| Ty Murray of LaPorte took
these aerial shots of Elwood to illustrate just how big a 3,000 acre bite
out of the countryside looks like. Go here to see a Google satellite view
of Elwood:
Satellite
view of Elwood Intermodal Facility
CenterPoint Intermodal
is just a small fraction of what has been done in Will County. More intermodals
and more warehouses take more and more farmland in a never ending ending
cycle of overdevelopment, pollution and unsustainable growth. Note
that the intermodal yard in the Google view at Elwood is over 10,000 feets
long, top to bottom and two miles wide, side to side - a big inverted "L"
shape. There is still plenty of room for back
filling and "growth."
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Elwood Aerial
View - each little rectangle is an intermodal container or semi tractor
or railroad car. This is Elwood alone - there are four more existing or
planned intermodal facilities in Will County plus tens of thousands of
acres of additional warehouses. Entrance to the facility is at lower right.
Up to eight trucks per minute pass this interesection daily This view does
NOT include the warehouse area at Elwood - see third picture below.
Overhead
view of main entrance.
White structure
contains radiation detection equipment.
Cancer-causing
Diesel particulate smog over Elwood.
Two warehouses
at top leased by Wal-Mart, eight managers on staff.
LaPorte
County wealthy not impacted by pollution.
Not In My
Backyard? How about OK if it's in YOUR backyard?
| Uneconomic
growth takes place when the cost in natural resources
and well-being exceeds the value of the goods produced. |
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