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EnvironmentI am in contact with the Senator's staff about these conflicts of interestSubmitted by Norm Roulet on Mon, 08/02/2010 - 18:48.
Mattie Reitman with the Sierra Club just forwarded me his communications with the Chairman of Medical Center Company, Robert Brown - who is Treasurer of Case.... and Senator Sherrod Brown's brother... the PD's Connie Schultz' Brother-in-Law... major regional coal-burner and source-point polluter. Through Brown's leadership MCCO operates a secretive coal burning, polluting steam plant for University Circle in my backyard, causing 1,000s of tons of pollution a year in my backyard, harming us each and every day... which I am fighting with the Sierra Club to shut-down. Sherrod Brown has proven to be a pro-coal Senator. The PD basically denies global warming exists, loves coal, and ignores the issue of environmental injustice entirely. I am in contact with the Senator's staff about these conflicts of interest, as I am dealing with his brother's pollution, I don't like that my Senator is pro-coal, I don't like that his wife's monopoly newspaper ignores pollution. As you will see below, Mattie politely asked Robert Brown to arrange for better communications between MCCO and neighbors like myself, including "putting energy into something like" forums on moving MCCO off coal... and Brown said no.
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Here is Our Brightest Greenest Outreach to the People of East Cleveland - We Are Taking This To The Streets and ViralSubmitted by Norm Roulet on Mon, 08/02/2010 - 12:31.
What if MARIJUANA was LEGAL in EAST CLEVELAND?!
Like in Michigan, California, and other states, but EVEN BETTER for the community
Welcome to East Cleveland the International Cannabis Exchange for healthcare and industry for the world – The Exchange will put East Cleveland back ON THE MAP!
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When I met with my counsel about legalizing cannabis in Ohio, I explained I never bring up a problem without a solutionSubmitted by Norm Roulet on Mon, 08/02/2010 - 02:10.
When I met with my counsel about legalizing cannabis in Ohio, I explained I never bring up a problem without a solution. The problem I brought up to him and his many large industrial clients is the excessive industrial pollution in Northeast Ohio, primarily from coal-burning industrial source points like MCCO and MIttal, which must be eliminated to make this a livable, sustainable region. The solution I asked his firm to support is making Northeast Ohio the Open Source Capital of the Brightest Greenest State of Earth, including legalizing Cannabis and basing the Global Cannabis Exchange and industry here... which will grow to over $1 trillion world-wide in the coming years. Cannabis is marijuana, for medicinal and other personal use... and hemp, for industrial use and nutrition - two classes of crops, each worth $10s billions to the Ohio economy alone, if developed effectively.
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The realNEO Formula: k=ic2Submitted by Norm Roulet on Sun, 08/01/2010 - 16:12.
knowledge = inclusion x community (public + private)
knowl·edge
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How Bad Was Cleveland Air Quality Yesterday (your guess is as good as the EPA)?Submitted by Norm Roulet on Sun, 08/01/2010 - 03:51.
Dear Ronn: realNEO statistics indicate our content is well trafficked by Cleveland Foundation staffSubmitted by Norm Roulet on Sat, 07/31/2010 - 08:11.
Dear Ronn: realNEO statistics indicate our content is well trafficked by Cleveland Foundation staff, so I won't preface my comments with introductions... we know each other well. The Roulet family is in a position whereby my parents have accumulated $ millions in wealth through investment of their incomes working for or affiliated with University Circle institutions - Case, University Hospitals and the Cleveland Institute of Art - and they intend to donate much of their wealth to those and similar causes - except those institutions burn coal, and do so in a harmful way that has been highly deceptive and has resulted in direct physical and financial harm to members of the family: myself, wife and children... indirectly and directly harming our friends and their family. As such, my family has less money than it should, my parents' money is tainted by their employers having burned coal throughout their careers... and much of their money is intended for institutions that to this day cause harm by burning coal when there are ready alternatives... and those institutions show no real intent nor good will to stop.
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WOW - UCI forgot to put the University Circle MCCO Coal Burning Power Plant EPA Hearing in their August WOW! email blastSubmitted by Norm Roulet on Fri, 07/30/2010 - 19:00.
WOW - UCI forgot to put the University Circle MCCO Coal Burning Power Plant EPA Hearing at the University Circle MLK Cleveland Public Library in their August WOW! email blast to and for University Circle stakeholders, which/who are all subject of this hearing... as polluters and/or VICTIMS. It is a shame to waste an excellent opportunity to educate their stakeholder community, like this - perhaps they will see the notice here, or UCI will correct the error and better educate their community...
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Meet the Member from BP on the Greater Cleveland Clean Air Campaign – YOU ARE NOT WELCOME!Submitted by Norm Roulet on Fri, 07/30/2010 - 15:30.
A realNEO member posted information on the Greater Cleveland Clean Air Campaign, which refused to grant me permission requested in advance IN WRITING to videotape proceedings of their last meeting - I sought to put these proceedings online for citizens to view over the Internet. As we are denied public access and participation in the Greater Cleveland Clean Air Campaign, I believe it is important for the public to see who is on the membership, which is entirely funded by the Cleveland and Gund Foundations, and is the regurgitation of a similarly chartered committee that has not met for 10 months, which has significant responsibility for the failure of all air monitoring and controls in the region, under their watch. Their watch include the eyes of many major regional and global polluters, including BP and other major source point polluters, and far too many pollution enablers. I protest! Greater Cleveland Clean Air Campaign – Revised Framework Mission: Improve public health by reducing local and regional contributions to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and Local Impact Air Pollution (LIAP). Building on the successes of the Cleveland Clean Air Century Campaign, engage local air quality stakeholders in assessing and reducing local and regional GHG and LIAP contributions.
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Reflections on Senate Climate Inaction - from the Environmental Defense Action FundSubmitted by Norm Roulet on Fri, 07/30/2010 - 15:06.
Reflections on Climate Inaction July 30, 2010 | Posted by Sam Parry in climate action report Q&A with EDF’s Steve Cochran, Vice President for Climate and Air Like many in the EDF community of staff, donors, and activists who have worked so hard for so long to push for comprehensive climate legislation, we’ve all had better weeks. Even at this moment, it is still not entirely clear where the Senate and the rest of Washington are headed. But, if climate action is indeed done for the year, which now seems more likely than not, the challenge that we’ve been working on for so long – to cut our climate pollution – will go on.
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realNEO Answer of the Day: EPA Rejects Claims of Flawed Climate ScienceSubmitted by Norm Roulet on Fri, 07/30/2010 - 14:22.
This notice from the Federal EPA is posted to realNEO just for our leaders - especially those slow-typing, too-lazy-to-research-facts English majors calling themselves reporters at the Cleveland Plain Dealer... and especially for their King of copying, the Evil Killer Kevin O'Brien... I wonder if his kids still speak to him...? Here is a message from the Federal EPA and the world, to the PD - "We got your emails and we conclude you are all mentally retarded":
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EPA Report: 22 Million Cataract Cases Will Be Prevented by Stronger Ozone Layer ProtectionSubmitted by Norm Roulet on Fri, 07/30/2010 - 13:49.
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency marked the beginning of Cataract Awareness Month by announcing a new peer-reviewed report predicting that more than 22 million additional cataract cases will be avoided for Americans born between 1985 and 2100 due to the Montreal Protocol. The environmental treaty, signed by 196 countries, was designed to reduce and eventually eliminate ozone depleting substances. Too much UV radiation not only increases the risk for skin cancer, but also increases the risk for cataracts -- a clouding of the eye’s lens that affects more than 20 million Americans age 40 and older. “Since the 1970s, we have prevented millions of skin cancer cases and deaths through our work protecting the ozone layer,” said Gina McCarthy, assistant administrator for EPA’s Office of Air and Radiation. “I am excited to kick off Cataract Awareness Month by announcing that the science has now enabled us to estimate our impact on cataracts.” Due to the success of the Montreal Protocol, the ozone layer is predicted to recover to pre-1980 levels after 2065. In the meantime, under a compromised ozone layer, more ultraviolet (UV) radiation reaches the Earth’s surface. While treatment for cataracts is widely available in the U.S., the costs are high, with direct medical costs estimated to be $6.8 billion per year.
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Did you know the air was Unhealthy For Sensitive Groups in Cleveland This Morning? Is it NOW?!?!Submitted by Norm Roulet on Fri, 07/30/2010 - 11:37.
Dear Senator Brown: Did you now the air was Unhealthy For Sensitive Groups in Cleveland This Morning? Is it NOW?!?! I only know this because I check every possible presentation of air quality data from the EPA available to citizens that I know of, and I check it frequently enough to catch data that posts there exposing high pollution levels, before the data may be removed by human intervention. Therefore, I have a screenshot of this 10 AM Cleveland Pollution Rose chart showing Unhealthy For Sensitive Groups, before it could be scrubbed of data, as reflected in the 11 AM version of the same data and charts, as shown in the screenshot taken just minutes later, below.
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Did you know the Air Quality Was Unhealthy for Everyone if not Severe July 27 & 28, 2010?Submitted by Norm Roulet on Fri, 07/30/2010 - 10:11.
Dear Senator Brown, Did you know the Air Quality Was Unhealthy for Everyone if not Severe July 27 & 28, 2010? That is what appears buried in the incomplete, deceptive EPA data largely hidden by the Federal government funded City of Cleveland, local EPA, NOACA and Ohio EPA air pollution control services - such data is sometimes possible to locate with great effort by the public, as illustrated in the screenshot above. There is reported a highest 1-hour average PM 2.5 level of 123 - UNHEALTHY FOR ALL - meaning the level spiked much higher during the hour. That was at NOON, in downtown CLEVELAND, July 27, 2010.
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realNEO Quote of the Day: "Unlimited power is apt to corrupt the minds of those who possess it"Submitted by Norm Roulet on Fri, 07/30/2010 - 06:58.
"Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men." Meaning Literal meaning. Origin
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Dear Senator Brown Organization: realNEO Questions Of The CenturySubmitted by Norm Roulet on Wed, 07/28/2010 - 21:47.
Kylie Roulet gasping at astoundingly poor visibility from significant pollution in Cleveland, Ohio - July 28, 2010 - 3:00 PM Dear realNEO: I have forwarded the following request to Senator Sherrod Brown, who I have contacted regarding poor air quality and defective pollution monitoring in Northeast Ohio, and I expect a response this week that I will share with this community for action. Norm
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The life of Claes - Memories of a 5-year-old, growing up in real NEO - Summer of 2010Submitted by Norm Roulet on Tue, 07/27/2010 - 06:18.
Having your bike stolen from your front yard. Getting asthma. Learning your leaders are liars and/or mentally retarded. The life of Claes - Memories of a 5-year-old, growing up in real NEO - Summer of 2010
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"Not all carbon dioxide emissions are equal," said Jacobson. "As in real estate, location matters".Submitted by Norm Roulet on Mon, 07/26/2010 - 22:45.
As Introduced by the Stanford University News, March 16, 2010, in Urban CO2 domes increase deaths, poke hole in 'cap-and-trade' proposal, Stanford researcher says: "Not all carbon dioxide emissions are equal," said Jacobson, professor of civil and environmental engineering. "As in real estate, location matters".
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Song of the Day: "Heroes" - David BowieSubmitted by Norm Roulet on Sun, 07/25/2010 - 23:43.
This Bowie recording is from 1977 - Bing Crosby Show
Cleveland+LightSubmitted by Norm Roulet on Sat, 07/24/2010 - 03:54.
Cleveland skyline illuminated by Progressive Field and lightning
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Meet Sierra Club Organizer Mattie Reitman In Cleveland Heights To Plan For MCCO EPA Hearing and to "Move Beyond Coal"Submitted by Norm Roulet on Thu, 07/22/2010 - 11:50.
07/24/2010 - 15:00 07/24/2010 - 17:00 Etc/GMT-4 Dear citizens of Northeast Ohio who are concerned about health, prosperity and/or the environment.... There is a coal burning power plant operated by Medical Center Company (MCCO) in University Circle, and another has been planned by MCCO for construction in East Cleveland, and that is harmful to the environment, our economy, and the health and educational achievement and so success in life of all citizens in neighboring communities, like Cleveland, East Cleveland and Cleveland Heights, and regionally and worldwide. This Saturday, 3-5 PM - at Peace Park and around Coventry Village, in Cleveland Heights - you are encouraged to meetup with a representative of the Sierra Club to learn more about the pollution and harm caused by MCCO - and alternatives to burning coal in your neighborhood. Location
Coventry Entrance to Peace Park
Corner of Euclid Heights and Coventry Shaded sculpture area
Cleveland Heights, OH United States
See map: Google Maps
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Meet Sierra Club Organizer Mattie Reitman In East Cleveland To Plan For MCCO EPA Hearing and to "Move Beyond Coal"Submitted by Norm Roulet on Thu, 07/22/2010 - 11:40.
07/23/2010 - 17:00 07/23/2010 - 19:00 Etc/GMT-4 Dear citizens of Northeast Ohio who are concerned about health, prosperity and/or the environment.... There is a coal burning power plant operated by Medical Center Company (MCCO) in University Circle, and another has been planned by MCCO for construction in East Cleveland, and that is harmful to the environment, our economy, and the health and educational achievement and so success in life of all citizens in neighboring communities, like Cleveland, East Cleveland and Cleveland Heights, and regionally and worldwide. This Friday, 5-7 PM, you are encouraged to meet a representative of the Sierra Club to learn more about the pollution and harm caused by MCCO, and alternatives to burning coal in your neighborhood - the Sierra Club is supporting our community to "Move Beyond Coal" and in preparation for a Federal EPA hearing on the renewal of the permit for the MCCO plant to continue burning coal in your neighborhood - August 10, 2010, 4:30-6:45 PM at the MLK Branch of the Cleveland Public Library You are encouraged to attend that public meeting to speak out against needless pollution of your neighborhoods and families by MCCO, to "Move Beyond Coal". Location
The Chateau
13124 Euclid Ave. Free parking on Euclid, sidestreets and in rear
East Cleveland, OH 44112United States
Phone:
216-249-3309
See map: Google Maps
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Site Survey for realNEO Brightest Greenest Valley 2Submitted by Norm Roulet on Wed, 07/21/2010 - 17:31.
Site Survey for realNEO Brightest Greenest Valley Development Properties
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realNEO Cuyahoga Council Candidate Question #2: Explain The Cost To Society Of This Pollution Point SourceSubmitted by Norm Roulet on Mon, 07/19/2010 - 22:43.
realNEO Cuyahoga Council Candidate Question #2: Explain The Cost To Society Of This Pollution Point Source. Where is this major air pollution source located, what is the business responsible, what are the economics of the business and its pollution relative to the regional and state economies, what are the costs to society of the pollution caused, at all levels, and how well informed are citizens of all these facts, to protect them from significant physical harm?
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Site Survey for MCCO Powerplant and Green City Blue Lake Institute RelocationsSubmitted by Norm Roulet on Mon, 07/19/2010 - 13:40.
As shall be made abundantly clear before August 10, 2010, when "EPA Hosting Public Hearing to Discuss Citizen Concerns Over MCCO University Circle Coal Powerplant Permit Renewal", over 20 major University Circle institutions including Case Western Reserve University, University Hospitals and the Cleveland Natural History Museum - home of the "sustainability"-oriented "Green City Blue Lake Institute" - are connected to utility services provided by the Medical Center Company, which burns coal in the heart of a residential community of University Circle, bordering East Cleveland, Cleveland Heights and the Little Italy neighborhood of Cleveland. Burning coal causes pollution that kills people and the MCCO coal plant is very old and very dirty - one of the most polluting point sources in Ohio.
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Site Survey for realNEO Brightest Greenest ValleySubmitted by Norm Roulet on Mon, 07/19/2010 - 01:52.
Site Survey for realNEO Brightest Greenest Valley Development Properties
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