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September 17, 2002 Position Statement: SLC Greenport Project In recent years the Hudson Valley, like its neighbors in The Berkshires and Litchfield County, has made great strides toward achieving a prosperous and sustainable future. This progress is based upon a sound mix of clean businesses that create jobs while protecting residents’ health. Such businesses respect and rely upon the region’s unique scenic and heritage resources, rather than sacrificing our irreplaceable assets. It is in this context that our groups oppose the massive coal-fired cement plant proposed by St. Lawrence Cement for Columbia County, N.Y. Out-of-scale and out-of-place, this facility would pose a clear threat to the public health, cause irreparable damage to our natural and historic resources, and stifle positive economic growth. Our concerns are exacerbated by the documented compliance failures of this company during the past decade in other host communities. We thus call upon public officials, civic organizations, and residents alike to join us in opposing the St. Lawrence Cement Greenport project. SIGNED: 25 New York State groups: Cancer Awareness Coalition, Inc. Citizens for a Healthy Environment Citizens for the Hudson Valley Clover Reach Columbia Action Now! Concerned Women of Claverack Environmental Advocates of New York Friends of Hudson/OSI Historic Hudson, Inc. Historic Hudson Valley Hudson Antiques Dealers Association Hudson River Heritage Hudson River Sloop Clearwater Hudson Valley GREEN The National Trust for Historic Preservation Natural Resources Defense Council New York League of Conservation Voters New York Rivers United The Olana Partnership Preservation League of New York State Regional Farm & Food Project Riverkeeper Scenic Hudson Sierra Club (Atlantic Chapter) S.T.O.P.P. 6 Massachusetts & Connecticut groups: Berkshire-Litchfield Envronmental Council Berkshire Natural Resources Council Berkshire Regional Planning Commission Friends of Clean Air Housatonic Environmental Action League Housatonic River Initiative HOME | ARCHIVES BOX 326 HUDSON NY 12534 (518) 822-0334 TEL (518) 822-9435 FAX  |