It is very disappointing to me that there has not been an outcry and vocal opposition to the plan to construct this terminal off our coast. This plant uses an open loop system which is estimated to kill 25+billion eggs and larvae of marine life per year. No LNG would be preferable to me but if this terminal is built should it not be built to the same standards as the LNG terminals on the east and west coast? Those systems use a closed loop process that does not severely impact marine life. The only reason an open loop system is proposed here is money- and perhaps the perception that southerners are too ignorant to demand the same safeguards as people on the east and west coast. This plant will pass without vocal opposition and Gov. Riley appears ready to sign off on it. Is this not worthy of a listing as a “HOT TOPIC” by Friends of Baldwin? Surely the loss of billions of marine life will have an impact here. Write letters to the governor and the coast guard. The comment period will end Oct. 10th Please take a stand. If not for this issue, then what is the point of this group?
September 4th, 2008 | Category: Environmental Issues | Leave a comment
Are the local stations nuts or what. wall-to-wall coverage of a hurricane that is going to Louisiana. I guess its their last hope……to attract viewers who are too stupid to watch the weather channel and realize this storm is not going to affect us. Anyway its amusing to watch and see how they fill their time. We went to the beach today. Glad we were able to make it back through all that terrible weather.
August 31st, 2008 | Category: Uncategorized | Leave a comment
I want Commissioners Gruenloh and Gruber to know how much we appreciate them showing leadership on the flood-prone zoning issue. As you will see if you watch the video on this website FEMA has already expanded the flood-prone areas in Mississippi and they will do the same here in Baldwin County in 09. There are so many advantages to zoning the flood-prone areas of our county (protecting life, property and the environment) and no negatives. It is the responsible and right thing to do. And by the way, in regards to the previous poster, Commissioners Gruenloh and Gruber did not vote for flood-prone zoning without a vote of the people. The authority to zone flood-prone areas is in the state code of Alabama. Get your facts straight. You are confusing local zoning with the state code. THANKS AGAIN GRUENLOH AND GRUBER FOR HAVING THE GUTS TO LEAD!!!
April 2nd, 2008 | Category: Uncategorized | Comments (1)
The voters will be reminded about your vote on zoning without a vote. They tried to go around people voices with this flood zone plan. Every one knows that flooding regs are included in building codes and subs reg. We will be reminding voters on you backstabber mentality. The Rural voters will let our voice be known against these county commissioners. Every time these two commissioner bring it up, we are watching. Barnwell, fairhope,fishriver,181,east fairhope,etc. We will be voting against these commissioners.
April 1st, 2008 | Category: Uncategorized | Leave a comment
Here we go again… Our new Senator Pittman voted against a state smoking ban according to the paper. Turn the clocks back 30 years again! The rest of the civilized world has prohibited smoking in public places but our very own Senator from one of the most educated districts in the state votes no! We’ve got a real winner here.
His votes on other matters should be closely followed, he’s no friend of the common man.
March 7th, 2008 | Category: Uncategorized | Comments (1)
Have you all seen the video cameras on Hwy 181. I wonder who is watching us?
March 3rd, 2008 | Category: Uncategorized | Leave a comment
What a nice new facility Spanish Fort has for tennis. Others Eastern Shore cities should follow their lead!
February 29th, 2008 | Category: Uncategorized | Leave a comment
Have you ever attended a Daphne City Council meeting?
That is government by circus. The clowns are very entertaining, but i’m not sure they know how to run a city!
February 29th, 2008 | Category: Uncategorized | Comments (2)
ALDOI orders insurers to cease basing coverage on whether consumer has others policies with companyLicensed property and casualty insurers that non-renewed policies on the condition of having other policies with the company must re-offer coverage to the consumers affected, according to a bulletin issued by the Alabama Insurance Commissioner Walter A. Bell. Also, insurers are directed to stop offering coverage on a single line such as property on the condition that they consumer also purchase another policy, such as a life or automobile policy. “These activities, we strongly believe, are prohibited by the Alabama Trade Practices Law,” Commissioner Bell said. “The law specifically says that inducements not specified in the policy are prohibited.” The practice was used by some insurers in 2007 to drop property insurance policies in Mobile and Baldwin counties in order to reduce hurricane exposure. This was accomplished by choosing a fixed date in the past as to determine whether a customer was a single-line customer or a multi-line customer. At least one company used this measure to decide which policyholders would be non-renewed. Under this method, single-line customers were non-renewed. “By this action we are taking, we are telling every insurer that has non-renewed a policy using this method to rescind the non-renewal and offer the consumer coverage again,” Commissioner Bell said. “Furthermore, we are directing insurers to cease the marketing practice of making one line of insurance – that is difficult to obtain – available only on the condition of the purchase of another line.” Insurers have been directed to cease the practices immediately and inform the Alabama Department of Insurance with in 10 days whether it has been engaged in such practices.
February 29th, 2008 | Category: Homeowners Insurance | Comments (3)
