Oconee River Coal Plant



Woven brightly,
Daniel J. Matthews, Jr.






 Date: Mon, 2 Mar 2009 17:12:52 -0500
 From: stewards@altamahariverkeeper.org
 To: stewards@altamahariverkeeper.org; bryce.baumgartner@gmail.com
 Subject: Oconee River Coal Plant
 
 
Your help is needed this week to support the effort to stop the
 proposed Plant Washington Coal Plant near Sandersville. Join local
 residents, Altamaha Riverkeeper James Holland, and representatives from
 citizens groups in seeking information about how this proposed power
 plant will impact the Oconee River and ground water resources.
 
 Please attend the Plant Washington Q&A Session on March 5th in Sandersville.
 
 Background:
 On Thursday, March 5th, the Georgia Environmental
 Protection Division (EPD) will take questions from YOU about the Plant
 Washington proposal. By asking your question and speaking up at this
 forum, you will help ensure a clean environment now and for future
 generations.
 
 Plant Washington, an 850 megawatt coal-fired power plant proposed near
 Sandersville in the Ogeechee watershed will use up to 16 million gallons
 of water per day and contaminate the river with mercury. We have a
 chance to speak up before it is too late. Say "NO" to coal and "YES" to
 energy efficiency.
 
 Power4Georgians estimates that Plant Washington will emit 6.2 million
 tons of carbon dioxide, 122 pounds of toxic mercury, and 1,896 tons
 of sulfur dioxide into our air and water every year. In addition, a
 30-mile pipeline would devastate local water resources by taking up to
 16 million gallons of water from the Oconee River and groundwater per
 day.
 
 Please attend the meeting and bring friends.
 Wear red to show your opposition to more mercury in the Ogeechee
 and Oconee.
 
 Thursday, March 5th, 6:30 - 8:30 PM
 Sandersville Technical College
 1189 Deepstep Road
 Sandersville, GA 31082
 
 Click here for directions
 <http://maps.google.com/maps?oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&cid=0,0,3493928358299975785&fb=1&split=1&gl=us&dq=1189+Deepstep+Road+in+Sandersville&daddr=1189+Deepstep+Rd,+Sandersville,+GA+31082&geocode=13087191181567028563,32.998004,-82.835246&ei=zBOnSebtC43BtgfHioHcDw&sa=X&oi=local_result&resnum=1&ct=directions-to>
 
 Thanks to the Ogeechee-Canochee Riverkeeper for help with this email.
 PLEASE Remember to VOTE FOR OGEECHEE-CANOOCHEE RIVERKEEPER to receive
 $10,000 from MillerCoors to test fish in the Ogeechee and coastal
 streams for mercury. Voting ends March 6th.
 http://www.rivernetwork.org/forms/vote-millercoors-grants
 
 ARK is grateful to the many groups and individuals who are working on
 this effort. The Fall Line Alliance for Clean Energy (FACE) sponsored
 an excellent information meeting last week that was informative and well
 attended. People care about this issue. Please get involved.
 
 Other resources
 Please see a new video by Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE)
 about Plant Washington at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24TcimDm51w and
 view a new website by the Waterkeeper Alliance about coal at
 www.thedirtylie.com <http://www.thedirtylie.com/>.
 
 
 

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