I just spoke with the realtor who sold my family our house in East Cleveland - he says he didn't know there was a coal-burning powerplant operated by and for University Circle institutions [1] a few blocks from here, when he sold me the house. He acknowledges the house is worth far less as a result
I don't know if I would have been be more furious if he said he had known or not - I'm furious regardless to have been fooled into buying a house by a coal burning powerplant, without that fact being disclosed to me, whoever's fault that may be.
Can you fight a powerpalnt owned and operated by Univesrity Circle institutions, in Northeast Ohio? Can you fight God?
The unreal NEO Gods of University Circle are definitely not merciful
I believe there are grounds for a class action lawsuit against the operators of this powerplant - Medical Center Company - and their affiliates, and perhaps the Cleveland EPA and other parties associated with them - for failing to adequately disclose, monitor and control harmful pollution from their powerplant that has a direct impact on the health, lives and property values of area residents. Rather than warning us about and helping us cope with the harm caused by their pollution, the polluters keep their operations as secret as possible.
The polluters control Green City Blue Lake - our region's industry-funded "sustainability"portal - they want to own the minds in cyberspace.
This all is the fault of many of our region's most respected community leaders.
It is the fault of Medical Center Company, University Circle Incorporated, Green City Blue Lake, the EPA, University Hospitals, Case... City Hall... Columbus... everyone who clearly knows about and profits from the powerplant being in University Circle - they certainly know the harm it causes area residents and they keep that information on the down-low, if not undisclosed to the public. I live here - we are not informed by our polluters about our pollution... I guarantee that.
Patients checking into University Hospitals, next door, are not warned.
Staff and students in University Circle, next door, are not warned.
My realtor claims he didn't know they burned coal in University Circle, and he is a professional who helps determine property values in the region.
Property near a powerplant is as nearly worthless as property may be. Our tax assessments should certainly show that.
They do not.
In fact, we are deceived into thinking good things are happening around our community, which is impossible. That lie is coming from mouths and brains with high degrees and huge positions in this community - are they really willing to burn their degrees and careers for life to burn coal for a few more years in one of the world's most powerful learning environments, in the dawn of the green era?!?!
It seems so... all Cleveland leadership fell right in line supporting AMP, too.
I'm the first person in the world I know of who has dared speak up about pollution in precious University Circle, and my family has paid dearly.
That is not my job - that is not my wife's fair burden for wanting clean air in Cleveland.
People are paid to deal with pollution and they are not doing their jobs. People are paid to plan and map our community to proterct citizens from hazards - and they are not doing their jobs.
I have ended long friendships because people have lied to my face about this - I do not consider closet urban coal-burning sustainabillies honorable, in this enlightened age - my family has lost $100,000s over this - we will move away from East Cleveland because of this - our lives are in the air because of this...
We are more polluted than necessary every day Medical Center Company burns coal in University Cuircle, and we were not told that was a risk here when we invested our time, lives, efforts, money and hearts in this community.
We couldn't afford to lose those years and that good health - nobody had a right to take that away from us in this way, and those responsible for this must pay.
All that, on top of all the other harm these leaders cause... why do others put up with this bullshit?
Links:
[1] http://realneo.us/content/short-term-exposure-fine-particle-air-pollution-can-drive-high-blood-pressure-raise-risk-hea