{"id":2273,"date":"2011-03-26T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-03-26T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2011\/03\/what-do-you-need-to-see-to-conclude-this-biomass-plant-is-a-bad-idea-dr-mark-patrick-george-vcc-24-march-2011.html"},"modified":"2011-03-26T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2011-03-26T14:00:00","slug":"what-do-you-need-to-see-to-conclude-this-biomass-plant-is-a-bad-idea-dr-mark-patrick-george-vcc-24-march-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2011\/03\/what-do-you-need-to-see-to-conclude-this-biomass-plant-is-a-bad-idea-dr-mark-patrick-george-vcc-24-march-2011.html","title":{"rendered":"What do you need to see to conclude this biomass plant is a bad idea? &#8211;Dr. Mark Patrick George @ VCC 24 March 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/98706376@N00\/5559688271\/in\/set-72157626353658596\/\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\"   src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5189\/5559688271_a14159a0de_m.jpg\"><\/a>\nDr. George gets to the point!\nAfter talking to several Valdosta City Council members, he has\nobserved that people make up their minds regardless of evidence.\nSo he wants to know:\n<blockquote>\nWhat evidence would you need to see to conclude this is a bad idea?\n<\/blockquote>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/98706376@N00\/sets\/72157626353658596\/\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;\"  src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5308\/5560264612_85e20e0610_m.jpg\"><\/a>\nDr. George also gets at something even deeper that Council might\nconsider a wakeup call:\n<blockquote>\nThe public outcry about this across the political spectrum, from conservative to liberal.\n<\/blockquote>\nPeople against the biomass plant are not just black or white\nor young or old or conservative or liberal or college professors\nor unemployed: they are all of those things.\nThe intransigence of elected and appointed officials is causing\ncitizens to stand up and be heard on this and other issues around\nthe county.\nThis issue is serving as a catalyst for people to demand\nmore transparent and responsive government.\n<p>\nHere&#8217;s\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cw7QwajSZ80\">\nthe video:<\/a>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"640\" height=\"390\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cw7QwajSZ80\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<br>\n<center>\n<small>\nRegular meeting of the Valdosta City Council, 24 March 2011,\n<br>\nValdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia.\n<br>\nVideos by Gretchen Quarterman for LAKE, the Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange.\n<\/small>\n<\/center>\n<p>\n-jsq\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dr. George gets to the point! 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