Category Archives: Gadsden County

Seldman to Lead Resource Recovery/Economic Development Workshop

President Neil Seldman of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance will be here on April 29th to discuss opportunities for small business start up, new green jobs and an expanded local tax base.  Seldman is coming at the invitation of the … Continue reading

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ADAGE Gadsden LLC – Withdrawal of Construction Permit Application Request

(Download the letter here) March 19, 2010 Via Electronic Mail and U.S. Mail Florida Department of Environmental Protection Bureau of Air Regulation, Division of Air Resource Management 2600 Blair Stone Road, M.S. 5500 Tallahassee, FL 32399-2400 Attention: Mr. Alvaro Linero, … Continue reading

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Termination of Consideration of Adage Biomass Project in Gretna, Florida

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 16, 2010 Contact: Antonio Jefferson 850-856-5257 Termination of Consideration of Adage Biomass Project Gretna, Florida — Mayor Anthony Baker of the City of Gretna announced today that in light of Adage, LLC’s decision to suspend activity … Continue reading

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ADAGE Will Suspend Work on Biopower Project in Gadsden County

Press Contacts: Tom DePonty Tel: (301) 841-2468 tom.deponty@areva.com Jarret Adams jarret.adams@areva.com Tel: (301) 841-1695 ADAGE Will Suspend Work on Biopower Project in Gadsden County March 15, 2010; Gretna, FL – ADAGE LLC, a biopower joint venture owned by affiliates of … Continue reading

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City of Gretna Defers Consideration of the Adage Biomass Project

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 15, 2010 City Defers Consideration of the Adage Biomass Project (Download the press release) Gretna, Florida — Mayor Anthony Baker of the City of Gretna has decided to defer any decision on the Adage Biomass Project … Continue reading

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The dirty truth on ADAGE pollution estimate claims

Adage is comparing its source pollution to Gadsden County overall pollution to claim its impact is only 2%; and they compare its added truck traffic to overall existing Gadsden County traffic to claim the traffic impact is small, too. Let’s … Continue reading

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USDA Crop Assistance Program funds 75% of costs to plant and harvest trees for incinerators

by James Maloy, President of the Concerned Citizens of Gadsden County, Inc. This evening I was on a panel at a public meeting about the proposed Biomasss Incinerator where I was heckled by individuals who accused me of providing misinformation … Continue reading

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Frank Holcomb's Op-Ed misrepresents American Lung Assocaition's position on Biomass Incinerators

Dear Editor, Attached is the Lung Association’s response to today’s op-ed on the proposed biomass plant in Gadsden County. The op-ed misrepresented our position and we would like to make sure the public hears from us directly. Thanks for your … Continue reading

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Dr. Edward Holifield – Black Infant Mortality in Gadsden County

“How high does black infant mortality have to get in Gadsden County, Florida before people are concerned?” Dr. Edward Holifield of Tallahassee, FL poses the question to the Gadsden County Commission during a presentation on the Biomass BioMess proposed for … Continue reading

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Interview with James Maloy – Public Meeting on Gretna, FL BioMess – Feb 6, 2010

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