local yokel Wrote:
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> The fact is that most any environmental concerns
> expressed by folks near the Cupertino plant is a
> smoke screen. The real fact is they want the
> plant gone, no other reason. It could consume
> toxic sludge and emit oxygen, daisies and rainbows
> and they would still want it gone. Of course,
> some local developers have been eyeing that
> property for decades as well.
>
> Don't be fooled in thinking some of the loss of
> industry in the Bay Area has simple reasons, nor
> is is all related to environmental concerns.
> NIMBYs and real estate developers have had a heavy
> hand in this as well. I've seen plenty of
> industry squeezed out by residential and high tech
> office development. And, yes, SP and UP did no
> favors to many spur customers in the region.
>
> The reasons are myriad.



When I toured the plant in '96 as part of research for an article never written, I was told that they figured they had enough material to operate the plant until about 2020 and after that, approximately 3000 acres would be given to the Midpeninsula regional parks system (or whatever it is called, I can't recall)
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