Alternative news and discussion for Scottsboro, Jackson County Alabama and the Tennessee River Valley as I see it. Responsible comments to articles welcome. As always, "Watch for Snakes," particularly those wearing suits.
JAMES MADISON QUOTE - 1822
"A popular government without popular information, or the means of acquiring it, is but a Prologue to a Farce or a Tragedy; or, perhaps both. Knowledge will forever govern ignorance; and a people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power knowledge gives."
Issues: 1) Concerned Citizens presentation about Filthy Drinking Water; 2) Problematic emergency communications system; 3) Improvements on county roads system, see 4 below.
Issue #4 requires a separate space - Once again, information is presented in the OPEN MEETING that the engineer requests diagrams and photos not be revealed.
If there is proprietary information which should not be presented in the open meeting, why not place the confidential information in a presentation document/booklet/folder for the commissioners. Apparently the Alabama Open Meetings law takes a back seat to the ridiculous notions of the county engineer in violation of law. Worse, the commissioners and the county attorney fails to remind all involved of the open meetings law. You display a project in an open meeting it is apt to be recorded and placed forward in any and all reporting concerning the open meeting.
The county engineer's presentation and grandstanding of nearly an hour is ridiculous. All that is needed is a summary and all other specifics should be placed in a folder or document for each commissioner to review prior to the meeting, just as the proprietary information should have been placed into a folder for review, commissioner questions could be asked after the engineers summary presentation. Unless there is another problem related to laziness?
In another matter, in this meeting we discover Mr. Venable has been having discussions with private individuals regarding grant availability connected to private property purchases near or in Hytop, Al. for recreation purposes related to the Walls of Jericho. Since when is a county commissioner authorized to act as a special interest representative for real estate transactions involving private parties outside of commission approval? This item has not been presented before the commission previously, however Venable and others have begin project planning and conducting inquiries as to property purchases utilizing State/Federal and local dollars.
It has been stated by parties appearing before the Jackson County Commission that the spreading of sewer sludge from Chattanooga, Tn on farms and reclaimed mining property by contractors of the City of Chattanooga, Tn, is safe, that is questionable. The questions which must be asked, how severe is the contamination/pollution and all sources.
Foam from so called Biosolids application on farmland in the Flat Rock Community in February 2016. photo provided by Darlene Higdon
More foam run off, Feb. 2016 photo provided by Darlene Higdon
DEATH FROM SEWER SLUDGE
UPDATE - 8-21-17: An Overview of the Dangers of Sewer sludge (Biosolids) by Thomas Maler, Ph.D.
Many thanks to Luca Vincent for her input on Facebook regarding sewer sludge/biosolids pollution.
Luca Vincent - It is so important to remember that sewer sludge aka biosolids is NOT just poop - it is a concentration of all domestic and industrial pollutants that go down drains and sewers. It has some good stuff in it, which plants can use, but a huge load of thousands of other contaminants. Please read what independent scientists have to say on this issue -
Three Informed Views on Sewer Sludge (aka Biosolids)
Dr. Caroline Snyder - "Land-applied municipal sewage sludge (biosolids) is a highly complex and unpredictable mixture of biological and chemical pollutants. Biosolids generated in our large industrialized urban centers is very likely the most pollutant- rich waste mixture of the 21st century."
Dr. Marilyn Cameron - "We are concerned that farmers are not being provided adequate information about biosolids and the negative impacts that its use could have on your soils, groundwater and surface water sources, livestock health, and property values. Farmers will be the ones left paying the price for any damaged land, contaminated water, or human, wildlife and livestock illnesses, etc. Farmers may also suffer losses resulting from lack of consumer confidence in local foods"
Dr. Richard Honour - ""Few in any governments appreciate that nearly all chronic diseases are caused by long-term exposure to low levels of environmental contaminants and pollutants. We should be trying to minimize this exposure, not amplifying it. It is time to end land disposal of Toxic Sewer sludge, and look at cleaner, greener alternatives - gasification / pyrolysis." Let's get on the right side of history, and use this waste resource to make energy. It is time to stop covering Mother Earth with our cities' toxic sewage.
The Green Alternative - The answer is gasification / pyrolysis ...not simply dispersing this toxic waste on farms and forests - see - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7EZjUOywzE and see - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcq_soCc6dc and see - http://www.cbc.ca/.../plasma-gasification-alberta... and see - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUDyKpOyYa4 lets get energy out of this resource AND rid the environment of these toxins. Why does Jackson County Alabama have a high cancer rate? Sewer Sludge is but one reason, it is the total waste of individual and corporate America. It is poison and not all of the contaminants can be removed. Cancer death rate of Jackson County Alabama and the entire state from the National Cancer Institute.
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management, the Health Department, the Legislative Delegation, the Jackson County Commission have all been contacted. Politicians and public officials seem to not be concerned about this pollution problem, or give lip service to this problem without resolution.
Area of Sludge Contamination is Large, area within the yellow line.
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VIDEO - Field Investigation Bryant Creek, Rosalie Alabama on the property of Mr. Jim Kirby.
AGENDA
VIDEO County Commission Meeting Part 1,Environmental Concerns Expressed from Fabious to Rosalie on Sand Mountain; Tennessee River from Coon Gulf to Jones Cove.
Petition regarding the Sewer Sludge Biosolids Issue
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Contamination of Stevenson's water supply occured in 2006 as the EPA link discloses. Where did these deadly chemicals originate from, Bellefonte or some other industrial source. Bellefonte sits over the aquifer that supplies Stevenson's Water (TVA testimony at NRC Scoping session, Scottsboro, on April 3, 2008.) Link to the EPA's violations list for Stevenson Water: http://oaspub.epa.gov/enviro/sdw_report_v2.first_table?pws_id=AL0000732&state=AL&source=Groundwater&population=4110&sys_num=0 These are known dangerous chemicals and carcinogens.
Was there an investigation? I never read about it in the local news. Has there been a cover up? Did these chemicals originate at Bellefonte as a result of dumping in a sinkhole?
Facebook has permanently suspended my account, CENSORED, for telling the truth about Donald Trump's criminal history and disclosing facts about racial discrimination in Scottsboro and our nation. Garry Morgan : 03/15/2025
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Scottsboro Police Department Web Site
""The police are the public, the public are the police. The police are the only members of the public who are paid to give full time attention to duties that are incumbent on every citizen in the interest to community welfare and existence." - Sir Robert Peel, 1829 https://www.scottsboropd.org/
The Sunlight Foundation uses cutting-edge technology and ideas to make government transparent and accountable. Click on image to learn more.
THE FEDERAL BUREAUCRACY
"I can say with confidence that the federal government needs a major overhaul. Don’t get me wrong, most public servants in government are highly educated and dedicated professionals who are committed to “the greater good.” At the same time, the government has become a bloated bureaucracy that is based on past conditions and in too many cases, federal programs and policies can’t demonstrate that they are generating real results that benefit the American people."
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David Walker President and CEO The Peter G. Peterson Foundation http://www.pgpf.org/ ; former, recently served for 10 years, Comptroller General of the United States and head of the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO).
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NPR's story on David Walker: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=124460237
"public intelligence"
"What is Public Intelligence? Public Intelligence is an international, collaborative research project aimed at aggregating the collective work of independent researchers around the globe who wish to defend the public’s right to access information." http://publicintelligence.net/
A Nuclear Engineer's Report on the Bellefonte Nuclear Plant
Danger Zone: Aging Nuclear Reactors
Incident at Browns Ferry (PBS 1977)
History of nuclear power safety issues which the 1975 Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant fire brought forward. This video has been censored by the nuclear industry. The trillion dollar multinational nuclear death industry prefers to keep you the citizen in the dark and feed you crap.
Renaissance artists including Michelangelo, Sandro Botticelli, Pietro Perugino, Pinturicchio and others. Click on image for a tour. Left click & hold mouse to move image.
Bellefonte Efficiency and Sustainability Team/Mothers Against Tennessee River Radiation http://www.matrr.org/
"TVA at the Crossroads" a SACE Film.
"America is at an energy crossroads and the Tennessee Valley Authority has a choice to make: Will it cling to old coal power because of its historic significance or will it retire its oldest, dirtiest and least efficient plants and lead America into a clean energy future?" TVA At The Crossroads from SACE.
****************************I'm GARRY MORGAN, a Christian, U.S. Army (AMEDD) retired, Race Relations/Equal Opportunity Specialist (U.S.Army, Retired DOD-DRRI-DEOMI) a citizen of Scottsboro Alabama, a Baylor University grad-Go Bears, a political activist and a political Independent as I believe political parties divide the citizenry whom they are suppose to represent. We must learn the lessons of our history or we will surely repeat our mistakes. I think the greatest problem facing our nation is the massive national and personal debt.
