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A letter from Rockwool’s neighbor

Letter from perhaps the county’s leading historian William Howard Adams. it reads:  Dear Commissioner Noland and neighbors,  It is now some fifty years that Margaret and Dr. John Washington invited my wife and I to Jefferson County and Harewood for...

November 11, 2018 Resolutions in Opposition, toxicrockwool.com
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MEDIA ROUNDUP: WHAT THEY’RE SAYING ABOUT ROCKWOOL’S EFFECT ON THE ELECTION

Major news outlets report that supporting Rockwool is a losing idea for candidates in Jefferson County. See below for a round up of quotes and links from this week’s election headlines. “‘I had been hearing that there was a lot...

November 11, 2018 Media, toxicrockwool.com
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2018 Elections: State and Local Candidate Voter Guide

Rockwool is a global-scale insulation factory with 21 story smokestacks that will produce toxic emissions. The state and local government are sponsoring Rockwool with tens of millions of dollars in direct funding, infrastructure deals, and special tax breaks. Rockwool is...

October 29, 2018 Rockwool, toxicrockwool.com
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Potomac Valley Audubon Society Issues Opposition Statement to Rockwool

Download the Statement (.pdf) STATEMENT TEXT: To: Senator Manchin From: Potomac Valley Audubon Society Re: Opposition Statement on Rockwool Plant proposed for Jefferson County, WV The Potomac Valley Audubon Society (PVAS) has served Berkeley, Jefferson and Morgan Counties in West...

October 27, 2018 Resolutions in Opposition, Rockwool, toxicrockwool.com
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The “Secret” Deal Between West Virginia and Rockwool for $2.2 Million in Free Money

Rockwool is grabbing $2.2 million in our tax dollars directly from the West Virginia treasury. The public didn’t know about this agreement until it was provided in response to a Freedom Of Information request.  Its existence was specifically held as...

October 25, 2018 Rockwool, toxicrockwool.com
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REVEALED: West Virginia Government Giving Rockwool $2.2 million in Direct Funding

From a FOIA response, Jefferson County Vision has discovered our state government is giving Rockwool $2.2 million in direct taxpayer funding.  This is beyond the generous infrastructure funding and Rockwool’s multimillion dollar local tax breaks.  The West Virginia Department of...

October 14, 2018 Rockwool, toxicrockwool.com
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The City of Brunswick, Maryland Formally Opposes Rockwool

October 10, 2018 Resolutions in Opposition, Rockwool, toxicrockwool.com
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Physicians from the American Academy of Pediatrics Challenge Rockwool

SHENANDOAH JUNCTION, WV.  The West Virginia chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics released a letter yesterday challenging the proposed Rockwool insulation factory located near schools in Jefferson County. READ THE LETTER (.pdf) The American Academy of Pediatrics is one...

October 9, 2018 Resolutions in Opposition, Rockwool, toxicrockwool.com
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Shepherdstown Town Council Formally Opposes Rockwool

September 14, 2018 Resolutions in Opposition, Rockwool, toxicrockwool.com
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Historic Landmarks Commission “Vehemently Oppose” Rockwool

RESOLUTION OF JEFFERSON COUNTY HISTORIC LANDMARKS COMMISSION OPPOSING THE ROCKWOOL PLANT CONSTRUCTION DULY ADOPTED ON SEPTEMBER 12, 2018 WHEREAS, ROCKWOOL plans to build a large industrial manufacturing plant on the former Jefferson Orchard Property off Old Route 9; WHEREAS, ROCKWOOL’S plant...

September 11, 2018 Resolutions in Opposition, Rockwool, toxicrockwool.com
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