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

[MADELINE SIMON (madeline-mpls]

With permission from CCC, I could post this request petition to MAP's Online 
Action Tool.
Shall I do it?



Peace,
Madeline

> Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2013 06:30:26 -0600
> From: carydberg [at] comcast.net
> Subject: [CCC] Speak up for a longer public comment period re PolyMet ... 
> hope this sends OK
> CC: fusclimate [at] justcomm.org
> To: madeline-mpls [at] msn.com
> 
> 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.*
> *
> 
> 
>       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>
> 
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