Dear Neighbors, Please see Marc Mcgovern's email below, and consider contacting the state conference committee members (emails listed) to give them the simple message that we, the residents, business owners, parents and grandparents of Cambridge and Somerville are very concerned and need their help! Beyond that, each of us shoud take a little time to find out more about this issue. I attach two emails with more info from State Senator Pat Jehlen's office. Ruth From: Marc McGovern <marcmcgovern@gmail.com> Date: Friday, June 7, 2013 12:10 PM To: Marc McGovern <marcmcgovern@gmail.com> Subject: Fwd: June 6, 2013 Dear friends, I hope you¹re doing well. I wanted to update you on the ethanol train issue. I have been working closely with State Representative and City Councilor Marjorie Decker to prevent Fortune 500 company Global Partners from running approximately 60 rail cars carrying ethanol through our community. In the past few weeks, I have attended several community meetings organized by her office with the hope of maximizing support to stop this plan. Having met with Representative Decker and her staff, I am now reaching out to you to join the efforts. Ethanol is a highly flammable and volatile chemical, and poses a significant danger to our family and friends. It is unable to be extinguished with traditional firefighting equipment, and would require our cities to invest in costly alcohol-resistant foam none of which would be paid for by the multi-billion dollar corporation. Global¹s proposal would transport this substance along four different routes two of which pass through Cambridge to their ethanol blending site in Revere. These trains would pass through areas laden with schools, homes, and local businesses, making the prospect of a derailment, explosion or other accident even more alarming. Our legislative delegation has been working extraordinarily hard to do everything they can from stopping this plan from being put in motion. Currently, a joint conference committee on the 2014 budget is considering the inclusion of a Senate amendment to prohibit the Department of Environmental Protection from issuing a Chapter 91 license to any facility blending more than 5,000 gallons per day in an area within one-mile of densely populated, urban areas. As Global would be transporting potentially 2 million gallons of ethanol daily, this would stop the company in its tracks. Representatives Decker, Toomey, Rogers, and Hecht, along with Senators DiDomenico and Petruccelli are working with other local leaders in Revere, Everett, Chelsea, Somerville, Watertown, Belmont, and surrounding communities to fight Global¹s plan. I encourage you to talk to friends, family, and co workers and encourage them to contact their elected officials. This is not just a Cambridge issue these tracks pass through numerous towns and neighborhoods, and the legislature needs to hear from others outside of Cambridge. Just this morning, I had the opportunity with Representative Decker to meet with a member of the conference committee to help support our efforts to stop Global Partners. Please join with me to support our representatives and ensure our community remains a safe by contacting members of the conference committee to advocate for the support of the Senate Amendment. If you have any questions please contact either myself or members of the Cambridge legislative delegation. Here are the names and emails of the conference committee members: Sen. Stephen Brewer stephen.brewer@masenate.gov Sen. Jennifer Flanagan jennifer.flanagan@masenate.gov Sen. Michael Knapik michael.knapik@masenate.gov Rep. Brian Dempsey brian.dempsey@mahouse.gov Rep. Stephen Kulik stephen.kulik@mahouse.gov Rep. Viriato Manuel deMacedo viriato.demacado@mahouse.gov Contacting these legislators can be as simple as calling or sending an email that says: ³Please support the Waterway Protection Senate Amendment, which is now in the conference committee on the budget. It is an important step in keeping our communities safe!² Please feel free to post this letter on any listserves and to share it with your email list. Best, Marc McGovern City Council Candidate
Thanks Ruth! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ruth Ryals" <rryals@comcast.net> To: "Neighbors" <neighbors@buenavistasocialclub.org> Sent: Friday, June 7, 2013 1:23:47 PM Subject: [Neighbors] Ethanol Trains Dear Neighbors, Please see Marc Mcgovern's email below, and consider contacting the state conference committee members (emails listed) to give them the simple message that we, the residents, business owners, parents and grandparents of Cambridge and Somerville are very concerned and need their help! Beyond that, each of us shoud take a little time to find out more about this issue. I attach two emails with more info from State Senator Pat Jehlen's office. Ruth From: Marc McGovern < marcmcgovern@gmail.com > Date: Friday, June 7, 2013 12:10 PM To: Marc McGovern < marcmcgovern@gmail.com > Subject: Fwd: June 6, 2013 Dear friends, I hope you’re doing well. I wanted to update you on the ethanol train issue. I have been working closely with State Representative and City Councilor Marjorie Decker to prevent Fortune 500 company Global Partners from running approximately 60 rail cars carrying ethanol through our community. In the past few weeks, I have attended several community meetings organized by her office with the hope of maximizing support to stop this plan. Having met with Representative Decker and her staff, I am now reaching out to you to join the efforts. Ethanol is a highly flammable and volatile chemical, and poses a significant danger to our family and friends. It is unable to be extinguished with traditional firefighting equipment, and would require our cities to invest in costly alcohol-resistant foam – none of which would be paid for by the multi-billion dollar corporation. Global’s proposal would transport this substance along four different routes – two of which pass through Cambridge – to their ethanol blending site in Revere. These trains would pass through areas laden with schools, homes, and local businesses, making the prospect of a derailment, explosion or other accident even more alarming. Our legislative delegation has been working extraordinarily hard to do everything they can from stopping this plan from being put in motion. Currently, a joint conference committee on the 2014 budget is considering the inclusion of a Senate amendment to prohibit the Department of Environmental Protection from issuing a Chapter 91 license to any facility blending more than 5,000 gallons per day in an area within one-mile of densely populated, urban areas. As Global would be transporting potentially 2 million gallons of ethanol daily, this would stop the company in its tracks. Representatives Decker, Toomey, Rogers, and Hecht, along with Senators DiDomenico and Petruccelli are working with other local leaders in Revere, Everett, Chelsea, Somerville, Watertown, Belmont, and surrounding communities to fight Global’s plan. I encourage you to talk to friends, family, and co workers and encourage them to contact their elected officials. This is not just a Cambridge issue – these tracks pass through numerous towns and neighborhoods, and the legislature needs to hear from others outside of Cambridge. Just this morning, I had the opportunity with Representative Decker to meet with a member of the conference committee to help support our efforts to stop Global Partners. Please join with me to support our representatives and ensure our community remains a safe by contacting members of the conference committee to advocate for the support of the Senate Amendment. If you have any questions please contact either myself or members of the Cambridge legislative delegation. Here are the names and emails of the conference committee members: Sen. Stephen Brewer – stephen.brewer@masenate.gov Sen. Jennifer Flanagan – jennifer.flanagan@masenate.gov Sen. Michael Knapik – michael.knapik@masenate.gov Rep. Brian Dempsey – brian.dempsey@mahouse.gov Rep. Stephen Kulik – stephen.kulik@mahouse.gov Rep. Viriato Manuel deMacedo – viriato.demacado@mahouse.gov Contacting these legislators can be as simple as calling or sending an email that says: “Please support the Waterway Protection Senate Amendment, which is now in the conference committee on the budget. It is an important step in keeping our communities safe!” Please feel free to post this letter on any listserves and to share it with your email list. Best, Marc McGovern City Council Candidate _______________________________________________ Neighbors mailing list Neighbors@buenavistasocialclub.org http://mailman.actwin.com/mailman/listinfo/neighbors
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