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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma>----- Forwarded Message ----<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B> Jeremy Koosed <A href="mailto:ajkoosed@gmail.com">ajkoosed@gmail.com</A><BR></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma>Real quick! make a call for sanity in Ohio!</FONT></DIV>
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<P>This is urgent (today!, monday!) so don't worry if your talking points are brief. The Dept of agriculture should not be enforcing the Clean water act and issuing pollution permits. HB363 would transfer authority TO ENFORCE THE CLEAN WATER ACT from the OH EPA to the OH dept of Ag, Allowing the fox to guard the hen house. Protecting the environment is not stated in the mission of the dept Of Ag, nor should we impose such a conflict of interest on any bureaucracy by making them regulate the same farms they are so busy promoting. </P></FONT></DIV>
<DIV>Your help is needed by calling in to your senator and expressing your opposition to HB363.</DIV>
<DIV>Take your pick</DIV>
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<P><A href="http://www.ohiosenate.gov/kevin-coughlin.html" rel=nofollow target=_blank><FONT color=#0000ff size=3 face="Times New Roman"><U>Kevin Coughlin (R)</U></FONT></A><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman"> <BR>Senator <BR>Senate Building <BR>1 Capitol Square, 2nd Floor <BR>Columbus, OH 43215 <BR> <BR><B>Phone</B>: (614) 466-4823 <BR><B>Email</B>: </FONT><A href="mailto:SD27@senate.state.oh.us" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:SD27@senate.state.oh.us"><FONT color=#0000ff size=3 face="Times New Roman"><U>SD27@senate.state.oh.us</U></FONT></A></P>
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<P><A href="http://www.ohiosenate.gov/tom-sawyer.html" rel=nofollow target=_blank><FONT color=#0000ff size=3 face="Times New Roman"><U>Tom Sawyer (D)</U></FONT></A><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman"> <BR>Senator <BR>Senate Building <BR>1 Capitol Square, Ground Floor <BR>Columbus, OH 43215 <BR> <BR><B>Phone</B>: (614) 466-7041 <BR><B>Email</B>: </FONT><A href="mailto:SD28@maild.sen.state.oh.us" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:SD28@maild.sen.state.oh.us"><FONT color=#0000ff size=3 face="Times New Roman"><U>SD28@maild.sen.state.oh.us</U></FONT></A> </P></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: tahoma, new york, times, serif; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><SPAN style="BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%">And...listed below the committee are a myriad of talking points...take your pick!</SPAN> Also attached is the Environmental Integrity Project report, "Giving Away the Farm", which is a great resource on why not to transfer NPDES to the ODA. <SPAN style="BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%">Senators will be in caucus on Tuesday so call today!!! </SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: tahoma, new york, times, serif; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">And last, but not least, is the following link to the Fiscal Note and Local Impact Statement regarding HB363 from the Ohio Legislative Service Committee.</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: tahoma, new york, times, serif; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></FONT><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman"><A href="http://www.lbo.state.oh.us/fiscal/fiscalnotes/128ga/pdfs/HB0363IN.pdf" rel=nofollow target=_blank><SPAN>http://www.lbo.state.oh.us/fiscal/fiscalnotes/128ga/pdfs/HB0363IN.pdf</SPAN></A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: tahoma, new york, times, serif; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><FONT style="TEXT-DECORATION: underline" size=4><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">TALKING POINTS</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<P style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif; COLOR: rgb(0,96,191); FONT-SIZE: 10pt" class=MsoNormal><B><FONT size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Ohio’s nutrient contributions to Lake Erie and the <SPAN style="BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%">Gulf of Mexico</SPAN> are on the rise, after years of decline. We should be tightening controls, not loosening them.</SPAN></FONT></B></P>
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<P style="FONT-FAMILY: tahoma, new york, times, serif; COLOR: #000000; MARGIN-LEFT: 1in; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><FONT color=#1f497d size=2 face=Symbol><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; COLOR: rgb(31,73,125); FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><SPAN>·<FONT size=1 face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal"> </SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></FONT><FONT color=#1f497d size=2 face=Calibri><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; COLOR: rgb(31,73,125); FONT-SIZE: 11pt">The ODA has systematically revised and rescinded many of LEPP regs intended to protect our aquifers & floodplains for no apparent reason except to approve permits which didn’t comply with the original, scientifically-based, rules. When asked, the ODA admitted they have “no records of scientific studies” to support these
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<P style="FONT-FAMILY: tahoma, new york, times, serif; COLOR: #000000; MARGIN-LEFT: 1in; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><FONT color=#1f497d size=2 face=Symbol><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; COLOR: rgb(31,73,125); FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><SPAN>·<FONT size=1 face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal"> </SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></FONT><FONT color=#1f497d size=2 face=Calibri><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; COLOR: rgb(31,73,125); FONT-SIZE: 11pt">The ODA does NOT check or require any documentation for soil testing data, manure analysis data, yield data or manure application fields in the <SPAN style="BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%">Manure Management Plans</SPAN>. Plus, they’ve approved permits with phosphorus levels that are egregiously higher than agronomic
rates; manure analysis reduced by half with no documentation; and yields that are more than 50% higher than county/state averages.</SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P style="FONT-FAMILY: tahoma, new york, times, serif; COLOR: #000000; MARGIN-LEFT: 1in; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><FONT color=#1f497d size=2 face=Symbol><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; COLOR: rgb(31,73,125); FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><SPAN>·<FONT size=1 face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal"> </SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></FONT><FONT color=#1f497d size=2 face=Calibri><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; COLOR: rgb(31,73,125); FONT-SIZE: 11pt">ODA Program rated WORST of 10 top hog-producing states by U of Nebraska.</SPAN></FONT></P>
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<DIV>Best Wishes,</DIV>
<DIV>Jeremy</DIV>
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