CHEMTURA ARE PREACHING TO THE CONVERTED

Ahhhh! So sad! According to yesterday's Elmira Independent Editorial "An uphill battle" it seems as if "most of the visitors were family members of staff at the chemical company...". Apparently the invited public to Chemtura's "Fall Day" last Saturday were less willing to forgive and forget. This is a good thing. One can forgive transgressions against oneself or the community when there is sincere repentance and an attempt to make things right. Neither has happened at Chemtura.

As Gail Martin says in her Editorial almost everything being done to clean up the mess Chemtura and their predecessors made has been mandated by the province; plus it's not working. Furthermore their ongoing fugitive releases of air emissions and their fires are never ending. Add to this their refusal to properly remove all the Dioxins and DDT in their south-east corner as well as managing to delay it for yet another year (2013) that which they promised to do (even inadequately) and you get the picture. The community "Fall Day" and further public relations efforts are just that : PR. They are trying to regain their certification under *Responsible Care with the industry association (CIAC). They are an irresponsible company hiding behind well paid consultants and the impotence of the Ontario Ministry of the Environment.