Delays Vote for Two More Weeks –
Mobile City Council considers coal terminal at Government Plaza: Glynn Wilson
By Glynn Wilson –
MOBILE, Ala. — The Mobile City Council heard debate for three hours at Government Plaza on Earth Day about whether to overturn the Planning Commission’s approval of Walter Energy’s Blue Creek Coal handling terminal along the city’s riverfront, but the only vote was to delay the vote for two more weeks to further study the issue.
Watch Video 8A: Mobile Citizen Greg Vaughan Opposes Coal Terminal Based on Coal Dust Study –
Watch Video 9B: Mobile Citizen Opposes Coal Terminal –
Watch Video 10C: Mobile Citizen Karlos Finley Opposes Coal Terminal Since It’s Near His Son’s School
Watch Video 11D: Mobile Lawyer Wanda Cochran Opposes Coal Terminal
Watch Video 12E: Mobile Lawyer Joshua Grantham Opposes Coal Terminal Due to Environmental Racism
Watch Video 2: Herb Wagner Opposes Coal Terminal Downtown –
Watch Video 3: Omar Smith Opposes Coal Terminal –
Watch Video 4: Dr. Ralph Pfeiffer Opposes Coal Terminal for Health Reasons –
Watch Video 6: David Smith, Walter Energy’s Lawyer, Makes the Case for Coal Terminal –
Watch Video 5: Daryl Dewberry of the United Mine Workers Favors Coal Terminal for Jobs –
Watch Video 13: State Docks Director Jimmy Lyons Argues For Coal Terminal –
Watch Video 7: Final Rebuttals from Attorneys Pete Burns and David Smith –
Watch the Final Video Showing the Vote –
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