(Ok, we don’t have videotape, but we’ve got the other two in spades.)
Remember all those statements by Titan officials denying they were trying to get out of the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) review? Or the recent letter by local Titan/WID advocate Bob Warwick to Governor Bev Perdue that all of Titan’s activities have been “very ethical and very appropriate.” Well emails between Titan representatives and state officials obtained under the Freedom of Information Act paint quite a different picture. The e-correspondence from last summer shows just how far Titan will go to avoid SEPA, which originally applied to Titan’s project when it was first announced more than a year ago. SEPA would force Titan to wait on all state permits until the Federal Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) is complete—a process expected to take 18 – 24 months. Titan was able to get the SEPA requirement dropped sometime in late 2008 and we’ve always wondered how they did it. Well, now we’ve seen some of the emails--and it seems pretty apparent.
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Press Release: Coastal Federation Requests Governor to Take Action on Titan
Friday, 12 June 2009 00:25
PRESS RELEASE - For immediate release, June 9th, 2009 Contact: Mike Giles Phone: 910-790-3275 Email:
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Wilmington--- The N.C. Coastal Federation asked Gov. Beverly Perdue today to delay state permits on a proposed cement plant near Wilmington until a federal study on its environmental effects is completed.
Public Hearings in DC on New Cement Regs (June 18th)
Monday, 08 June 2009 21:50
On June 18, 2009 EPA will hold a public hearing in Washington, DC to allow comments on the proposed new standards for emissions from cement kilns. Emission standards apply to mercury, hydrochloric acid, total hydrocarbons, particulate matter and sulfur dioxide. The hearing is open to all and citizens are encouraged to attend and speak out about their support for these strict new standards. Anybody who would like to attend the DC hearings, please see attached information from EarthJustice, including talking points and specific information about the new regulations. Volunteers from the StopTitan movement will be attending the DC hearings.
If you would like to attend and need additional information, please call/email via the contact information on the stoptitan.org website. Of if you can not attend, but would like your comments submitted at the hearing, please email them before Monday, June 15th, and we'll deliver them at the hearing. Members of EarthJustice may also read some of these essays during the hearing, if there's time. So feel free to forward your comments about why you support EPA's issuance of stricter regulations for cement kiln emissions to our
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