UTEP Report Provides Economic Reasons to Oppose Asarco Click here to view UTEP Executive Sumary By: GTLO Staff e-mail this to a friend | print this article January 23, 2008 -- The recent UTEP study provides a number of solid economic reasons to oppose Asarco's reopening. Here are just two. First, the study includes a survey of residents throughout the region which proves that among people who have an opinion about Asarco, a clear majority of folks are opposed to its reopening, regardless of their age, gender, education, or distance from the smelter. No surprise there. But, the greatest opposition, notably, comes from El Paso's young, well-educated 18-35 year olds, the very ones we are trying to keep in our community because they are the entrepreneurs, the dreamers and the hard workers who will create tomorrow's high-paying jobs. If Asarco were to reopen, they would be among the first to flee the city and its deteriorating quality of life. We don’t need a polluter in our midst who will add to the brain drain; quite the contrary. Second, the study compared the direct and indirect wage income produced by a fully operating Asarco versus ADP, one of the local businesses which has chosen to relocate here and expand operations at least partly because quality of life is important. ADP, the report shows, currently puts more wage income into the El Paso economy than Asarco ever would, and none of the pollution. We can have jobs and clean air. Please let Gov. Perry know you oppose Asarco, and come to the TCEQ hearing n Austin on Feb. 13. Fair Use Notice: This site contains copyrighted material the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. We are making such material available in our efforts to advance understanding of environmental, political, human rights, economic, democracy, scientific, and social justice issues, etc. We believe this constitutes a "fair use" of any such copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, the material on this site is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml. If you wish to use copyrighted material from this site for purposes of your own that go beyond "fair use", you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. NAVIGATE Who We Are Help GTLO Home Owners News Room Scientific Reports Calendar of Events Resources Maps Photo Gallery Hazardous Waste   NEWSLETTER Sign up for our FREE Newsletter info@gettheleadout.net | Disclaimer Help Get the Lead Out - Home Owners - News Room - Good Science Calendar of Events - Resources - Photo Gallery

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