Dear MVCAC participants and friends............
We will meet this Thursday evening at the Prete Building at 7
pm.
There are three or four very important agenda
items..........
1. Should we appeal the recent decision of the Public
Service
Commission which granted Certificates for Siting and
Transmission
Lines to Longview Power LLC in spite of the fact that the whole
operation appears not to be in the public interest? Problems remain
regarding unconventional financing, high costs, low taxes, noises, adverse
viewshed, threats to historic preservation, and a number of safety and
environmental issues (for example, fine particulates and ozone contribute
to asthma). If you cannot attend, please send me your comments
on this question.
2. Review of plans for public meetings and school related
activities to focus on air quality fundamentals, ambient air
monitoring, and governmental programs to protect the
atmosphere.
3. How and when to transition our organization into a more general
and yet goal directed activity to benefit all the people, now and in the
future?
4. Should we become involved with carbon dioxide and methane
emissions which are the primary "greenhouse gases" responsible for global
climate change? [Should we call for some limitations on or guidelines for
outside burning which generates carbon dioxide and significant quantities of
smoke and fine particulates?]
Please tell me of other items you would like to put on the agenda;
and, tell me your thoughts on the above agenda should you not be able to
attend. Your interest, participation, and/or support are needed and
greatly appreciated.
Duane