fusclimate Mailing List: Speak up for a longer public comment period re PolyMet ... hope this sends OK

[Carole Rydberg (carydberg]

Could you read and thoroughly analyze a 2,169 page technical document in 
90 days?

No? Well, you're not alone. Most of us would need more time.

So why are State and Federal regulators giving the public only 90 days 
to read PolyMet's revised 2,169-page open pit copper-sulfide mine plan, 
analyze it, and prepare their comments? Its clear that both experts and 
citizens need more time to digest the plan and come to their own 
conclusions.


     Speak Up: Request a Longer Public Comment Period for
     PolyMet's Open Pit Copper-Sulfide Mine Plan
     
<http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=DScDgXC2LCEaBeVHCM115Zw1vQb9QYF5>

Public hearings right away in January are also a problem. If public 
meetings were scheduled later in the comment period, it would also give 
citizens a better chance to share their opinions about PolyMet's sulfide 
mine plan after we've all had time to read and review the complex 
document. You can ask for a better comment process.*
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     Please Request an Extension of PolyMet's Public Comment Period
     from 90 to 180 Days and an Additional Public Meeting.
     
<http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=NAM2FOGz5Eeax0Y%2BW4Mzupw1vQb9QYF5>

*You can read **PolyMet's Revised Mine Plan (SDEIS) here* 
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