{"id":2218,"date":"2011-04-07T12:28:28","date_gmt":"2011-04-07T16:28:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2011\/04\/lets-see-these-many-biomass-opponents.html"},"modified":"2011-04-07T12:28:28","modified_gmt":"2011-04-07T16:28:28","slug":"lets-see-these-many-biomass-opponents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2011\/04\/lets-see-these-many-biomass-opponents.html","title":{"rendered":"Let&#8217;s see these &#8220;many&#8221; biomass opponents"},"content":{"rendered":"So what&#8217;s the evidence that these\n<a href=\"\/blog\/2011\/04\/far-more-citizens-are-concerned-about-the-plant-vdt.html\">\nbiomass opponents are many,<\/a> as the VDT says?\nWe could review letters to the editors in the VDT,\nbut let&#8217;s look at the visual evidence LAKE has recorded.\n<ul>\n<li>\n<a href=\"\/blog\/2011\/02\/biomass-no-solar-yes-kathryn-grant.html\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\"   src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5012\/5469693987_30307188a2_m.jpg\"><\/a>\nat the 23 February 2011 Wiregrass Solar groundbreaking:\n<a href=\"\/blog\/2011\/02\/biomass-no-solar-yes-kathryn-grant.html\">\n&#8220;Biomass no, solar yes&#8221;<\/a> &mdash;Kathryn Grant\n<p>\n<li>\n<a href=\"\/blog\/2011\/03\/protesters-at-vlcia-15-march-2011.html\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\"   src=\"http:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/gxMuWzZ84ww\/default.jpg\"><\/a>\nat the\n<a href=\"\/blog\/category\/vlcia-15-march-2011\">\n15 March 2011 VLCIA<\/a> board meeting:\n<a href=\"\/blog\/2011\/03\/protesters-at-vlcia-15-march-2011.html\">\n&#8220;We&#8217;re here to protest against biomass. We wish Brad Lofton well in his new job, but we want biomass to go as well.&#8221;<\/a> &mdash;Michael Noll\n<p>\n<li>\n<a href=\"\/blog\/category\/vcc-24-march-2011\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\"   src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5055\/5559687827_0b8a7a2020_m.jpg\"><\/a>\nat the\n<a href=\"\/blog\/category\/vcc-24-march-2011\">\n24 March 2011 Valdosta City Council<\/a> meeting.\n<a href=\"\/blog\/category\/vcc-24-march-2011\">\n&#8220;Ban the Burn; Go 100% Solar&#8221;<\/a> &mdash;Jack Pruden\n<\/ul>\nWith no pro-biomass demonstrators anywhere to be seen.\nSure, a few people show up at government meetings to speak for the\nbiomass plant, but by my tally they are indeed very few,\nand most of them are either former employees or board members\nof the Industrial Authority.\nYes, LAKE has posted videos of\nthem, as well:\n<a href=\"\/blog\/2011\/01\/i-have-to-trust-you-people-ken-garren-former-exec-dir-vlcia-18-jan-2011.html\">\nKen Garren<\/a>,\n<a href=\"\/blog\/2011\/02\/say-no-to-grants-and-shut-off-debate-on-biomass-nolen-cox-lcc-8-feb-2011.html\">\nNolen Cox.<\/a>\n<a href=\"\/blog\/2011\/03\/praise-for-brad-lofton-crawford-powell-vlcia-15-march-2011.html\">\nCrawford Powell.<\/a>\nOr watch the people at the microphones during the\n<a href=\"\/blog\/2010\/12\/vlcia-biomass-event-qa.html\">6 December 2011 VLCIA biomass &#8220;forum&#8221;<\/a>\nand see what you think the ratio is.\n<p>\nMy opinion is\n<a href=\"\/blog\/2011\/03\/biomass-protesters-vcc-24-march-2011.html\">\nthe same as I posted last month:<\/a>\n&#8220;Black and white, young and old, conservative and liberal, college professors and unemployed&#8221;.\nCome see for yourself\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/group.php?gid=119560808079273&#038;v=app_2344061033\">\ntoday outside Valdosta City Hall starting at 5PM.<\/a>\n<p>\n-jsq\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"So what&#8217;s the evidence that these biomass opponents are many, as the VDT says? 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