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Summary of yesterday’s Public Meeting

The public meeting began at about 7:45 as planned. There were about 60 adults and children in attendance – good we thought, given that it was raining pretty hard through most of the time. We were under a roof so … Continue reading

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What’s wrong with the Green Energy Act?

The Woolwich Bio-en plant that now seems unstoppable for North Elmira is a particularly egregious example of what is wrong with the current Green Energy Act. None of its neighbours want the plant, and there is a good argument to be made that it is very bad for Elmira. Continue reading

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Bad news

the MoE doesn’t give a rat’s ass about the people in Elmira Continue reading

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MOE approves Bio-En (via The Independent)

I just received this message from The Independent through Twitter: Woolwich Bio-En biogas plant received approval from MOE today. See story in this week’s Elmira Independent. There does not seem to be an article on The Elmira Independent Web site … Continue reading

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Elmira Biogas Plant In The News Again

After a few weeks of nary a mention, suddenly the biogas plant planned for Elmira’s north is in the news again. First, the Elmira Independent reports on the Ministry of the Environment’s refusal to hold a public meeting in Elmira … Continue reading

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Elmira Scouts already affected by Biogas facility that hasn’t even been built yet

Well, the bad effects of the proposed Biogas plant has already caused grief for the Elmira Scouts, and it hasn’t even been built yet! In anticipation of the the Biogas plant, the Scouts are moving their storage shed. The Elmira … Continue reading

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Elmira Independent poll

The Elmira Independent has a poll on the front page of their website, click here: http://www.elmiraindependent.com/ I think everyone ought to answer the poll question (you can only answer it once, which is good because it adds veracity to the … Continue reading

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