Join us this Thursday, September 30th for the Petaluma Health Care District's COMMUNITY HEALTH FORUM ON THE PROPOSED DUTRA ASPHALT FACTORY.
COME AND LEARN ABOUT THE POTENTIAL IMPACT THIS ASPHALT PLANT WILL HAVE ON YOU AND YOUR FAMILY'S HEALTH.
Don't miss this opportunity to hear experts discuss the impacts of asphalt toxins on air quality and children.
Speaking by invitation of Moms for Clean Air and Friends of Shollenberger:
Dr. Alice Brock-Utne received her BA from the University of California,Berkeley and her MD from the University of California, Davis. She completedher residency at the University of California, San Francisco. A fellow ofthe American Academy of Pediatrics, she is a General Pediatrician with MarinCommunity Clinics. She is also the Project Director, Community and PrimaryCare Projects, Region 9 Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit,University of California, San Francisco.
Dr. James Clark is a well-recognized toxicologist, air modeler, and health scientist. He has 20 years of experience in researching the effects of environmental contaminants on human health, including toxicology and exposure assessment modeling, and risk assessment and dispersion modeling. He conducts and manages human health risk assessments for regulatory compliance and risk-based remdiation efforts. Over the course of his career he has authored or co-authored numerous books, book chapters and journal articles on environmental contaminants and human health. He is a member of the American Public Health Association (APHA), the Association for Environmental Health and Sciences (AEHS), California Redevelopment Association (CRA), International Society of Environmental Forensics (ISEF), the American Chemical Society (ACS) and the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC). Dr. Clark received his BS in Biophysical and Biochemical Sciences from the University of Houston, and his MS and PhD in Environmental Health Science from the University of California at Los Angeles. His environmental consulting firm, Clark and Associates, provides services across the United States.
These experts will educate us on the toxins produced by asphalt manufacturing and by truck, tug, and on-site mobile diesel engines.
Dutra's invited speakers are:
Dr. David Weill, a lung transplant and asbestosis expert from Stanford Medical Center and witness for Dutra Materials at the Marin Supervisors' Hearing regarding San Pedro Point Road Dutra Quarry impacts on that community.
Also speaking will be a Sales Representative of Astec Manufacturing, Inc. on the bag filter system technology of the proposed plant.
ATTEND THE FORUM TO ASK YOUR OWN QUESTIONS!
COME PREPARED with written questions. A 45 minute question and answer session with the speakers will follow their presentations.
Thursday, September 30, 2010
7:00-9:00pm
Petaluma Community Center, Lucchesi Park
320 No. McDowell Blvd, Petaluma
Sponsored by the Petaluma Health Care District
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Spread the Word
HELP SPREAD THE WORD: Health Forum on Proposed Dutra Asphalt Plant
Dutra Asphalt Factory plus hundreds of diesel trucks coming to Petaluma?
SEPTEMBER 30, Thursday
7:00-9:00 pm
Petaluma Community Center - Lucchesi Park
320 No. McDowell Blvd, Petaluma
It is imperative that we have an excellent turnout! Questions will be taken from the audience and Dutra will no doubt pack the hall with their employees.
Please mark your calendars and plan to attend! Print the attached .pdf flyer and post. Put a flyer at each door on your own block.
Put flyers up in all possible venues! Your doctor's office, your haircutter, pet groomer, your favorite restaurant...
Post on all possible social networks! Send to your e-mail lists, Facebook friends, clubs...
Note: Moms For Clean Air, Friends of Shollenberger Park, The Petaluma Health Care District and the Dutra Corp. have mutually agreed that this event will be free of signage, stickers, buttons, etc. either for or against the asphalt plant.
Monday, September 20, 2010
Health Forum on Dutra Asphalt Plant
Join us for an informational evening about your family’s health.
Health Impacts of Proposed Dutra Asphalt Plant in South Sonoma County
Thursday, September 30, 2010
7:00-9:00pm
Petaluma Community Center, Lucchesi Park
320 No. McDowell Blvd, Petaluma
The public is invited to listen to a group of experts speak on potential health impacts of the proposed Dutra asphalt plant. Dr. Alice Brock-Utne, Coordinator of Primary Care and Community Health Projects for the Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit (PEHSU), University of California, will present current science on the topic. Other speakers to be announced.
Sponsored by the Petaluma Health Care District.
Don't miss this important opportunity to ask questions about the interaction between exercise, recreation and toxic chemicals.
Download the flyer HERE.
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Oil Spill on Petaluma River
"An estimated 200 to 600 gallons of gear lubricating engine oil leaked into the river, said state Fish and Game Warden Josh Nicholas...This is a major spill for Petaluma,” said Petaluma Fire Battalion Chief Mike Ahlin. “This entire river area to the citizens of Petaluma is incredibly valuable.”
"At Graffiti, a Second Street restaurant on a downtown bend of the river across from the Golden Eagle Shopping Center, general manager Jaime Marcalo said that while the spill didn't look particularly serious, “it affected our business tremendously.”
He said boat traffic on the river had disappeared and the spill produced an unpleasant odor that drove away customers."
Link to entire Press Democrat story.
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