{"id":18108,"date":"2018-02-21T20:06:19","date_gmt":"2018-02-21T10:06:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/?p=18108"},"modified":"2018-02-21T20:06:19","modified_gmt":"2018-02-21T10:06:19","slug":"polluting-is-gross-irresponsibility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/?p=18108","title":{"rendered":"Polluting Is Gross Irresponsibility!"},"content":{"rendered":"

I received this email from Greenpeace:
\nHi Tom,
\nIt started as a low haze on the horizon. As strong winds pushed the wall of dust over Port Augusta, we realised our problems with the defunct coal-fired power plant were far from over.
\nWe were facing choking dust and an unbelievable stench, and it felt like the power company and the Environmental Protection Authority didn\u2019t care about the aftermath of the power plant’s closure.
\nWith our throats burning and our eyes stinging from the fine coal dust swirling around us, we knew we had to take this into our own hands.
\nThat\u2019s why we\u2019re taking this message to the next Premier of South Australia: clean up the defunct coal power plant site, for the health of our town.
\nHelp us get our video out to thousands of people in the lead-up to the election. https:\/\/give.greenpeace.org.au\/justice-for-port-augusta
\nDr Amanda Bethell, GP of the Year and Port Augusta resident with a message for the next Premier.
\nPort Augusta\u2019s a great place to live. I brought my kids up here, and I run the local cinema. I hate seeing my community\u2019s health at risk. I\u2019ve been fighting to get the old power plant site cleaned up since it was shut down in 2016. I don\u2019t think what we\u2019re doing here is heroic – we just care about our community\u2019s right to breathe clean air.
\nWith the help of thousands of people like you, Tom, we got an independent air monitor installed last year so we can keep the power company and the EPA accountable.
\nBut our plea to be able to breathe clean air is going unheard. That\u2019s why in the lead up to South Australia\u2019s state election, we\u2019re asking the next Premier of South Australia to commit to cleaning up the defunct coal power plant site.
\nWe want a proper remediation of the site. That means research into best practice for coal power plant closures. We want an independent investigation into the health effects from the dust events that left us coughing and struggling to breathe. And we want the restoration of the polluted Bird Lake to a scenic attraction, rather than a stinking mess.
\nWe know our state\u2019s politicians are sensitive to public pressure during elections – any bad press could wreck their chance at becoming SA\u2019s Premier. We want them to feel the pressure of knowing that their voters care about Port Augusta, and that we\u2019re all watching their next move. Let\u2019s show them this isn\u2019t an issue they can just sweep under the rug.
\n ?$20 will get this video out to 1000 South Australians on Facebook
\n $50 will get this video out to 2500 South Australians on Facebook
\n $250 will get this video out to 12,500 South Australians on Facebook
\n With $2500 we can run a half-page ad in local newspapers for a day
\n With $6000 we can run a half-page ad in the Adelaide Advertiser for a day
\n We’ve got even bigger ideas brewing: help us make them a reality!
\nCHIP IN NOW
\nOur community is taking our power back, with the help of all of you. We\u2019re not going to be the last community to face this problem, which is why it\u2019s so important that our leaders start taking us seriously and take action to clean up after coal.
\nWe\u2019re ready. Are you?
\nMichelle, Port Augusta resident
\nPS. We\u2019re so proud of our local doctor Amanda, who was voted Australian GP of the Year for 2017! She\u2019s on board with our campaign, for the health of our community, past and present. Watch Amanda\u2019s video message here. https:\/\/give.greenpeace.org.au\/justice-for-port-augusta
\nhttps:\/\/give.greenpeace.org.au\/justice-for-port-augusta<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I received this email from Greenpeace: Hi Tom, It started as a low haze on the horizon. As strong winds pushed the wall of dust over Port Augusta, we realised our problems with the defunct coal-fired power plant were far from over. We were facing choking dust and an unbelievable stench, and it felt like … <\/p>\n

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