Well said & thank you for additional info. I'd like to hear Tom Ashbrook do an NPR piece on this issue. Anybody have a connection with him? Holly Sent from my iPhone On May 30, 2013, at 10:50 AM, hla@comcast.net wrote:
One big PS-the Ethanol train will be passing in close proximity to the MIT nuclear reactor. There is NO mention of this in the MA DOT report. When I spoke with the DOT, they said the Ethanol Task Force members had discussed the nuclear reactor proximity/terrorist threat exposure and had decided NOT to include it in the report. So much for truth and transparency!
Also, a few years ago, there was a lot of concern raised about transporting Ethanol through Boston Harbor because it poses a potential terrorist risk. Now that we have recently had a terrorist attack in Boston, the logic of now moving Ethanol through our communities is a head-scratcher. Ethanol transport through Boston Harbor high risk but moving it through our communities by train (and by a nuclear reactor) is low risk? Hmm.
Finally, the Governor has the power to NOT issue the Ch. 91 license needed to move the train. It would be great if everyone calls his office to let him know that having an Ethanol train move through our neighborhoods and past a nuclear reactor in not OK.
Here's the Gov's contact info:
Phone: 617.725.4005 888.870.7770 (in state) Fax: 617.727.9725 TTY: 617.727.3666
It would be great if everyone can help in getting word out about the upcoming meetings to any other groups with which you may be in contact and to other affected communities. _______________________________________________ Neighbors mailing list Neighbors@buenavistasocialclub.org http://mailman.actwin.com/mailman/listinfo/neighbors