MO. Gov. Matt Blunt's Decision

The recent decision by Missouri's pro-business Republican Governor, Matt Blunt, to close a company, was if not unprecedented, rare! On that everyone agrees. Cease and Desist Order

A headline article in today's The Joplin Globe describes Mr. Spence Jackson, Gov. Blunt's spokesman, as saying that the response was out of the box because the problem was out of the box. "Certainly the situation with Renewable Environmnetal Solutions LLC (RES) is unique. Day after day, complaint after complaint, violation after violation, an odor allegedly coming from the RES plant permeated much of the town. The stench hurt the Carthage economy, even affecting the town's psyche."

Mr Jackson added that RES was handicapping the town's economic growth. The plant, in fact, was cited six times for odor violations by Missouri Department of Natural Resources(MDNR) since April and was involved in a public nuisance lawsuit filled by the city. "They promised to make corrections, fix the problem, and they have failed to do so repeatedly.