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| TCEQ Board, Representative Rene Oliveira |
It took three calls to the TCEQ office in Harlingen to learn how to navigate the TCEQ Integrated Database. Ms. Martinez from the Harlingen office took me step by step through the search form. I will explain HOW to make a search for the audio at the bottom of this story. There is simply not enough information on the website to complete the form.
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| Port Isabel City Manager Hockema |
Hockema stated that, although his comments might not be relevant to air quality issues, he wanted the board to be aware of how those plants will impact his community.
"So many in Brownsville support a plant that will pollute in Port Isabel. What about the thousands of tourism-related jobs in Port Isabel and South Padre Island that will be threatened by the polluting plants," Hockema asked.
"When companies from Houston and other areas come to a largely Hispanic community of low to moderate income, proposing polluting industries they don't want in their own neighborhoods, its simply economic racism," Hockema continued.
Hockema next reiterated that the Port of Brownsville, not voted in by residents of Port Isabel and South Padre Island, decided to allow plants that will pollute those areas.
Hockema stated that the region had "struggled for years" with the "bad stewardship" of the Port of Brownsville. He reminded that the Bahia Grande Restoration project, that the Port of Brownsville "opposed for years," will be undone as a "sacrilege to Mother Nature" if the LNG plants are allowed.
How to Search the TCEQ Site for the Audio
Click "Open Items"
Click "Applicant/Respondent
Applicant/Respondent Name: Texas LNG Brownsville
Program Area: "Air Quality"
County: Cameron
TCEQ Region: Region 15, Harlingen
Regulated Entity Number: RN109146928
Customer Number: CN605117431
Hit Search Under Step 3
Go to bottom of next page and hit "Public Meetings"
The audio should load in some form of mp3.
Thank you so much Mr hockema for speaking out loud what needs to be said about the horrbile leadership at the port of brownsville which is always screwing the most poor with their inside dealing and outright incompetence.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Jared Hockema -- Keep fighting the good fight!
ReplyDeleteI created a tiny url direct link to the audio I downloaded from the TCEQ web page.
ReplyDeleteIf you don't want to go thru the hassle of doing a search of the TCEQ web page just click on the following:
2016-10-11 Texas LNG Brownsville Permit #139561 Formal Public Meeting
This is the tiny url if you wish to use it in an email:
http://tinyurl.com/zpj7lfz
As Mr. Barton mentioned, it is an MP3 file.
FYI, If you were unable to attend the meeting and wish to submit a comment, I believe you have until Monday October 24, 2016 deadline.
The PI Press reported Hockema's as speaking about environmental racism rather than economic racism. I think that environmental racism is more apt. Here is the quote from the paper: “Big companies
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racism and it’s a serious
concern that we have.”
Oh but everyone wanted Ralph Cowen right?
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