THE UNMISTAKEABLE ODOUR OF DECAY AND CORRUPTION WAFTS THROUGH ELMIRA

O.K. I admit it. I quoted the late Charlton Heston, former president of the National Rifle Association (NRA) a couple of days back. His quote went like this : "You will have to pry it from my dead, cold hands." Former actor Charlton Heston was of course referring to gun control in the U.S. and as to whether he'd ever voluntarily give up his guns. Clearly he wouldn't. Well recently I used the exact same quote referring to the MTE report that had just been given out to CPAC and SWAT members. The author offerred to bring the official stamp to the upcoming CPAC public meeting in order to stamp each and every copy. The alternative was to give the reports back for him to stamp prior to the meeting and return at the October 30th meeting. I hung on to mine.

The report is credible, cautious and conservative. The author lets the data do the talking and it speaks very loudly. He does not go out on a limb with editorial comments or opinions as to why both the M.O.E. and Chemtura have failed to obtain specific vital data and information. Again the author does not suggest neglect or corruption from any parties. He uses data from respected experts in the field and puts it together in a very readable format that most citizens will be able to follow. In my opinion he also uses some data from less respected experts in the field but as they are hired by Chemtura their efforts are nevertheless relevant.

It is my opinion that despite Peter Gray's professional care and caution, the partners in pollution, Chemtura/CRA/M.O.E. will be outraged. They have essentially had a monopoly on providing information and reports to CPAC and the public and that's exactly how they like it. This report I hope will bring into question the very essence of the system of company hired consultants treating the public to whatever client driven drivel they wish. It is also not only what data is available and presented by MTE Consultants; Peter Gray also explores carefully the missing data that should have been available for the last couple of decades. There will be ramifications beyond the immediate and obvious and they are all positive and in the public interest.