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"EPA Sued for Ignoring Paper Mill CO2 Emissions [The Biomass Monitor]" Hey Mineral Technologies YOUR Next. AMCOL knew they are poisoning Port Townsend and surely you must.

"Massive emissions of greenhouse gases in the form of carbon dioxide make biomass and coal burning facilities major contributors to climate change. Yet one large source of climate pollution that’s been flying under the radar has been pulp and paper mills—until now.

A lawsuit against the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) launched by the Center for Biological Diversity, Greenpeace, and Port Townsend AirWatchers could force new pulp and paper mills—and possibly even existing facilities—to cut back on their carbon dioxide emissions or shut down. The US is the world’s largest consumer of paper products, according to a Center for Biological Diversity fact sheet. The pulp and paper industry is the nation’s 3rd largest consumer of energy, after the petroleum and chemical industries, emitting 57.7 MMT CO2 eq (million metric tons carbon dioxide equivalent) in 2004.\

The first-of-its-kind lawsuit demands that the EPA abide by Section 111 of the Clean Air Act, which requires the EPA to review air pollution standards for paper mills every eight years, according to Vera Pardee, Senior Attorney with the Climate Law Institute. The last time the EPA reviewed paper mill standards was in 1986—twenty six years ago. “Since then the EPA hasn’t done anything,” said Pardee on an October 31, 2012 legal briefing via phone organized by Environmental Paper Network. “This is an unreasonable delay.”

The paper mills in question are called “kraft” mills, referring to a chemical process employed to convert wood into wood pulp to make paper. The kraft pulping process is “very energy intensive, digesting wood chips in solutions in high temperatures, recovering chemicals with a heating process,” said Pardee. Every time heat is used, greenhouse gases are emitted.

Aside from greenhouse gases, paper mills are a major source of toxic air pollution, including but not limited to particulate matter, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and volatile organic compounds. While referring to the toxic air pollutants emitted from paper mills as “horrific,” Pardee explained the “prime motivation” for the lawsuit to be carbon dioxide emissions due to their effect on the climate. “We’ve just seen Sandy’s impact,” said Pardee, “a hurricane that was amplified to a significant extent by climate change.”

Center for Biological Diversity, Greenpeace, and PT AirWatchers intend that their lawsuit will force the EPA to review the air pollution standards for paper mills. If the EPA determines that the “standards do not meet available technology,” the agency would review the standards and ultimately issue a proposed new rule. If all goes according to plan, the lawsuit would then be at an end. If the EPA continues to shirk its responsibility, then “other legal avenues are available,” warned Pardee.

Any proposed rule revising kraft mill standards would be released by the EPA by May of 2013, opened to public comment, and then finalized by March 2014. However, Pardee doesn’t think climate and forest advocates need to wait until next year to make their voices heard. “Industry is certainly talking to EPA at all times, making submissions—no reason we shouldn’t do same thing,” advised Pardee. The proposed rule would mandate that EPA take a long hard look at various other air pollutants emitted by pulp and paper mills, besides carbon dioxide.

The plaintiffs “truly do expect that the proposed rule will tighten standards and tackle pollutants,” said Pardee. While the rules would at first apply only to new paper mills, the EPA would also be required to issue “guidance” for emissions from existing mills. While guidance leaves industry more wiggle room than standards, paper mills operating across the country could be subject to new restrictions.

Port Townsend AirWatchers, a grassroots community group based in Port Townsend, Washington, became a plaintiff in the EPA lawsuit due to concerns about carbon dioxide and other air pollution from the Port Townsend Paper Company, which is also proposing to build a brand new biomass power incinerator.

“The hope is that our countries industrial regulations will continue to move towards clean air, water, and soil that reflects current science and technology focused on protecting our earth and environment, now and in the future,” said Elaine Bailey, of Port Townsend AirWatchers.

The new air quality standards for pulp mills will only apply to biomass incinerators if the incinerator is a part of the pulp mill and legally considered a “modification” of the facility, according to Pardee. “There’s an enormous amount of case law and regulatory material that helps define that.” If the EPA sets the new standards, the law would require a concurrent update in guidance for existing facilities such as the Port Townsend Paper Mill. “If the EPA doesn’t do it,” said Pardee, “there’s the next lawsuit.”

Meanwhile, 3,000 miles away, some Vermont and New York State residents hope that the lawsuit will eventually apply to one of the largest, local air and water polluters, International Paper’s Ticonderoga Paper Mill. Looming on the banks of Lake Champlain—one of the largest freshwater bodies in the US, a recreational paradise, and the drinking water supply for Burlington, Vermont, population 42,000—the Ticonderoga Mill has racked up an astounding number of air and water quality violations over its four decades of operation. [see chart below]."

Source and Full Document
http://www.energyjustice.net/content/epa-sued-ignoring-paper-mill-co2-emissions-biomass-monitor

Time to SHUT DOWN THE PORT TOWNSEND PAPER TOXIN FACTORY

I ALLEGE that the Port Townsend Paper Corp. Flat out LIED in Federal Bankruptcy Documents that they did not know of any TOXINS.

Port Townsend Paper Corp. Bankruptcy EXIT

"PORT TOWNSEND - Port Townsend Paper Corp. officially exited Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Monday as a private company under the control of its bondholders.

The paper mill, which employs about 310 people and is the largest private employer in Jefferson County, will follow a reorganization plan that calls for it to pay its unsecured creditors within five business days.

As a group, the 729 unsecured creditors will receive about 37 percent of the money they were owed - between $21 million and $22 million - when the company filed for bankruptcy protection in January.

But some of those creditors will receive as little as 5 percent of their claim.

The plan will pay 100 percent to those with claims amounting to $2,000 or less and give those with higher claims the option of accepting $2,000 or receiving 5 percent to 10 percent of their claim.

The unsecured creditors include individuals, businesses, government agencies and nonprofit organizations in Port Townsend, Port Angeles, Port Hadlock, Quilcene, Sequim, Carlsborg, Forks and Neah Bay.

'Significant event' "Obviously, this is a significant event for the company," John Begley, president and CEO, said in a prepared statement on Monday.

"We are excited about the future because of the new debt structure and the opportunities it presents us."

Judge Samuel J. Steiner of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Seattle signed off on the papermaker's reorganization plan on Aug. 14.

The Chapter 11 plan cuts $50 million in debt from the company's balance sheet in return for transferring control of Port Townsend Paper to its bondholders.

The company's Chapter 11 exit will be funded by $60 million loan, which is backstopped by hedge funds GoldenTree Asset Management and Thales Holding Ltd.

Proceeds from the exit loan are earmarked for bondholders that provided the company a $50 million loan for its Chapter 11 case.

An additional $7.6 million will go to vendors and unsecured creditors.

Port Townsend Paper has also said in court papers that it planned to obtain an additional $20 million loan.

The company and its owner, PT Holdings Co. Inc., filed for Chapter 11 protection on Jan. 29 after reaching a deal with holders of most of a $125 million bond debt.

Under that deal, Port Townsend bondholders forgave $50 million in debt in exchange for control of the company.

In October, Port Townsend missed an interest payment to bondholders, causing it to default on its bonds.

The missed payment also caused the papermaker to default on about $20 million in loans owed to lender CIT Group.


New chairman Begley will remain on the five-member board of PT Holdings.

The board has a new chairman, Michael Ranson, portfolio manager of New York-based GoldenTree.

Ranson will take the place of Don Tisdel of Northwest Capital Appreciation as chairman.

A variety of unbleached pulp and paper products are produced at the Port Townsend mill, including market pulp, converting paper and containerboard.

The company was founded in 1927.

Also part of the Port Townsend Paper Corp.'s family of companies are three Crown packaging plants, two BoxMaster plants and the Crown Creative Group, located in British Columbia and Alberta.

The Canadian units weren't part of the bankruptcy case."

Source
http://www.loggers.com/news.asp?546

Port Townsend Paper to use FulFill® High Filler Technology; Minerals Technologies Inc. ; FulFill® Technology Port Townsend Paper Corporation; NYSE: MTX ; AMCOL (NYSE: ACO).

"North American Papermaker Signs Commercial Agreement to Deploy Minerals Technologies' FulFill® High Filler Technology"

"Company's Sixth Commercial Agreement for the FulFill® Technology in North America"

"NEW YORK, November 21, 2014-Minerals Technologies Inc., (NYSE: MTX) announced today that it has signed a commercial agreement with a North American paper company to provide FulFill® E-325 High Filler Technology. This agreement, which will deploy the technology at a paper mill that produces woodfree paper, is Minerals Technologies' sixth in North America. The paper company wishes to remain unnamed for competitive reasons.

The company now has 18 agreements with paper mills that have adopted the unique FulFill® E-325 technology introduced in late 2010.

The FulFill® Technology provides papermakers significant cost savings in reduced fiber consumption by allowing papermakers to increase loading levels of precipitated calcium carbonate (PCC), which replaces higher cost pulp, and increases PCC usage.

"Our FulFill® technology continues to gain acceptance across the worldwide paper industry," said Joseph C. Muscari, chairman and chief executive officer. "We are extremely pleased that another paper company has elected to deploy our technology, which is a further verification of its broad-based effectiveness. Minerals Technologies now has commercial agreements with papermakers in Asia, Europe, Latin America, North America and South Africa and are actively engaged with an additional 20 paper mills worldwide. We will continue our commitment to advance our technological leadership with papermakers around the globe."

PCC is a specialty pigment for filling and coating high-quality paper. By substituting Minerals Technologies' PCC for more expensive wood fiber, customers are able to produce brighter, higher quality paper at lower cost. In 1986, Minerals Technologies originated the satellite concept for making and delivering PCC on-site at paper mills and the concept was a major factor in revolutionizing papermaking in North America. Today, the company has 62 satellite plants in operation or under construction around the world and continues to lead the industry with consistent quality and technical innovation.

New York-based Minerals Technologies Inc. is a resource- and technology-based growth company that develops, produces and markets worldwide a broad range of specialty mineral, mineral-based and synthetic mineral products and related systems and services. MTI serves the paper, foundry, steel, environmental, energy, polymer and consumer products industries.
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For further information about Minerals Technologies Inc. look on the internet at http://www.mineralstech.com/
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Contact:
Rick B. Honey
(212) 878-1831"

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http://investors.mineralstech.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=82665&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1992126

I have analyzed my web stats for over a decade and I want to show you this web stat. This is pure speculation of course. I ALLEGE that Minerals Technologies has a SPECIAL Relationship with the State of Washington to POISON the Port Townsend Washington Residents.

I, Investigative Blogger Crystal Cox of Port Townsend Washington ALLEGE that MTX ( Mineral Technologies ) has a way to COZY relationship with someone at the State Of Washington / Department Of Ecology AND that this "relationship" may be some sort of ongoing pay off to keep the Port Townsend Paper Mill in the business of POISONING the Residents of Port Townsend Washington KNOWINGLY with "willful and wanton" intent.

I Allege this is a Crime. I allege possible racketeering, insider trading and other issues that stem from this relationship. I ALLEGE that the Port Townsend Paper Mill has "special relationships" with Jefferson County Commissioners (at least one), with Jefferson County Public Health and with the State Of Washington / Department Of Ecology.

Got a Tip?  ReverendCrystalCox@Gmail.com

I also ALLEGE that this relationship was handed to them when they bought out AMCOL, which bought out the Port Townsend Paper Corporation.

So at 06:22:21 on 8 Dec Minerals Technologies Inc. goes to my blog post at
www.industrywhistleblower.com/2014/12/why-is-port-townsend-paper-mill-allowed.html

Now they seem to NOT like my Blog Post and they seem to contact the State Of Washington / Department Of Ecology to whine about it.

At 07:59:57,  8 Dec the State Of Washington / Department Of Ecology goes to the very same blog post, of which I have on multiple blogs, so this is "Telling".
www.industrywhistleblower.com/2014/12/why-is-port-townsend-paper-mill-allowed.html

So I Say, in my OPINION, I ALLEGE that someone at Mineral Technologies got a hold of a contact inside the  State Of Washington / Department Of Ecology to complain about my blog post. But Why? Is Minerals Technologies Inc. connected to the Port Townsend Paper Mill?

Well it seems they are. A quick Google search leads to this;

"Minerals Technologies Completes Acquisition of AMCOL International

NEW YORK, NY -May 9, 2014-Minerals Technologies Inc. (NYSE: MTX) today announced the completion of its acquisition of AMCOL International Corporation (NYSE: ACO). Following the completion of its successful tender offer to purchase all outstanding AMCOL shares for $45.75 per share in cash, Minerals Technologies Inc. (MTI) acquired all remaining AMCOL shares through a merger under Section 251(h) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

At the effective time of the merger, all remaining shares of AMCOL common stock not tendered into the tender offer and not owned by MTI were converted into the right to receive $45.75 in cash, which is the same price that was paid in the tender offer. As a result of the transaction, AMCOL has become a wholly owned subsidiary of MTI.

"Our combined company is now a more diversified, global leader in industrial minerals with strong market positions in both bentonite and precipitated calcium carbonate. We are competitively poised for further growth in our current markets and through new product innovation for our valued customers," said Joseph C. Muscari, chairman and chief executive officer of Minerals Technologies. "We look forward to working with management and employees as we focus on a seamless integration."

"Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP is acting as legal counsel to Minerals Technologies and Lazard is acting as its financial advisor. J.P. Morgan is also acting as a financial advisor.

About Minerals Technologies
New York-based Minerals Technologies Inc. is a resource- and technology-based growth company that develops, produces and markets worldwide a broad range of specialty mineral, mineral-based and synthetic mineral products and related systems and services. The company recorded sales of $1.02 billion in 2013.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This press release may contain forward-looking statements, which describe or are based on current expectations. Actual results may differ materially from these expectations. In addition, any statements that are not historical fact (including statements containing the words "believes," "plans," "anticipates," "expects," "estimates," "will," and similar expressions) should also be considered to be forward-looking statements.

The company undertakes no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

Forward-looking statements in this document should be evaluated together with the many uncertainties that affect our businesses, particularly those mentioned in the risk factors and other cautionary statements in our 2013 Annual Report on Form 10-K and in our other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Minerals Technologies Media
Brunswick Group
Steve Lipin/Lauren Odell
212-333-3810

Minerals Technologies Media & Investor Relations
Rick B. Honey
212-878-1831"

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http://investors.mineralstech.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=82665&p=irol-newsArticle&id=1929432
                                                                                                                                       
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP is acting as legal counsel to Minerals Technologies and Lazard is acting as its financial advisor. J.P. Morgan is also acting as a financial advisor."

Which also explains why Minerals Technologies attorneys Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP are often seen in my Web Stats as well. Guess they are trying to figure out how to SHUT ME UP.

This also explains why Ernst and Young is on my blogs. STOCK prices and all. We would not want the PUBLIC to KNOW the Truth about the Port Townsend Paper Mill.  And wow, is the State of Washington INSIDER involved in insider trading or something that covers up a Toxic Plant in Washington to affect MTX, AMCOL stock prices? WOW. I sure hope not, but I kind of smell an Indictment for somebody.

I ALLEGE it's some sort of Stock Fraud to have an INSIDER in a State Agency pulling strings so your stock GOES UP.... well in my OPINION.

Guess I better File and SEC Complaint to be Prudent and Pro Active on the Issue

Anyhoo....

To me, in my Opinion, this Web Stat is VERY Telling INDEED. 

For More Information

http://investors.mineralstech.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=82665&p=irol-newsArticle&id=1929432

http://www.porttownsendnews.blogspot.com/2014/12/state-of-washington-department-of.html

http://www.porttownsendnews.blogspot.com/2014/12/why-is-port-townsend-paper-mill-allowed.html

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State Of Washington / Department Of Ecology

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