Concerned Citizens Around Murphy is an association of residents whose members are dedicated to revitalize St. Bernard Parish and renew the environment through public participation and resident advocacy.
With 22 carbon storage proposals soon to fall under Louisiana’s purview, local environmental advocates say they’re concerned about the safety and regulation of these projects, given the relatively new practices involved and the proposed placement of many of these projects in Cancer Alley.
As Louisiana takes over, here’s a rundown of what carbon storage is, the state’s timeline for reviewing these projects and where to give public input.
Public Participation
http://www.cleanwatershedcampaign.org/public-participation/
Over the years, this would be a familiar model of public participation. If
the panel was critical, its life was usually brief. Citizen oversight of one of
Michigan’s most powerful Fortune 500 companies would not be popular with
regulatory authorities, elected officials or more importantly, the Dow Chemical
Company......
Is this yet another exercise in futility or is it the finality so many of us
hope has arrived?
Do we participate in good faith? Eight years of Dow’s tactics of denial and
delay, eight years of frustration at the state’s impotence. Can the federal
government succeed? Can
the CAG succeed? Each individual active in this clean up will have to answer
these questions for themselves. I for one am not prepared to let any
opportunity to hold Dow and the EPA accountable slip away.
Terry Miller, Chairman Lone Tree Council
Thy Shalt Not Covet Thy Neighbors House
http://concernedcitizensaroundmurphy.blogspot.com/p/turner-v-murphy.html
Semi Annual Reports on Permit Exceedances
http://edms.deq.louisiana.gov/app/doc/view.aspx?doc=8255329&ob=yes&child=yes
http://edms.deq.louisiana.gov/app/doc/view.aspx?doc=8263650&ob=yes&child=yes
We want what any other St. Bernard Parish neighborhood would want; clean air, clean water, and uncontaminated soil; and for families and friends to live peaceful lives. As we restore our homes and revitalize our community we are preserving the integrity of our residential neighborhoods and improving our quality of life.
We join with our neighbors for neighborhoods to effect the ever changing decisions that empact our community by encouraging citizen particpation and providing advocacy for all residents who are committed to return, rebuild and remain in St Bernard Parish Louisiana
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