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BIOMASS INCINERATORS – Separating Fact from Fiction
By Dr. Tom Termotto Shall we begin by stating that biomass incinerators are rarely, if ever, factually represented by the many sales pitches we see issued by the Energy Industry sector that promotes them. In fact, the marketing language that … Continue reading
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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Tagged Biomass, Gadsden County, infant mortality, Medical Opposition
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340,000 to 1,750,000 life years lost by 2020 due to Biomass Combustion in UK
Wake Up America! Below is a parliamentary question, with a response from a Minister for Energy and Climate Change. He cites government estimates of how many people will die from air pollution in the UK as a result of the … Continue reading
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Tagged biomass combustion, death, Lockerbie, UK
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Gadsden County Future Property Tax Revenue to be incinerated – "Up in Smoke"
In a 2005 study published in the Journal of Political Economy, [2005, vol. 113, no.2] Kenneth Y. Chay (University of California, Berkeley and National Bureau of Economic Research) and Michael Greenstone (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, American Bar Foundation, and National … Continue reading
CCGC Presentation to Gadsden County School Board on Gretna Biomass Incinerator
James Maloy and Dr. Ron Saff, members of the Concerned Citizens of Gadsden County (CCGC) and Floridians Against Incinerators In Disguise presented information on the Gretna Biomass Incinerator to Gadsden County School Board. David Gardner, Director of the Gadsden County … Continue reading
Gadsden County polluted by world's largest Biomass Incinerator in 1985
The old saying about learning from history or being destined to repeat it holds true in our community. In 1985, Southern Electric International began construction on what was at the time the world’s largest Wood Fueled Fluidized Bed Biomass Incinerator … Continue reading
ADAGE's false and misleading claims.
A letter from Attorney Margaret Sheehan to ADAGE Dear Sir/Madam: Your website contains false information about the carbon neutrality of biomass combustion used to generate electricity. It states, “Biopower to the People The ADAGE biopower process uses wood debris from … Continue reading
Not enough wood for GRU's furnace
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
A view of your future with a Biomass Plant
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
Biomass Incineration – A case study in Massachussets
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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