Titan America’s full-page paid advertisement in the June 15 issue of the Star-News, written by a supposed “expert”, Andrew Brod, was so weak as to be laughable. The ad is designed to convince us that breathing dust and swallowing mercury, hexavalent chromium and other deadly chemicals will be fun and profitable for all of us. [...]
Request A Public Hearing on Titan’s Air Permit.
Titan (Carolina Cement) submitted their draft air permit application in February. The air permit is still under review at the N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). There will be a 30-day public comment period at the end of the application period where people can share [...]
If you haven’t already done so, it’s time to contact your elected officials in Raleigh and Washington, DC, and tell them how you feel about the proposed Titan cement plant. Below is a contact list for our elected leaders. At the state level they’re divided by the NC House of Representatives and NC Senate. For [...]
The public comment period for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers initial scoping meeting regarding the proposed Titan cement plant in Castle Hayne is now open. So it’s critical that everyone concerned about the proposed Titan plant say it loud and say it proud…but, we’ve been asked to make it relevant. According to Henry Wicker, [...]
When: Fri, Jun 13, 7:15pm – Sat, Jun 14, 7:15pm
Where: Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Wilmington, 4313 Lake Ave (across from Roland-Grise MS)
Join members of our local Cape Fear Climate Action Network (www.capefearcan.com) as they view and then discuss the film “Two Square Miles,” a documentary covering the travails of the historic “city” of Hudson, New [...]
Thanks to everyone who made the trip down South College to Katy’s for last Sunday’s StopTitan fundraiser, MC’d by everyone’s favorite Recyclo Man, Mr. Clifton Cash of GreenCoast Recycling. Because of you, and the sweat equity of the GreenCoast crew, sweet tunes from Airlie Ires and Organix, great food and drinks from our hostess with [...]
As you make your weekend plans, don’t forget the StopTitan.org fundraiser this Sunday, June 8, from 5pm to 9pm at Katy’s, located at 1054 S. College Road. A $10 cover gets you live music, drinks, and a plethora of citizens action. Come join the fun and help us keep Titan in Greece!
P.S. No cement overshoes [...]
A quick news flash from WHQR, who’ve been tracking Titan events closely:
The Titan meeting originally listed on our calendar on June 12th at Laney has been moved to July 1st at Wilmington Christian Academy on College Road.
This in turn pushes back the comment period from June 30th to July 15th.
More than 300 concerned citizens crowded into the New Hanover County Commissioners chambers last night to show their displeasure with the massive Titan cement plant the commissioners (with the exception of Nancy Pritchitt) have lured to Castle Hayne. Commissioners and their staff said it was the largest turnout anyone could remember! Thanks to all who [...]
Friends and Neighbors Concerned About Titan Cement!
Today is the big day! Tonight, the New Hanover County Commissioners have given us 15 minutes to provide new information about the effects of a proposed massive new cement plant on public health and the environment. We’ve lined up experts from UNCW and the medical community to speak, but [...]
