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Herculaneum Smelter Closure

Posted by UncommonSense 11 years, 11 months ago to Business
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Ovomit's 'behind the scenes' strongarm: the EPA did not successfully shut the entire business down. This is good news. They're even hiring!
SOURCE URL: http://www.doerun.com/MediaCenter/NewsReleases/Article/Herculaneum-Smelter-Update.aspx

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  • Posted by Owlsrayne 11 years, 11 months ago
    The NRA Rifleman Magazine article explained that the closing of the smelter was due to the ten year court battle with the EPA. The smelter is a very old facility and the owners don't have the money to make the necessary upgrades to stop all emissions coming from the smelter. They do have another smaller modern facility in another state that does lead reclamation. In a few years you'll see a revolution in UltraCapacitors that will replace those type of batteries. Once I can put enough money together I will be putting up a vertical wind unit along with Solar panels. Ultracaps along with batteries will be method of power storage.
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  • Posted by Non_mooching_artist 11 years, 11 months ago
    I hate that man. And his lackeys. Now that I have that off my chest, what exactly about this company was an issue? The fact that they complied with every enviro proclamation forced upon them? But continued to be successful? Until the over regulation forced them to close their doors. Note they are trying to help their employees secure new jobs. Seems like it might have been a good place to work.
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    • Posted by $ MikeMarotta 11 years, 11 months ago
      Non-Moocher, please (pretty please with sugar on it) read the article:
      "More than 80 percent of all lead produced in the U.S. is used in either motive batteries to start vehicles, or in stationary batteries for backup power (particular in military, telecom and medical applications). In the U.S., the recycle rate of these batteries is approximately 98 percent, making lead-based batteries the most highly recycled consumer product. These batteries are recycled at secondary lead smelters. We own such a smelter in southern Missouri."
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      • Posted by Non_mooching_artist 11 years, 11 months ago
        I did! I was astonished at the percentage, and pleasantly so. I did read all of it. Fascinating actually. That employees are being trained in other areas is commendable. I just find that the closure if the plant is just another example of the EPA run amok. They wield their enviro stick like a bludgeon. It gets to the point that no amount of compliance is good enough if the targeting industry is considered to be "environmentally unfriendly".
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  • Posted by CWhitneyR 11 years, 11 months ago
    Oh, sorry, I didn't get this here in the gulch, ...Oh, wait here comes a new arrival: he's the owner of a large smelter in the U.S...that's something we've needed here in the Gulch. WELCOME to free enterprise.
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  • Posted by j_IR1776wg 11 years, 11 months ago
    I had originally thought that this was primarily an anti-second amendment move by the EPA. But this article says that 80% of lead goes into batteries. Is taking away our mobility also part of the EPA agenda?
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    • Posted by $ MikeMarotta 11 years, 11 months ago
      No. Read the article:
      "More than 80 percent of all lead produced in the U.S. is used in either motive batteries to start vehicles, or in stationary batteries for backup power (particular in military, telecom and medical applications). In the U.S., the recycle rate of these batteries is approximately 98 percent, making lead-based batteries the most highly recycled consumer product. These batteries are recycled at secondary lead smelters. We own such a smelter in southern Missouri."

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  • Posted by seez52 11 years, 11 months ago
    It's all in the plan.
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    • Posted by $ MikeMarotta 11 years, 11 months ago
      Read the actual article:
      "More than 80 percent of all lead produced in the U.S. is used in either motive batteries to start vehicles, or in stationary batteries for backup power (particular in military, telecom and medical applications). In the U.S., the recycle rate of these batteries is approximately 98 percent, making lead-based batteries the most highly recycled consumer product. These batteries are recycled at secondary lead smelters. We own such a smelter in southern Missouri."
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