{"id":2462,"date":"2011-01-26T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-01-26T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2011\/01\/naacp-asks-epa-for-review-of-biomass-plant-permit.html"},"modified":"2011-01-26T16:00:00","modified_gmt":"2011-01-26T21:00:00","slug":"naacp-asks-epa-for-review-of-biomass-plant-permit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2011\/01\/naacp-asks-epa-for-review-of-biomass-plant-permit.html","title":{"rendered":"NAACP asks EPA for review of biomass plant permit"},"content":{"rendered":"More <a href=\"\/blog\/2011\/01\/valdosta-naacp-claims-environmental-racism.html\">\nfrom the NAACP<\/a>\nabout Wiregrass Power LLC&#8217;s proposed biomass plant.\n-jsq\n<blockquote>\nFrom: Leigh Touchton\n<br>\nSubject: NAACP Georgia State Conference asks EPA for review of Wiregrass permit\n<br>\nDate: Mon, 24 Jan 2011 21:39:26 -0500\n<br>\nTo: [numerous parties]\n<p>\nApparently some people have incorrect information about the Georgia State\nNAACP Conference position.  Please see attached.\n<\/blockquote>\nAttached was <a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/topics\/biomass\/naacp\">a PDF file<\/a>.\nHere&#8217;s an excerpt.\n\n<!--more-->\n<blockquote>\n<center>\n*Biomass Accountabilty Project*Georgia NAACP State Conference*\nValdosta-Lowndes NAACP* Ron Saff, M.D.* William Blackley, M.D.* Mary S. Booth,\nPh.D.*\n<\/center>\n<p>\n&#8230;\n<p>\nWe are writing on behalf of concerned citizens of Georgia and the region to\nrequest that the Office of Air and Radiation review the above-referenced Air Quality\nPermit issued by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Environmental\nProtection Division (EPD) for the construction and operation of a 45 megawatt1biomass\ncombustion electric generating facility in Valdosta, Georgia (the \u201cbiomass facility\u201d or\n\u201cWiregrass facility\u201d). A copy of the permit is attached as Exhibit 1 and was issued\neffective July 19, 2010. The grounds for this request are that the assumptions and\nemissions calculations underlying the permit appear to be inconsistent with science and\nthe Clean Air Act. The apparently erroneous emissions calculations, when viewed in\nlight of environmental justice concerns and a lack of due process in the permit proceeding\nwarrant EPA\u2019s independent review. These factors are explained in detail below.\n<p>\n&#8230;\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"More from the NAACP about Wiregrass Power LLC&#8217;s proposed biomass plant. -jsq From: Leigh Touchton Subject: NAACP Georgia State Conference asks EPA for review of Wiregrass permit Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2011 21:39:26 -0500 To: [numerous parties] Apparently some people have incorrect information about the Georgia State NAACP Conference position. Please see attached. 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