Ship of Zion: another solution being snuffed

The thing that makes this moment in history so breathtakingly
nightmarish is that we are watching the approach of suffering but continue to
make the automatic responses which brought on the situation.   A
transportation project which gets the increasing number of people who can't
afford a vehicle or even public transit to get to work is being dropped on
grounds that we can't afford it.
WE CAN'T AFFORD IT?   We can't afford NOT to help workers get to work,
or for that matter others who can't afford to get to other business
transactions, such as going to the store or doctor.   If the
decisionmakers want to improve the business climate and improve transportation
efficiency while slowing down climate change, they can make public
transportation free and start sharing their own vehicles.
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From Richard LeGrande legrande@shipofzion.org
"...Job Access Reverse Commute (JARC) funding for the SHIP OF ZION may
not be renewed by the Pennsylvania State Legislature before June 30,
when current funding runs out.

If funding is not renewed by June 30, we will be forced to SUSPEND
SERVICE

We hope the Legislature will act before June 30. We have told them how
important this service is to our customers.

If they do not act before June 30, but renew the funding later, we will
bring back the missing service to the greatest possible extent..."
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PA Senate:

Jim Ferlo
ferlo@pasenate.com
3519 Butler St.
Pittsburgh, PA
15201
412/621-3006

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PA House:

Jake Wheatley
jwheatley@pahouse.net
2015-2017 Centre Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
412/471-7760
fax - 412/471-8056

Dan Frankel
dfrankel@pahouse.net
4225 Murray Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15217
412/422-1774
fax - 412/420-2011
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Allegheny County Chief Executive:

Dan Onorato
executive@county.allegheny.pa.us
101 County Court House
436 Grant St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
412/350-6500

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Jim McCue
composter and biotech researcher
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Here is some information that I received about a
proposed waste coal treatment plant in Clairton.
There is a meeting on July 5 related to it.  That is
also the night of our July Planning/Housing Committee
meeting.

Fran

> MEETING NOTICE: Coal-to-Liquid Plant in Clairton
>
> To Sierra Club members resident in SE Allegheny
> County:
>
> > The demand to reduce imports of foreign oil is
> spawning a number of plants to
> > produce diesel fuel from coal. Such a plant is
> proposed for Clairton, but
> > mainly using coal wastes from a dump in Jefferson
> Hills.
> > There are a number of issues associated with this
> proposal:  Truck traffic,
> > air pollution at the plant, water pollution,
> energy consumption and Green
> > House Gas emissions. Etc.
> >
> > On June 11 Jefferson Borough Council approved a 10
> year lease to allow the
> > local Buena Vista Energy company to sift waste
> coal from a one-million to
> > waste dump in Jefferson Hills.  Local residents
> are urging the Council to
> > rescind their June 11 decision.
> >
> > If you are concerned about the impact of mining
> the waste coal dump and about
> > the sitting of the proposed plant in Clairton
> (across the street from the US
> > Steel plant), then you are urged to attend the
> following.
>
>
> Jefferson Hills Council Meeting
> July 5, 2007, 7:30 PM
> Jefferson Hills Municipal Building
> 925 Old Clairton Road, Jefferson Hills, PA 15025..
>
> For more information, contact
> .
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Europe hit by heat and flood
6/27/7
http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/Story.asp?Article=186336&Sn=WORL&IssueID=30099
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Institute of Science in Society
http://i-sis.org.uk
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China demands US cancel planned missile sale to Taiwan
3/2/7
http://sg.news.yahoo.com/070302/1/471a2.html
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Excerpt from
The High and the Mighty:
JFK, MPM, LSD and the CIA
by G. J. Krupey
http://www.serendipity.li/cia/cia_lsd.html
http://www.serendipity.li/recent.html
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http://envirovaluation.org