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Organizing the opposition to the plant is the Arkansas Community Organization for Reform Now (ACORN), a citizens' group whose major concern is the "preservation and enhancement of the quality of life" of low- to moderate-income people in Arkansas. Its efforts, although still in their early stages, have already brought results...
...same requests, along with others, were included in a letter sent to President Bok by ACORN on Monday. The letter also asked that Harvard persuade the utility to establish a "deposit in reverse," a system which would guarantee payment for farmers who incurred damages from the plant's operation...
...group also urged Harvard to intervene in hearings before the Arkansas Public Service Commission that will make the final decision on whether to allow the company to build the project. Hearings were originally slated to begin next week, but ACORN won a postponement of the public forum...
Yesterday the New American Movement and Harvard Ecology Action promised that they would help ACORN in its drive to win assurances of sulfur dioxide controls and payment for any damages incurred by the plant's operation...
...cent behind ACORN," Streeter said. "As the plan stands now, it screws the farmers and it screws...