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August 26, 2003 To: KRC Members From: Tom FitzGerald
Here at the Council, we take your e-mail privacy seriously. We attempt to avoid spreading any computer viruses, and never send or forward frivolous messages. Due to the recent concerns with virus attachments, KRC will NOT send any attached e-mails to our general mailing list. Instead, as issues or work of interest is generated by KRC, we will send you a message noting that the work has been posted (here) to our website, www.kyrc.org. If you receive any message from KRC that claims to have an attachment, or includes a questionable "subject," PLEASE let us know immediately in order that we may take steps to correct the problem. Thank you. Tom FitzGerald KRC
There is an organization in Frankfort that will take old computers, as long as they are Pentium or above, and old printers and monitors. They will fix them, and in turn donate the equipment to needy families. The name of the organization is the Salvation Student Technology Center, 119 West Main Street, Frankfort, KY 40601. The phone number is 502/226-6062. Cartridges that contain ink for inkjet printers and toner for laser printers and copying machines are being accepted in Jefferson County at: # 595 Hubbards Lane. # 3520 Newburg Road. # 7219 Dixie Highway (beind the Southwest Government Center). # 9300 Whipps Mill Road (behind police station). # 7201 Outer Loop (behind the Central Government Center). # 10620 W. Manslick Road (behind the police station). The Salvation Army of Frankfort will also take some type of gear. KRC has moved. Our new street address is: 213 St. Clair St. Suite 200. Court Square, Frankfort, 40601. Our mailing address is still the same P. O. Box 1070, 40602. |
Click the headline to read the final disposition of the environmental, conservation, consumer and general government bills that the Kentucky Resources Council supported, opposed, and tracked during the 2016 General Assembly Regular Session, complete through end of the last legislative day, April 15, 2016. Click the headline to read about the environmental, conservation, consumer and general government bills that the Kentucky Resources Council is supporting, opposing, and tracking during the 2016 General Assembly Regular Session, complete through end of legislative day April 1, 2016. Click the headline to read about the environmental, conservation, consumer and general government bills that the Kentucky Resources Council is supporting, opposing, and tracking during the 2016 General Assembly Regular Session, complete through end of legislative day March 25, 2016. Click the headline to read about the environmental, conservation, consumer and general government bills that the Kentucky Resources Council is supporting, opposing, and tracking during the 2016 General Assembly Regular Session, complete through end of legislative day March 18, 2016. Click the headline to read about the environmental, conservation, consumer and general government bills that the Kentucky Resources Council is supporting, opposing, and tracking during the 2016 General Assembly Regular Session, complete through end of legislative day March 11, 2016. Click the headline to read about the environmental, conservation, consumer and general government bills that the Kentucky Resources Council is supporting, opposing, and tracking during the 2016 General Assembly Regular Session, complete through end of legislative day March 4, 2016. Click the headline to read about the environmental, conservation, consumer and general government bills that the Kentucky Resources Council is supporting, opposing, and tracking during the 2016 General Assembly Regular Session, complete through end of legislative day February 26, 2016. Click the headline to learn more about the environmental, conservation, consumer and general government bills that the Kentucky Resources Council is supporting, opposing, and tracking during the 2016 General Assembly Regular Session, complete through end of legislative day February 19, 2016. Click on the headline to read about the environmental, conservation, consumer and general government bills that the Kentucky Resources Council is supporting, opposing, and tracking during the 2016 General Assembly Regular Session, complete through end of legislative day February 12, 2016. Click the headline to read about the environmental, conservation, consumer and general government bills that the Kentucky Resources Council is supporting, opposing, and tracking during the 2016 General Assembly Regular Session, complete through end of legislative day February 5, 2016. Click the headline to read about the environmental, conservation, consumer and general government bills that the Kentucky Resources Council is supporting, opposing, and tracking during the 2016 General Assembly Regular Session, complete through end of legislative day January 29, 2016. Click the headline to read about the environmental, conservation, consumer and general government bills that the Kentucky Resources Council is supporting, opposing, and tracking during the 2016 General Assembly Regular Session, complete through end of legislative day January 21, 2016. Click the headline to read about the environmental, energy, conservation, consumer and general government bills that the Kentucky Resources Council is supporting, opposing, and tracking during the 2016 General Assembly Regular Session, complete through end of legislative day January 15, 2016. Click the headline to read about the bills and resolutions that the Kentucky Resources Council is supporting, opposing, and tracking during the 2016 General Assembly Regular Session, complete through end of legislative day January 8, 2016. The list will be updated each Friday during the session. Click the headline to read KRC's written statement in opposition to the granting of a conditional use permit to allow construction of four anaerobic digesters within 125 feet of residential properties in Louisville's west end California neighborhood. The statement was presented to the Board of Zoning Adjustment at a December 7, 2015 hearing - a second hearing will will be held on January 21, 2016. A settlement agreement between six conservation groups, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Commonwealth of Kentucky and industrial interests, has been submitted for review to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky. If approved by the Court, the EPA approval of the 2013 revisions would be remanded back to the EPA for further actions. KRC's Tom FitzGerald was one of several counsel representing the six Plaintiff organizations. To read the Settlement Agreement terms, click the headline. Deb Bledsoe, long-time environmental advocate and former Director of Appalachia-Science In The Public Interest, died today after a long and courageous battle with cancer. In her honor and memory, KRC is reposting a tribute to her on the occasion of her receipt of the Stu Butler Award from Kentucky Heartwood in 2010. Click the headline to read more about the environmental, conservation, consumer and general government bills that the Kentucky Resources Council has been tracking during the 2015 session, complete through end of legislative day March 11, 2015. “Veto days” began today, and the General Assembly will reconvene on March 23rd and adjourn sine die on the 24th. Click the headline to read about the environmental, conservation, consumer and general government bills that the Kentucky Resources Council is tracking during the 2015 session, complete through end of legislative day March 4, 2015. Click the headline to read about the environmental, conservation, consumer and general government bills that the Kentucky Resources Council will be tracking during the 2015 session, complete through end of legislative day February 27, 2015. |
Click the headline to read the text of the Earth Day Convocation, "Margaret Mead Was Right!," Presented on April 21, 2016. Click the headline to read KRC's letter to Senators Schroder and Bowen, opposing Senate Bill 244, a proposed constitutional amendment that would give a legislative committee the power to veto administrative regulations. Click the headline to read the Council's letter to Rep. Gerald Watkins opposing the lifting of the nuclear plant construction ban for areas within 50 miles of facilities once used for nuclear manufacturing. We pause to remember two individuals who, each in their own distinct way, made a significant difference in the lives of Kentuckians and the health of the Commonwealth's environment. We learned from Kay Harker that Don Harker, former Director of the Kentucky Divisions of Water and Waste Management and long-time advocate for environmental health and justice, and of the public's right to be involved in environmental decisions, passed away this week. Kay wrote that "Don Harker, former director of the Environmental Quality Commission, Division of Water and Division of Waste Management suffered a massive heart attack on Tuesday. Several procedures were performed, but it was determined that his heart was not providing an adequate blood supply to his body and brain. Yesterday after a Navajo prayer about walking in beauty, he was removed from life support. Surrounded by his children, grandchildren and long time companion Sherrie Arsennault, he peacefully left this world. A great warrior fighting for protection of the environment has left us." We will long remember Don's unflinching advocacy for the environment and the public, and his principled stands against LWD, Ashland, and other polluters. He was indeed a warrior, and we are the better for his life's work. We also learned that Cheryl Messenger died this week. Elizabeth Schmitz, Director of the Kentucky Environmental Education Council, wrote this tribute to Cheryl: "Cheryl Messenger, the Director of Education at Mammoth Cave National Park, recently passed away after a courageous battle with cancer. Cheryl was a wonderful person, and a mentor to many educators at the park as well as across Kentucky. She was an inspiring leader in the field of environmental education, and shared the environmental education innovations happening in Kentucky with her network of colleagues at national parks across the country. Cheryl served on the board of the Kentucky Association for Environmental Education for many years and was currently serving as Vice Chair of the Kentucky Environmental Education Council. Every day, she focused on the joys of supporting teachers, students, and families in getting outside to explore their local environment, and helping them learn to be good stewards of the environment. Cheryl always had a smile and cheerful greeting for everyone she met. She will be greatly missed. Donations in memory of Cheryl can be made to the Friends of Mammoth Cave National Park." In honor and memory of Don and of Cheryl, we at the Council rededicate ourselves to the unfinished work of restoring reason and justice to environmental and energy policies in the Commonwealth. Click the headline to read KRC's letter to the sponsor of SB 89, Sen. Danny Carroll, explaining the reasons why KRC opposes the lifting of the current moratorium on construction of new nuclear power plants absent a permanent waste disposal strategy. The bill passed out of Senate Committee and is pending a vote before the full Senate. Click the headline to read KRC's analysis of House Bill 490, sponsored by Representative Jerry Miller, which would impose a financial obstacle to appeals to the Court of Appeals from Circuit Court in planning and zoning cases. KRC vigorously opposes the imposition of a bond that would be forfeit if an Appellant lost the appeal, even though the appeal had merit. Click the headline to learn more about the opposition of the electric utilities in Kentucky to efforts to expand opportunities for net metering and distributed solar energy. After a year or more of effort by Senator Morgan McGarvey and solar energy advocates, utility refusal to recognize the benefits of net metering to the utility and other customers has thwarted meaningful progress towards expanding availability of net-metering beyond residential-scale installations. It is with sadness that the Council reports that long-time environmental health and justice advocate Corinne Whitehead of Benton, Kentucky, died on Sunday, January 17, 2016 at age 92. Corinne was the second recipient of the Sue Anne Salmon Award, which the Board of KRC approved with these words: "This award is given annually in memory and honor of Sue Anne Salmon to a person who, like Sue Anne, has patterned courage, tenacity, grace, and love of others, in her life and life’s work. The Board of the Kentucky Resources Council is proud to bestow this second Sue Anne Salmon Community Advocacy Award upon Corinne Whitehead, who through her many advocacy efforts as founder of the Coalition for Health Concern, has demonstrated principled and courageous effort for the betterment of community and the environment, and in particular for greater accountability in the generation, management, and disposal of hazardous wastes in our air, land, and waters." Council staff member Becky Raff noted on the occasion of Corinne's death that "She possessed the strength and determination to take on the big guys in Calvert City so many years ago. She truly was a pioneer in the environmental community in Kentucky." In Corinne's memory and honor, we at the Council rededicate ourselves to the unfinished work of restoring reason and justice to Kentucky's environmental policies. Prior to the announcement on January 7, 2016 by Star Energy that the biodigester plant proposed for 17th and Maple Streets in Louisville had been abandoned, KRC had researched the setbacks required in Germany and England; two nations identified by the project proponents as examples of the success of AD units. Click the headline to read the testimony that would have been presented on January 21, 2016, reflecting that for a plant the size of that proposed here, England would require a minimum setback from residences of 656 feet, and Germany, 984 feet. The proposed and now abandoned 17th and Maple project would have been a mere 120 feet from the nearest residence. Click the headline to read KRC's brief proposal, presented previously to local officials and Star Energy, on more appropriate siting of an Anaerobic Digestion Plant. As we turn to the new year, we pause to look back on 2015 and the Council's work. We are ever grateful to the friends and members of the Council who give of their time and resources to help advance our common goal of restoring environmental health and justice. Click the headline to read more about the Council in 2015. Click the headline to read about the bills prefiled for the 2016 Session that KRC will be tracking. As we wind down the calendar year, we share some notes we've received from KRC members, friends, and those whom KRC has helped during 2015. Click the headline to see "How Others See Us" Click the headline to read the Council's position paper on the proposed biodigester units in Louisville's west end California neighborhood. The settlement of a lawsuit filed by the Citizens of Boyd County Environmental Coalition against River Cities Disposal, the Energy and Environment Cabinet, and the Boyd County Fiscal Court, will end shipment of wastes by rail in June 2016 and will provide better controls on the landfill operation, resulting in a reduction of the odors that have plagued residents living near the landfill. Click the headline to read the terms and conditions of the agreement, which was filed in and approved by the Boyd Circuit Court today. Click the headline to read the text of a complaint filed in Franklin Circuit Court on behalf of Scenic Kentucky by KRC, seeking a declaration that the regulations adopted by the Kentucky Department of Transportation allowing multiple message electronic billboards and removal of trees in public rights-of-way in order to improve visibility of billboards. Click the headline to read KRC's written testimony on the difficulties faced by victims of timber theft in finding justice, and our recommendations going forward. Click the headline to read KRC's July 14, 2015 Letter Concerning the Final Regulations Proposed by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet which would reverse long-standing state policy and allow multi-message electronic LED billboards along highways and would allow destruction of trees in public highway rights of way in order to increase billboard visibility. Click the headline to read the written statement of KRC Director Tom FitzGerald on the Clean Power Plan, presented at the Conference in Lexington on September 10, 2015. Click the headline to read the statement presented at the September 3 Lexington, Kentucky hearing on the Office of Surface Mining's proposed steam protection rule. |
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