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No More Away In Throwing Away

By Kleinheider Posted on April 30, 2009 at 8:09 pm

KnoxViews interviews gubernatorial candidate Ward Cammack:

“This changes the pricing,” said Mr. Cammack. “Businesses are looking at the fact that there’s no more away in throwing away. It’s their business, too. Somebody else’s waste impacts our business and our waste impacts somebody else’s business.”

Mr. Cammack says governments have recognized this, noting that last year there were 683 climate and sustainability action plans and 1193 mayoral initiatives across the country. He says this is not happening because of “purely an environmental viewpoint,” but rather “because of need, because of economics, and just pure, basic business interests.”

He feels that the policy shift is also driven by demographics. “Take housing for example, which is a huge employer and has been for years across the country and across Tennessee. But by 2025 there are going to be twenty-two million large-lot, acre and up surplus houses in the country.”

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4 Responses to “No More Away In Throwing Away”

  1. Ft. Campbell Dem writes
    April 30th, 2009 8:49 pm

    Cammack sounds great as a Congressional candidate, but he’s not. He needs to learn that the issues that he mainly talking about on the campaign trail are those that are more national in scope. Bring it down to the state level and stop tripping over yourself when you talk.

  2. Crankshaft Martin writes
    April 30th, 2009 9:27 pm

    National in scope, Ft. Campbell Dem. Really? Have you taken a look at Governor Bredesen’s Energy Bill? Have you noticed the STATE-FUNDED switchgrass program and solar institute in Oak Ridge?

  3. Ft. Campbell Dem writes
    April 30th, 2009 9:56 pm

    I’m talking about this one issue. I’m talking as a whole. I’ve heard him speak on several occasions and think he is better suited for Congress.

  4. Crankshaft Martin writes
    April 30th, 2009 10:03 pm

    That’s old school thinking, Ft. Campbell. These aren’t national issues.The green economy is as local as it gets. We need to get on board to revitalize cities and towns all across the state. Look at Hemlock in Clarksville. Those are good jobs that will be here for years.

    As Cammack says, this is about jobs and business as much as it’s about the environment. This is where the economy is going.

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