They are, and IP particularly has been. Other than the loss of jobs, this is actually good for the community. IP is a horrible polluter, it draws down the Floridan aquifer, and that are would be better utilized for the ports.
When my family moved to Savannah in 1969 the first thing that hit me in the face was the stench from Union Camp. It wasn't until the 80's that they installed scrubbers on their stacks but they still stunk when the wind blew toward Savannah proper. People would say, "Smells like money to me." Of course the brunt of the pollution was borne by the black communities surrounding it. And no one seemed to point out how if you worked at UC that over time the paint would peel off your car.
Exactly. This country has a thing about jobs and businesses and growth. Growth is good, big business is also, and the only jobs worth having are those in large corporations. So we get sprawl, pollution, and gridlock. Cess-Pooler as I like to call it, is a prime example of "any town, USA". It is ruined and NOW they are going to address intelligent growth. It's like going to the bathroom after you already messed in your pants.
Yeah, Pooler. They started controlling for size way late. Waaay late.
It's great to have all the shops close (I love Costco), but it is so crowded now. I go up Quacco to Costco and they have two new huge apartment complexes opening that's going to dump probably a thousand new residents in the area.
Paper plants are horrible polluters.
They are, and IP particularly has been. Other than the loss of jobs, this is actually good for the community. IP is a horrible polluter, it draws down the Floridan aquifer, and that are would be better utilized for the ports.
Mead closed in southern Ohio. People bemoan tne loss of jobs of course, but these really are bad polluters.
Yup. Savannah Riverkeeper noted this and boy, everyone is taking them to task because they noted this instead of, oh, the jobs!
The jobs are being automated out of existence anyway? Those jobs?
When my family moved to Savannah in 1969 the first thing that hit me in the face was the stench from Union Camp. It wasn't until the 80's that they installed scrubbers on their stacks but they still stunk when the wind blew toward Savannah proper. People would say, "Smells like money to me." Of course the brunt of the pollution was borne by the black communities surrounding it. And no one seemed to point out how if you worked at UC that over time the paint would peel off your car.
If it's bad enough to peel the paint off your car, imagine what it was doing to young lungs.
Exactly. This country has a thing about jobs and businesses and growth. Growth is good, big business is also, and the only jobs worth having are those in large corporations. So we get sprawl, pollution, and gridlock. Cess-Pooler as I like to call it, is a prime example of "any town, USA". It is ruined and NOW they are going to address intelligent growth. It's like going to the bathroom after you already messed in your pants.
Yeah, Pooler. They started controlling for size way late. Waaay late.
It's great to have all the shops close (I love Costco), but it is so crowded now. I go up Quacco to Costco and they have two new huge apartment complexes opening that's going to dump probably a thousand new residents in the area.