Stopping the plant : the St. Lawrence Cement controversy and the battle for quality of life in the Hudson Valley / Miriam D. Silverman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Silverman, Miriam D.

Series:

SUNY series, an American region.

Suny series, an American region: studies in the Hudson Valley

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

St. Lawrence Cement (Firm)--Public opinion.

St. Lawrence Cement (Firm).

Cement plants--Environmental aspects--Hudson River Valley (N.Y. and N.J.).

Cement plants.

Hudson River Valley (N.Y. and N.J.)--Environmental conditions.

Hudson River Valley (N.Y. and N.J.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (196 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Albany, NY : State University of New York Press, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

When the St. Lawrence Cement Company proposed building a massive coal-powered cement plant near the banks of the Hudson River in the town of Greenport, New York, in 1999 it ignited a controversy that dominated the discussion of community development in the entire Hudson Valley region. Stopping the Plant is a fascinating and detailed chronicle of how the proposal fired the passions of many local citizens, spawned the creation of numerous activist groups, and over the next several years spread to become a raging dispute throughout the Northeast. Miriam D. Silverman provides a thorough and balanced exploration of the positions of both sides of this highly polarized dispute, while at the same time places the controversy within a greater historical and regional context. For anyone interested in community organizing, the potentials and difficulties of modern grassroots environmentalism, and, ultimately, the future of the environmental movement, Silverman emphasizes the significance of the decision by St. Lawrence Cement to withdraw its application in 2005.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Illustrations

Foreword

Acknowledgments

Introduction

The Place, the Plant, the People, and the Permits

Aesthetics and the Search for Quality of Life

Differing Visions for Hudson’s Economic Future

“Why Would Anyone Oppose Healthier Air for Our Children?”

Defining Community

“Cement Plant’s Demise Concrete”

Conclusion

Appendix

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780791480748

0791480747

9781429458023

142945802X

OCLC:

85893533