Check out the website for more information:
http://www.marines.mil/unit/29palms/las/Pages/default.aspx Public comments can be made on the website:
https://extranet.tecinc.com/29Palms_DEIS/ Via snail mail:
Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Southwest
ATTN: 29Palms EIS Project Manager
1220 Pacific Highway
San Diego, CA 92132-5190
Or in person at a series of "Open House Public Meetings"
April 12, 2011
Copper Mountain College
Bell Center Gym
6162 Rotary Way
Joshua Tree, CA
April 13, 2011
Ontario High School Gym
901 W Francis St.
Ontario, CA
April 14, 2011
Hilton Garden Inn
Mirage/Sahara Conference Center
12603 Mariposa Road
Victorville, CA
Now you have the information. Do something about it!
I oppose the proposal. The public lands are for public use. They should be used for peaceful, recreational purposes, not to train for war. I am concerned about environmental contamination by elements such as lead and uranium that are used in live-fire exercises. These toxins contaminate the air, soil, and potentially the groundwater.
The US is involved in too many wars and there is too much militarism in our society. Expanding training facilities for the Marines will only increase the degree of militarism in our communities, our public lands, our foreign policy, and our society.
Enough already!
Forgot to mention it...