Links to Supporting Information
 Revised Zoning Regulations for Union County
2008 rezoning ordinance with proposed regulation changes
Elk Point Gorilla Website
Website with detailed articles, press releases, videos, online message board & refinery related information.
Women Standing Together
Women from our local community "standing up" to protect our families.
Stop Gorilla ~ Citizens Opposed to Oil Pollution
Website containing C.O.O.P. meeting announcements, case studies, community data and flyers.
South Dakota Living River Group
Listing of all US refineries with capacities, EPA releases, how refining works, etc.
Union County Rally Photos hosted in Spink, SD
Sioux City Journal Hyperion Blog
Forum discussing issues concerning the Hyperion Project: Oil sands developers face new hurdles, Hyperion CEO Albert Huddleston lawsuit, etc.
The Remington Report
A review of Hyperion's re-zoning application with concerns and recommended changes.
Harvard Medical Study on Refineries
Case studies on the health and environmental impact of oil refineries.
Who Pays the Price?
An Analysis of the Health and
Financial Impacts of Unpermitted
Industrial Emissions
"Minority and poorer communities are more likely to live in
polluted environments, work in hazardous occupations,
and have a
higher proportion of pollution-intensive
industries and hazardous waste sites near their homes"
Should a 400,000 Barrel Per Day Refinery Be Built in South Dakota?
Presentation by the Living River Group on 3/13/08
Wikipedia Oil Refinery | Wikipedia Oil Shale
How refineries work, crude oil, available reserves, oil economics, safety and environmental concerns, etc.
Scorecard.org: Pollution Information Site
Compare our community (Union County, SD) with oil refining communities (Houston, TX, Los Angeles, CA, Baytown, TX, Garyville, LA, Bridgeport, CT, Baton Rouge, LA, Whiting, IN, Deer Park, TX)
A Few Recent YouTube Videos
Major oil refinery blasts, fires and explosions - Click Here for Videos
New Orleans Oil Refinery Fire
Lightning Strike
June 2007 |
Chevron Refinery Fire: Pascagoula, Miss
August 2007 |
Big Springs, TX Oil Refinery Blast
February 2008 |
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How the refinery might affect you:
With the toxins being released per Hyperion, air quality will certainly be affected.
We are not aware of any refinery where odors are within acceptable levels to those living around them.
Noise and light pollution during construction as well as after the refinery is operational.
Our present underground aquifers will be at risk with the creeks & rivers receiving "polluted run-off".
All roads & highways are presently grossly inadequate. Along with the increase in traffic, who will pay for the infastructure?
Our school systems will be impacted with student to teacher ratio's being over-extended, new schools having to be built, etc.
Our present courthouse and jails are inadequate for the crime and drugs that will be brought into our communities.
Gas prices will most likely go up based on evidence of gas prices from other oil refining towns across the US.
Present local businesses being forced to move/close due to change in wages, loss of workforce & negative aspects of refinery.
In summary, we do not believe that the economic benefits that may potentially
occur may be worth the huge costs to our present systems and quality
of life. While there may be a local spike in wages and land valuation,
the increased costs of “doing business” and the related loss
in quality of life and the environment still cause us to believe this
project is better suited somewhere else (existing brown fields, abandoned military bases, present refineries, etc).
Let's protect and conserve our natural resources of water, air & soil. Let's preserve the quality of our schools & local businesses. Let's invest in clean energy rather than fossil fuels & let's hold our leaders accountable to protecting the legacy for our children & grandchildren!
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