Monthly Archives: December 2009

An open letter to my community:

Posted on December 31, 2009 by jamesmaloy

Below is a letter from one of our fellow Biomass Opponents submitted to local media outlets today: My only child, Jamie is a 3 and a half year old asthmatic. Although the job opportunity that brought me to this area … Continue reading →

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Not enough wood for GRU's furnace

Posted on December 30, 2009 by jamesmaloy

Published with permission of Dian Deevey, Chair, Alachua County Environmental Protection Advisory Committee, Gainesville, Florida Gainesville Sun Letters to the Editor – Published: Wednesday, December 30, 2009 In his Dec. 20 column, Ron Cunningham listed some of the reasons wood … Continue reading →

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A view of your future with a Biomass Plant

Posted on December 28, 2009 by jamesmaloy

The Hamilton County Biomass Incinerator will be fueled by 100 TONS PER HOUR of clean woody biomass – that’s five 20 ton trucks with a 20 ton payload every hour……. 310 Truck Trips per day (total) – trucks with an … Continue reading →

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Biomass Incineration – A case study in Massachussets

Posted on December 23, 2009 by jamesmaloy

By Mary S. Booth, PhD mbooth@massenvironmentalenergy.org I thought you might be interested to see the “Dear Congressman” factsheet I prepared back in April when I was in DC. Linking RECs from biomass to REAL carbon emissions is the last point … Continue reading →

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Massachusetts Medical Society adopts policy opposing biomass power plants

Posted on December 23, 2009 by jamesmaloy

Waltham, Mass. – Dec. 9 –  On the grounds that biomass power plants pose an unacceptable risk to the public’s health by increasing air pollution, the Massachusetts Medical Society has adopted a policy opposing three currently proposed large-scale biomass power … Continue reading →

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Massachusets Chapter of Sierra Club and Mass Audubon Announce Opposition to Biomass

Posted on December 22, 2009 by jamesmaloy

Mass Audubon Citing “significant concerns about greenhouse gas emissions and impacts to forests associated with large scale biomass use” Mass Audubon  released a public statement today opposing the permitting, construction, and operation of electric generation woody biomass facilities pending proposed … Continue reading →

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Florida Medical Association adopts resolution against Biomass Incinerators

Posted on December 21, 2009 by jamesmaloy

Resolution 08-21 Resource Conservation, Waste Recycling, Health Risks Caused by Incinerators Duval County Medical Society FMA Environment and Health Section Reference Committee I RESOLVED, That the Florida Medical Association support the implementation of HB 7135 which requires state government to … Continue reading →

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Gainesville Is Giving Away Its Energy Future

Posted on December 21, 2009 by jamesmaloy

Since the Gainesville Sun editorial page Editor, Ron Cunningham has refused to publish this column by former Gainesville Mayor Tom Bussing, we offer this information to the visitors of this webiste with thanks to Mr. Bussing for sharing his opinion … Continue reading →

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Doesn't the Florida DEP protect us?

Posted on December 21, 2009 by jamesmaloy

According to Scorecard.org, Florida is already in the top 20% of all States with the greatest risk of cancer from Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAP). Notice that Florida, Georgia and Texas are all in the Top 20% as designated by the … Continue reading →

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Capital Medical Society Voices Concerns to Florida DEP about Biomass Hazards

Posted on December 21, 2009 by jamesmaloy

September 3, 2008 Ms. Trina L. Vielhauer, Bureau Chief Bureau of Air Regulation, Division of Air Resources Mgmt. Florida Department of Environmental Protection 2600 Blairstone Road – MS 5500 Tallahassee, FL  32399-2400 Re: Biomass Gas & Electric’s application for Tallahassee … Continue reading →

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