The Save Our Shoals website may not have been updated recently, but we continue to remain actively committed to fostering a 21st century economy that is good for human health, quality of life and the natural world. Follow us on Facebook, if you aren't already. … [Read more...]
How to File Your Comment
This post explains how to file your comment on the proposed NPDES Permit AL0082759 that is pending issuance to MS Industries II, LLC by the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM). Click here to read a simple overview of the pending NPDES permit. 1. Comment Deadline Friday, March … [Read more...]
MS Industries II, LLC Pending NPDES Permit: Overview
As it has been reported, MS Industries II, LLC has filed for a surface mining permit for non-bituminous materials. This surface mining permit will allow the company to mine a variety of substances on a particular tract of land in Lawrence County, described as the Masterson tract. Before they … [Read more...]
Tar Sands On the Agenda for SEA Meeting, February 2015
Event news from Charles Rose, president of the Shoals Environmental Alliance. Date: Tuesday, February 24, 2015 Time: Refreshments at 5 p.m., Presentations & Meeting 5:30 - 7 p.m. Where: Florence Public Library What: Monthly Meeting of Shoals Environmental Alliance Topic: The … [Read more...]
Franklin County: Meet the Candidates
We received this invitation from the Tharptown Fire Department (Franklin County, Alabama), with a request that we share it with citizens concerned about the tar sands mining proposals: We would like to cordially invite you to the Meet the Candidates event at the Tharptown Fire Department (23 Hwy. … [Read more...]
Citizens Rally II in Florence
Since the first Citizens Rally was moved inside by rain, a second rally has been scheduled for Thursday, September 25, 2014. Time: 5-9 p.m. Great line-up of bands. … [Read more...]
News Release – Town Creek Meeting
The next public meeting will take place on August 7, 2014, 6 p.m. at Hazelwood Elementary School in Town Creek, Alabama. The meeting will be in the school auditorium. Photos for news coverage available here: Black Wax Hill Photos News Release Alabama Tar Sands Fight Moves to Town Creek … [Read more...]
Photos: Black Wax Hill, Lawrence County
Photos of the Pride Mountain formation at the area known as Black Wax Hill, along Highway 157 in Lawrence County, Alabama. [corrected to reflect that Dr. Lacefield said this is Pride Mountain Formation, not Hartselle sandstone.] Photos by Sheree Martin. These may be used for news/editorial … [Read more...]
Groundwater Protection, Part 1
This is the first in a series of posts where I will look at issues related to the protection of Alabama’s groundwater and how our aquifers and surface springs will likely be impacted by surface mining, quarrying, or similar extractive techniques. The Basic Question: How Will Groundwater Be … [Read more...]
Fact Sheet #3
Fact Sheet #3 is an updated version of Fact Sheet #2. The difference? This version includes an updated list of state legislators in the counties that will be directly affected by tar sands surface mining, additional companies identified as actively seeking to buy or lease land for oil sands … [Read more...]