TVA Turns Perry County, Ala. into an "Ash Hole"

By Brantley Hargrove in By the Way, Hargrove

Tue., Sep. 1 2009 @ 12:24PM

New York Times

The citizens of poverty-stricken Uniontown in Perry County, Ala. are crying, 'Not in my backyard.' And rightfully so. Thousands of tons of toxic coal ash from the TVA Kingston Fossil Plant disaster arrive by train on an almost daily basis. In exchange for our poisoned legacy: $3 million, and it becomes theirs.

To be sure, jobs will be created locally. Much needed capital will be injected into the floundering local economy. But, according to a New York Times story and the accompanying video, many of the residents don't think all the money in the world is worth having heavy metal-laced ash nearby.

Tags: coal ash, Kingston Fossil Plant, New York Times, Tennessee Valley Authority, Uniontown Ala.

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W says:

So would this be more acceptable if it were in Williamson County, TN? Do county demographics factor into whether a site like this is 'acceptable'?

Posted On: Tuesday, Sep. 1 2009 @ 1:00PM

Interested Citizen says:

Didn't this place only create 31 jobs? Personally, I don't think it's worth it. The poorest county in Alabama. And Alabama is one of the poorest states in the U.S. Social justice, indeed.

Williamson County residents would scream "NOT IN MY BACKYARD"

http://tomoveanation.blogspot.com

Posted On: Tuesday, Sep. 1 2009 @ 1:38PM

Chris says:

If we were talking about Williamson County, $3 million wouldn't be a nearly impossible to refuse incentive, it would be a joke that county and city leaders would laugh at before telling the TVA where they can shove their ash. That is the difference.

Posted On: Tuesday, Sep. 1 2009 @ 4:07PM

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