Dr. George gets to the point!
After talking to several Valdosta City Council members, he has
observed that people make up their minds regardless of evidence.
So he wants to know:
What evidence would you need to see to conclude this is a bad idea?
Dr. George also gets at something even deeper that Council might
consider a wakeup call:
The public outcry about this across the political spectrum, from conservative to liberal.People against the biomass plant are not just black or white or young or old or conservative or liberal or college professors or unemployed: they are all of those things. The intransigence of elected and appointed officials is causing citizens to stand up and be heard on this and other issues around the county. This issue is serving as a catalyst for people to demand more transparent and responsive government.
Here’s the video:
Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia.
Videos by Gretchen Quarterman for LAKE, the Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange.
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look at the disrespect/contempt shown by the mayor . . . he often (always) refuses to listen or make eye contact with the opposition. when karen noll spoke, he got up and wandered over to the secretary’s seat . . . this is emblematic of the politics in valdosta: the good ol’ boys will decide and the rest of us need to “know our places” . . . and stay in them . . . Mark George gets to the heart of the matter, as always, and once again throws a monkey wrench into the council’s plans . . .
Here is video of her presentation: http://lake.typepad.com/on-the-lake-front/2011/03/call-to-action-for-city-council-not-to-sell-water-to-biomass-plant-karen-noll-vcc-24-march-2011.html