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[Accompong]

Wow, Accompong. Thanks for sharing the news article.

One of the things I was glad to hear about Appleton was that they claimed to be so green. Using the pressed cane as fuel for the energy needs of the factory. At the expense of the Black River just isn't acceptable. I wonder what I'll be drinking next reach?

Thanks Marblehead.

It is no coincidence that the Black River rises from a blue hole in the middle of a cane field behind the sugar cane factory. In the early days, this is where they got their water and how they got rid of everything that wasn't converted into sugar.

They do have pilot programs to use the pressed cane (dunnage) as fuel but they produce more than they can use plus the effluent (liquids from the processing) are still draining into the river.

I used to swim downstream at Maggotty Falls (now called Breadnut Valley Falls because the name sounds better)

I think the green color of the water should have been a warning to me but a bad ear infection in the 90's was attributed by my doctor as coming from polluted water.

It is about time that Appleton comes into the 21st Century as far as processing is concerned. Perhaps this lawsuit and the "lipstick" on the old factory will generate the money necessary to meet the NEPA standards for a long time to come.

Peace and Guidance