Granite 'non-facts'

Richard Loomis’ July 23, 2010 letter to the Californian “Entitled to Opinions” overlooks and misstates facts:

1) Granite’s “environmental expert” Lilburn Corporation, San Bernardino, was suddenly and unexpectedly brought in at the last minute by Granite. Why?

“Go read” as Loomis would say: Lilburn’s website, www.lilburncorp.com. It shows background photos of huge ammonium nitrate blasting quarries, and lists dozens of satisfied mining companies as clients.

Click on Lilburn’s mission statement: “getting to yes.” Lilburn knows how to ram quarries through bureaucracies for approval. That’s what t...