No one ever ascribed intelligence to Harry Reid, though a lot of other appropriate descriptions come to mind. One of his particular deficiencies is economics. We all know the economic penalties he is proposing for all Americans with Obamacare, but too little attention has been given to his specific penalties for Nevada.
Bill McCraley remedies that lack of press in today’s Reno Gazette Journal with his letter: Senators’ Attitude Costly to Nevadans. In it he rebuts Reid’s efforts to keep California garbage out of Nevada arguing that the alkaline desert around Winnemucca is particularly suited for storage and recycling and that Reid’s attitude just takes industry and jobs out of the state. Bill also pans Reid’s Yucca debacle for the same reasons concluding that we Nevadans are marginalized by this negativism.
#1 by Tracy Austin on January 11, 2010 - 11:07 pm
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There has been no environmental impact study. The landfill site is on top of an active aquifier. Asbestos content of the waste will range from 0-15% of the 4000 tons per day, (5 days a week for 95 years). A citizens petition demonstrates total lack of support for the landfill and complete respect for the Black Rock. While McCraley calls this a wasteland, he may want to speak with the people that have signed this petition and understand how and why they enjoy the area.
Supporting the Jungo Road Landfill due to the almighty dollar is EXACTLY the kind of backwards thinking that results in unfulfilled promises by large corporations, and costly environmental mistakes shouldered by someone's grandchildren.
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#2 by Tracy Austin on January 11, 2010 - 11:07 pm
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Reid & Rhoads have done EXACTLY the right thing in standing up against the Jungo Road Landfill,(Winnemucca, NV.).
The economic case is shaky. The proposed hosting fee is low-balled compared to what CA. landfills get. The financial 'study' done by the Nv Commission of Economic Dev used 'spend' data provided by Recology, the company behind the landfill without any 3rd party vetting (ref:email of 12/4/09 from the Dir, Business Dev & Research). Recology varies in public statements on how many new jobs will be created, ranging from 24-30. The source to fill the new jobs or build the landfill may not be local.
McCraley suggests this waste can be reycled or turned into energy. Recology is publicly on the record as noting waste in this landfill is non-recyclable.