How can the proposed ethanol plant affect VWC students?
Chesapeake, Va. where many students commute from, is the proposed site of an ethanol plant called the Elizabeth River BioFuels Project. Personally, I dont want a toxic chemical plant in my backyard. Of course, Im not the only one who feels this way. This plant would be operational 24 hours a day, 350 days per year. The location of the plant would be between the Jordan Bridge and the Gilmerton Bridge. If you know anything about Chesapeake, more specifically the Deep Creek area, then you know that you cannot leave the area without crossing a bridge. The most common choice is the Gilmerton Bridge, which is already surrounded by other industrial plants. Why put another one there? It would also be less than one mile from the Norfolk Naval Shipyard and adjacent to St. Juliens Creek Naval Annex. This plant would not only affect any student who lives near the Chesapeake/Portsmouth line, but also most of Hampton Roads because of the traffic increase. If the plant is put in this area it will no
