof” and Franklin wants to focus on “building businesses we already have.” Hm, I was there, and it seems to me Raines never actually said he was opposed to the biomass incinerator or for real clean energy such as solar.
Meanwhile, if you’d like to ask some of your already elected or appointed officials some of the same questions the VDT has been trying to get answered, here’s how to reach them.
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