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8108: The Ash Barge Odyssey--A Classic Case of Environmental Racism (fwd) ____________________________________ * To: Haiti mailing list <_haiti@no.address (mailto:haiti@no.address) > * Subject: 8108: The Ash Barge Odyssey--A Classic Case of Environmental Racism (fwd) * From: Bob Corbett <_corbetre@no.address (mailto:corbetre@no.address) > * Date: Wed, 30 May 2001 00:03:33 -0500 (CDT) * Sender: _owner-haiti@no.address (mailto:owner-haiti@no.address) ____________________________________ From: amedard@no.address MICHAEL THOMAS PRODUCTIONS Producers of environmental justice documentary video present "The Ash Barge Odyssey" Our film covers the 15-year saga of 14,000 tons of toxic incinerated ash that left Philadelphia in 1986 on the cargo vessel Khian Sea and circled the Caribbean Sea for the next 16-18 months in search of a dumping place. On New Year's Eve 1987, the ship arrived in Gonaives, Haiti, a small impoverished port town on the country's west coast and illegally dumped 4000 tons of the ash, described as fertilizer, on the beach. The toxic ash remained in Haiti for the next ten years until efforts by Greenpeace and various environmental activist groups arranged to have it brought back to the U.S. The ash was removed from Haiti on Earth Day 2000 and is currently being held in a hopper barge on the St. Lucie Canal in Stuart, Florida, awaiting plans for a final resting place. Meanwhile, the people of Haiti are still plagued with the destructive effects of Philadelphia's ash. leonard e. wheeler jr "It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt." and.... G_D Grant me the serenity to ignore the trolls, the courage to debate with honest opponents, and the wisdom to know the difference. Please note: Florida has a very broad public records law. Most written communications to or from state officials regarding state business are public records available to the public and media upon request. Your e-mail communications may therefore be subject to public disclosure. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "GreenYes" group. To post to this group, send email to GreenYes@no.address To unsubscribe from this group, send email to GreenYes-unsubscribe@no.address For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/GreenYes -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~--- |
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