This LTE appeared in the VDT Sunday 13 February 2011. -jsq
Abraham Lincoln said, “The probability that we shall fail
in this struggle should not deter us from the support of a cause
that we believe is just.”
Such a cause for us is opposition to the biomass plant.
Given its support from city and county officials more concerned
about doing the bidding of the rich and powerful than they are about
the health of children, it is likely a “done deal.”
Done by those who will profit from the deal.
None of the national health organizations endorse biomass plants
as safe for children.
The American Cancer Society, the American Lung Association,
and the World Health Organization have concluded that biomass plants
pose serious threats to children.
None of the deal makers, investors, or politicians who signed off
on their deal live in the community which will most be affected by
the poisonous toxins that will fill the air.
Their children don’t attend the schools, nor do they attend any
of the seven area churches.
Meetings have been held on the biomass project.
Some by the Industrial Authority, WACE, the NAACP, and SCLC.
And not a single citizen has spoken in favor of it.
When I asked a council member about this, he said,
“They are afraid of you.”
It is not the proponents who have anything to fear.
Continue reading → 
Valdosta City Council member James Wright and students speak
to the County Commission about
Tranquility Trail.
The students have a number of good points, such as
“It’s not about me but our community”
and
“Don’t Litter, Make Our Trail Glitter”,
and
trees have educational and recreational benefits,
and
“We need our community to come in with us…
how our community can get involved.”
James Wright wraps up with
“Development of our community and our citizens.”
There’s more. Here’s the whole thing:
