"Biggest Problem Carthage has is RES", Mayor Woestman

Carthage Mayor Jim Woestman , representing the City of Carthage addressed the Missouri Air Conservation Comission, at their meeting on December 6, 2007. He thanked the State of Missouri for trying to help the City of Carthage eliminate their odor problem. He explained that "The biggest problem that Carthage has is that Renewable Environmental Solutions LLC (RES) claims that they don't have a problem, which means that they are not doing anything to solve the problem. The Citizens of Carthage do not believe that this problem will go away without stronger regulations."

Carthage Bottoms Area Phase 1 Odorant Priortization Study

Here is the Carthage Bottoms Area Phase 1 Odorant Priortization Study, dated November 25, 2007, that was completed by Don Wright of Moicroanalytics , Round Rock, TX (sampling taking place between Sunday, October 28, 2007 and Thursday, November 1, 2007) and submitted to Missouri Department of Natural Resources (MDNR).

I am interested in the names associated the the various odors that were detected: characteristic, burnt, sulfurous, papermill, barnyard, urinous, earthy, mushroom, musty, vegetable, vomitous, body odor, fecal, animal, roadkill, smoky, medicinal, canned beet, vinegar, cardboard, nutty, grassy, herbaceous, moldy, buttery, potato, floral, poultry house, landfill, dumpster and woody.

Cynthia K. Sundy vs Renewable Environmental Solutions, LLC

A motions hearing is scheduled in the class action lawsuit, Cynthia V. Sundy vs Renewable Environmental Solutions, LLC, for today, Division II, 29th Judicial Circuit (Jasper County). The Case No. 07AP-CC00089, can be followed at Missouri CaseNet. You need to click on the 29th Judicial Circuit and type in Renewable Environmental Solution. You can then read the actual docket entries, charges-judgements-services, schedules-hearings-trial, civil judgement, and garnishments-executions.

02/14/2008 Docket Entry: Hearing Held
Text: Plaintiff appears by Rhon Jones and Mary Pat O'Connor. Defendants appear by Stan Sexton and Matt Larson. Court takes up Defendant's Motion to Dismiss Count III of Plaintiff's Petition. Motion is sustained as to Count III. Other discovery issues taken up with rulings read into the record. Court takes issue of bifurcation of discovery under advisement. David C. Dally, Circuit Judge.

Select Insurance Co. has "had enough"

The Joplin Globe, reported Saturday, February 9, 2008, that Select Insurance Company has filed a federal suit Case No. 08-5013-CV-SW-JCE asking to be released from paying for the company's legal defense in a class action lawsuit. In their complaint, attorneys for the insurance company cite 37 reasons to declare no coverage for RES and Sanders, including that the policies exclude coverage for “bodily injury or property damage” which would not have occurred except for the “actual, alleged release or escape of pollutants.” The suit continues that coverage is barred if the insured company or authorized employee failed to disclose that prior to the policy period, that bodily injury or property damage had occurred, in whole or in part.