{"id":2530,"date":"2011-01-05T12:12:11","date_gmt":"2011-01-05T17:12:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2011\/01\/noproof.html"},"modified":"2011-01-05T12:12:11","modified_gmt":"2011-01-05T17:12:11","slug":"noproof","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2011\/01\/noproof.html","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Mr. Lofton has no proof whatsoever that biomass is &#8220;safe&#8221;.&#8217; &#8211;Dr. Noll"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Since Brad Lofton has once again <a href=\"\/blog\/2011\/01\/in-other-words-you-do-not-have-any-proof-noll-to-lofton.html\"><br \/>\nwrapped himself in a self-imposed cloak of silence<\/a>,<br \/>\nDr. Noll gets the last word, including two attachments, which<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/topics\/biomass\/wace\/\">you can find here.<\/a><br \/>\n-jsq<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\nDate: Thu, 30 Dec 2010 03:10:58 +0000<\/p>\n<p>\nGood evening everyone.<\/p>\n<p>\nIt is obvious by now that Mr. Lofton has no proof whatsoever that<br \/>\nbiomass is &#8220;safe&#8221;. He does not have one statement by a medical<br \/>\norganization, not one scholarly publication he can share with us that<br \/>\nbacks up his claim. (Coincidentally, the same is true for other claims,<br \/>\nas the event on January 13 will show.)<\/p>\n<p>\nMembers of WACE (and others in the community) have tried to receive<br \/>\nproof\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\nthat biomass is &#8220;safe&#8221; for months now, either via email, via<br \/>\nphone, or via personal meetings, but to no avail. Why? Because<br \/>\nconclusive evidence or scholarly proof that biomass is &#8220;safe&#8221; does not<br \/>\nexist.<\/p>\n<p>\nInstead, if one carefully researches the issue of biomass incineration,<br \/>\nyou will find plenty of publications that show that pollutants from<br \/>\nbiomass incinerators (e.g. NOx, PM2.5, dioxin) bear significant health<br \/>\nrisks.<\/p>\n<p>\nWACE has already shared plenty of scholarly publications and statements<br \/>\nby medical organizations with the Industrial Authority that clearly<br \/>\nstate that biomass bears significant health risks. On December 6 we<br \/>\nadded yet another statement by the American Lung Association to that<br \/>\nlong list, which I am attaching to this email. (I am also attaching a<br \/>\nshorter version of the &#8220;Myth vs. Fact&#8221; info sheet we handed out, since<br \/>\nit compliments the letter by the ALA.)<\/p>\n<p>\nIt is time for Mr. Lofton to finally admit that biomass is NOT &#8220;safe&#8221;<br \/>\nfor our community &#8230; to finally stop the biomass project &#8230; and then<br \/>\nfor all of us to work on a truly clean, safe, and prosperous future for<br \/>\nValdosta and Lowndes County, and WACE will do what it can to help<br \/>\naccomplish such a goal.<\/p>\n<p>\nBest regards, Michael G. Noll, President<br \/>\n<br \/>\nWiregrass Activists for Clean Energy\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since Brad Lofton has once again wrapped himself in a self-imposed cloak of silence, Dr. Noll gets the last word, including two attachments, which you can find here. -jsq Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2010 03:10:58 +0000 Good evening everyone. It is obvious by now that Mr. Lofton has no proof whatsoever that biomass is &#8220;safe&#8221;. 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