GAMING ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE

First off you take thousands to million gallons of toxic liquid waste and you dump them on your own property. You then pretend that your business is on a deserted island without groundwater below, air above or neighbours for hundreds/thousands of miles. Then when this fairy tale of excuses blows up you hire the best (most aggressive) consultants that money can buy. Afterall you've saved hundreds of millions (billions?) of dollars by using the natural environment as your waste disposal system so you've got the money. Also these consultants will use psuedo science, junk science and just plain bullshit to continue to save you hundreds of millions of dollars. Afterall the Ontario Ministry of the Environment certainly aren't going to hold them to account. Of course there are no opposing environmental experts with the time, money or expertise to seriously stand up to the company's "client driven" consultants. Citizen activists are ignored, dismissed and criticized as fear mongers. Local politicians will also support their local polluting industries and minimize all health, safety and environmental damages done.

All of this has been occurring in Elmira, Ontario for more than thirty years. The sheer number of lies, misrepresentations and deceptions by the company (Uniroyal/Chemtura) and their partners in pollution are beyond count. The latest in this long line would be the just released East Side Surficial Soil and Groundwater Investigation report. Truth be told I am so used to the absolutely one direction only bias by CRA, that I actually have been surprised by some frank and honest comments by their latest incarnation known as GHD. That is refreshing although old habits (CRA) are hard to totally avoid. Regardless the next investigation will almost certainly suggest more cosmetic and millions of dollars cheaper remediation than the environment and long sufferring citizens of Woolwich township deserve.