The dirty truth on ADAGE pollution estimate claims

Posted on March 3, 2010 by jamesmaloy

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 compare apples to apples! How much source pollution is here – how much would they add? How much mobile pollution is here – how much would they add? How many trucks come through daily – how many would they add?

The truth: Adage will increase total source pollution by an average of 65% and truck traffic with mobile pollution (largely diesel exhaust) by 20-50% (NOT 2%). See below!

Adage claim: Gadsden County has 54,000 tpy of air pollution. The new plant would add only 904 tpy pollution, or a 2% increase. Adage is comparing its SOURCE pollution to Gadsden County TOTAL (ambient + mobile + source) pollution. Adage is failing to mention its added mobile pollution (300 diesel truck trips) to its estimate.

Here are the real comparisons: Continue reading →

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

Posted on February 26, 2010 by jamesmaloy

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 to the public about the massive subsidies that will be paid for by the US taxpayer to plant and harvest trees to be burned in incinerators to create energy.

I stated that the taxpayer would fund up to 75% of the cost to plant trees and 75% of the cost to cut the trees down. The information is undeniable and accurate. You can read all about the USDA Crop assistance program here and decide for yourself who was providing accurate information.

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Citizens Challenge Air Permit for Port St. Joe Biomass Burning Plant

Posted on February 23, 2010 by jamesmaloy

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Citizens Challenge Air Permit for Port St. Joe Biomass Burning Plant

CONTACT: Meg Sheehan, The Biomass Accountability Project, Inc., 800-729-1363

A group of citizens and one conservation group announced that it has asked Florida DEP for a full administrative hearing on the air pollution permit issued January 27, 2010 allowing Biomass Gas & Electric Company to proceed with construction of an incinerator that will burn trees and other materials to generate electricity. In a petition filed with the DEP, the group asserts that the permit allows emissions of toxic chemicals such as dioxin, carbon monoxide, particulates and ozone forming chemicals that cause asthma, heart disease and cancer. The petition states that the company has not “provided reasonable assurance” that air pollution will protect human health and the environment and therefore violates Florida’s air pollution laws. The plant has received pre-approval from the U.S. Department of Energy for a loan guarantee for “clean energy” projects.” Continue reading →

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

Posted on February 19, 2010 by jamesmaloy

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 consideration.
Brenda

“As the Chief Operating Officer for the American Lung Association in Florida, I would like to clarify a statement made in Frank Holcomb’s recent editorial on the proposed biomass plant in Gadsden County. In his piece, he mentioned a position by the Clean Air Choice group within the American Lung Association that could be viewed as an endorsement of biomass energy. The information Mr. Holcomb cited was pulled from a website in Illinois and is not the position of the American Lung Association in Florida on the subject. Continue reading →

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Dr. Edward Holifield – Black Infant Mortality in Gadsden County

Posted on February 14, 2010 by jamesmaloy

“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 Gretna, Florida by the Concerned Citizens of Gadsden County, Inc. The latest black infant mortality statistics in Gadsden County are 15.6 per 1,000 live births – that’s more than twice the state average. Dr. Holifield presents a study by Kenneth Chay and Michael Greenstone linking air pollution to infant mortality.

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340,000 to 1,750,000 life years lost by 2020 due to Biomass Combustion in UK

Posted on February 11, 2010 by jamesmaloy

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 government’s biomass expansion program (they obviously don’t see this as a reason for a policy-rethink).

Note that PM 2.5 is still not regulated in the UK, the State of Florida or the U.S.

Over 75,000 physicians in the Florida Medical Association, Hampden District Medical Society, American Lung Association, Capital Medical Society agree that particulate matter – PM, PM10 and especially PM2.5 cause significant health problems, diseases and death in our society. Medical professionals across the country are begging our elected officials to listen to their concerns and limit or halt Biomass Incineration projects. Continue reading →

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Gadsden County Future Property Tax Revenue to be incinerated – "Up in Smoke"

Posted on February 10, 2010 by jamesmaloy

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 Bureau of Economic Research) performed an extensive study that provides convincing empirical evidence demonstrating the correlation between air quality and housing values. Their conclusion below shows a $45 Billion aggregate gain in property values where strict regulations forced the improvement of air quality at the county level. Continue reading →

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

Posted on February 9, 2010 by jamesmaloy

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Lockerbie Biomass Plant

Posted on February 3, 2010 by jamesmaloy

Here is a view of the often cited example of the latest in BioMess technology that the proposed projects for Hamilton and Gadsden Counties are based upon. Full report with on-site interviews from residents living with this BioMess in Scotland to follow in the coming days.

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Massachusetts Senate Proposes Sensible Siting Restrictions on Incinerators

Posted on January 31, 2010 by jamesmaloy

Senate bill 228

2–401.1. 1

Download Massachusetts Senate Bill 228.

The department may not issue a permit to construct an incinerator unless the incinerator:

(1) is or would be located in an area that is zoned for heavy industrial  activity; and

(ii) at least 3 miles from the property boundary line of any residential dwelling, church, school, park, or hospital; and meets the zoning requirements of the local jurisdiction in which the incinerator is or would be located.

A local jurisdiction may not issue a building permit for an incinerator unless the incinerator meets the requirements set forth in subsection (a) of this section.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall be construed to apply only prospectively and may not be applied or interpreted to have any effect on or application to any incinerator in existence for which all necessary permits for construction, modification, operation, or use have been issued before the effective date of this Act. If the construction, modification, operation, or use of an incinerator is allowed to continue in accordance with this section:
(1) the use may not be expanded; and
(2) if abandoned, the use may not be resumed.
SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That a presently existing obligation or contract right may not be impaired AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 25 October 1, 2010.

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