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Portland cement production and its impact is not adequately addressed
The Orcem Plant would be capable of operating in three different modes, as follows: • Mode 1: Import of GBFS (the primary raw material) and production of GGBFS. • Mode 2: Import of clinker and production of portland cement. • Mode 3:...
60% of the VMT freight’s environmental Impact is unaddressed
Since Orcem cement plant only uses up to 40% of the total freight capacity of VMT (Vallejo Marine Terminal). No matter how complete the discussion of Orcem's impact is, 60% of VMT freight's impact is completely unaddressed in the EIR....
Citizen’s Challenge to Orcem/VMT’s Air Quality Assessment on Chimney
By Jay Gunkelman I have challenged the scientific validity of the Health Risk Assessment in Appendix D-1 of the Orcem/VMT environmental impact report (EIR). My assessment is that the Health Risk Assessment (HRA) and the modeling...
Dundalk Marine Terminal – Big Rigs Big Problem!
You don't like potholes? We have too many already in our city? ....Look at what big rigs can do to our city street. Learn from Dundalk Marine Terminal. It is happening there now. Proposed Orcem project will have 500 truck trips on our...
The nagging question of fairness
By : Jeff Carlson/Vallejo We keep hearing that turning down the VMT/Orcem waterfront terminal and slag cement plant project would somehow be unfair to the applicants, or give Vallejo a reputation as unfriendly to business. Really?...
Mare Island Naval Shipyard – A historic Background
By: ebbflowin Mare Island Naval Shipyard fought irrelevance for nearly a century. It was a geographically poor location, with existential military & logistical challenges. It is unequivocally true Vallejo was dependent on the Navy,...
Slag Toxicity – Orcem tells you Slag is safe but that is a Lie
Slag tales - by Jeff Carlson POSTED: 05/25/18, 3:00 AM PDT The stories told about blast furnace slag by promoters of a proposed south Vallejo waterfront slag cement plant serve to illustrate both the quality of the...
Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 1021 Oppose Vallejo Cement Factory Proposal
“Our members value fresh air, good jobs and environmental justice,” said Sarah Creighton, a Solano County Eligibility Benefits Specialist. “Local 1021 will continue to fight for working families’ right to a healthy, sustainable future in...
Fresh Air Vallejo & Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 1021 Oppose Vallejo Cement Factory Proposal
Pollution and lack of Environmental Justice in South Vallejo neighborhood nearest to proposed Orcem Americas cement grinding operation top SEIU’s list of concerns. San Francisco, CA, December 28, 2017 --(PR.com)-- Fresh Air...
