[Dioxin-l] Green Delaware Alert # 47--American Cancer Society Lobbyist
Promotes Philpower Incinerator in Delaware--Calls and emails to Cancer
Society Needed
Alan Muller
amuller@dca.net
Sat, 15 Jan 2000 07:06:40 -0500
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Green Delaware Alert # 47
(please post/forward to friends)
American Cancer Society Lobbyist Promotes Philpower Incinerator
CALLS and EMAILS NEEDED (see below)
Port Penn, DE, January 13, 2000. Communities in Delaware fight battle
after battle to protect themselves from cancer-causing incinerator
pollution. Philpower Corp., from North Carolina, is trying to put a
"construction and demolition debris" incinerator in New Castle County,
DE. Philpower has hired lobbyist Robert Maxwell (302.777.7445), who also
works for the American Cancer Society (ACS). (Maxwell's filing with the
Delaware Public Integrity Commission calls Philpower an "environmentally
advanced power company.")
Mission Statement of the ACS (www.cancer.org):
"The American Cancer Society is the nationwide communitybased voluntary
health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health
problem by preventing cancer, saving lives and diminishing suffering from
cancer, through research, education, advocacy, and service."
Philpower, according to permit applications, would put out as much as ten
thousand pounds per day of health-threatening air pollutants. "Total Trace
Metal Emission," including cancer causing chromium, arsenic, lead, cadmium
and nickel, would be up to 625 pounds per day (over a quarter of a million
pounds per year).
Pat Scarborough, ACS "Regional Executive" said: "He does a great job for
us, what else he does is up to him." We were not able to get a response
from ACS national offices.
Maxwell and Philpower President Wayne Coverdale are meeting with
politicians and offering contributions. One state legislator returned a
contribution after finding out who it was from. Some contributions may
intentionally be below the $100 reporting limit, but we will publish a
"dishonor role" of officeholders known to have accepted contributions from
Philpower.
CALLS and EMAILS NEEDED
The Cancer Society depends on contributions. Please contact these ACS
leaders and indicate you WILL NOT contribute to the ACS as long as it uses
lobbyists who promote incinerators.
John Seffrin, Chief Executive Officer, 404.329.7601, jseffrin@cancer.org
John Kelly, Chair of the Board, jrkelly@cbcgulf.navfac.navy.mil
Pat Scarborough, Regional Executive, 302.324.4227, pscscarbor@cancer.org
Robert Meckelnburg, M.D., Chair, Greater Wilm. Board of Directors,
302.368.8700, osteorec@prodigy.net
Maxwell also works for the Del. Association of Counties and the League of
Local Governments.
Contact New Castle County Ex. Tom Gordon, 302.395.5102, FAX 302.395.5268,
tgordon@co.new-castle.de.us, and say the County should not employ a
lobbyist who promotes incinerators.
For more information contact: Alan Muller, Ex. Dir., Green Delaware,
(302)834-3466
fax (302)836-3005 greendel@dca.net, http//members.dca.net/greendel/ Green
Delaware will pay for long distances calls opposing incinerators.
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This is a Green Delaware list. To be added or removed send email.
We invite feedback on our emissions.
Green Delaware appreciates the support of the Environmental
Endowment for New Jersey
302.834.3466, greendel@dca.net, http://members.dca.net/greendel/
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Green Delaware Alert # 47
(please post/forward to friends)
American Cancer Society Lobbyist Promotes Philpower Incinerator
CALLS and EMAILS NEEDED (see below)
Port Penn, DE, January 13, 2000. Communities in Delaware fight
battle after battle to protect themselves from cancer-causing incinerator
pollution. Philpower Corp., from North Carolina, is trying to put a
“construction and demolition debris” incinerator in New Castle County,
DE. Philpower has hired lobbyist Robert Maxwell (302.777.7445), who
also works for the American Cancer Society (ACS). (Maxwell’s filing
with the Delaware Public Integrity Commission calls Philpower an
“environmentally advanced power company.”)
Mission Statement of the ACS
(www.cancer.org):
"The American Cancer Society is the nationwide
communitybased voluntary health organization dedicated to
eliminating cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer,
saving lives and diminishing suffering from cancer, through research,
education, advocacy, and service."
Philpower, according to permit applications, would put out as much as ten
thousand pounds per day of health-threatening air pollutants.
“Total Trace Metal Emission,” including cancer causing chromium, arsenic,
lead, cadmium and nickel, would be up to 625 pounds per day (over a
quarter of a million pounds per year).
Pat Scarborough, ACS “Regional Executive” said: “He does a great job for
us, what else he does is up to him.” We were not able to get a
response from ACS national offices.
Maxwell and Philpower President Wayne Coverdale are meeting with
politicians and offering contributions. One state legislator
returned a contribution after finding out who it was from. Some
contributions may intentionally be below the $100 reporting limit, but we
will publish a “dishonor role” of officeholders known to have accepted
contributions from Philpower.
CALLS and EMAILS NEEDED
The Cancer Society depends on contributions. Please contact these
ACS leaders and indicate you WILL NOT contribute to the ACS as long as it
uses lobbyists who promote incinerators.
John Seffrin, Chief Executive Officer, 404.329.7601,
jseffrin@cancer.org
John Kelly, Chair of the Board, jrkelly@cbcgulf.navfac.navy.mil
Pat Scarborough, Regional Executive, 302.324.4227,
pscscarbor@cancer.org
Robert Meckelnburg, M.D., Chair, Greater Wilm. Board of Directors,
302.368.8700, osteorec@prodigy.net
Maxwell also works for the Del. Association of Counties and the League of
Local Governments.
Contact New Castle County Ex. Tom Gordon, 302.395.5102, FAX 302.395.5268,
tgordon@co.new-castle.de.us, and say the County should not employ a
lobbyist who promotes incinerators.
For more information contact: Alan Muller, Ex. Dir., Green Delaware,
(302)834-3466
fax (302)836-3005 greendel@dca.net, http//members.dca.net/greendel/
Green Delaware will pay for long distances calls opposing
incinerators.
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This is a Green Delaware list. To be added or removed send
email.
We invite feedback on our emissions.
Green Delaware appreciates the support of the Environmental
Endowment for New Jersey
302.834.3466, greendel@dca.net,
http://members.dca.net/greendel/
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