Commissioners of Mason County
Ross Gallagher, Tim Sheldon, Linda Ring-Erickson
411 N. 5th Street
Shelton, WA 98584
Dear Commissioners Gallagher, Sheldon and Ring-Erickson
The active medical staff physicians of Mason County have worked together to discuss and research the current findings relative to the health effects of the biomass incineration process. After careful review of the current proposals and evaluating the growing body of medical evidence, especially in the last three years, a clear consensus was reached. We have released a no dissention supermajority opinion on August 2, 2010.
The signed petition states the following: We are in opposition to the currently proposed biomass power plants based on the grounds that these facilities pose unacceptable health risks. The attached petition has been signed by the active medical staff. Our concerns have been forwarded to the Port Commissioners, Mason Thurston Medical Society, the Washington State Medical Association and the Washington State Osteopathic Medical Association. This follows similar action taken by the Massachusetts Medical Society, Florida Medical Society, and the Oregon State Medical Society.
Medical science is continuously being updated and new research has revealed current regulations and permitting systems do not provide adequate protection to public health particularly in certain at risk groups. We have encouraged community members with particular interest to review the American Heart Association article in Circulation June 2010: Particulate Matter Air Pollution and Cardiovascular Disease.We have encouraged community members and officials with questions to contact us for further information. They may do so by calling Dr. Mark Schlauderaff at 426-2500 or Dr. Christopher Penoyar at 463-6951.
Sincerely,
Dr. Christopher Penoyar
Finally, our Physicians have come on board in our collective fight for citizen health issues! Thank you, our trusted physicians, for standing up for what is right, although not always easy.
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