Category Archives: Discussion

Free-ranging discussion on traffic, odour, economics and politics related to Elmira’s proprosed Biogas plant.

Bio-en CLC Meeting, Tuesday, 6 May 2014 at 7:00pm in the Library

The minutes of this meeting are now available The next Bio-en Community Liaison Committee Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, 6 May 2014 at 7:00pm iCal in the Elmira Public Library meeting room Map. The agenda is available from the Bio-en … Continue reading

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CLC Meeting, 1 April 2014

No fooling, there’s a Community Liaison Committee meeting tonight. There’s still no agenda on the Bio-en Communications page; hopefully it will be available later today. Also, the minutes from the last meeting are not yet on the Bio-en CLC Minutes … Continue reading

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Notes from the CLC Meeting, 4 March 2014 by Alan Marshall

I was unable to attend the Bio-en CLC meeting on Tuesday, 4 March 2014. Alan Marshall of the Elmira Advocate has kindly given me permission to re-post his meeting notes here. –Bob. Woolwich Bio-en Citizens Liaison Committee Last evenings 7 … Continue reading

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Biogas: social opposition in Europe and beyond

Italian writer Michele Corti writes about the anti-biogas movements around Europe in the blog Sgonfia il Biogas (“Deflate the Biogas”). The original article is in Italian, but there is an English translation called Widespread opposition to biogas plants and greend … Continue reading

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Another biosolids facility in Waterloo Region?

NIMBYism is inherent in almost any major municipal project Continue reading

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Conflict of Interest?

It is worth noting that Elmira Mayor Todd Cowan is a member of the Waterloo Hydro Utility board of directors.  Until recently an ‘anonymous’ board of directors, the membership was made publicly available a few weeks ago.  Mayor Cowan paid much … Continue reading

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Gas-fired Electrical Plants Can Be Moved, Why Not Bio-Gas Plants?

The Toronto Sun reports that the Ontario Government is spending $180 million of our tax dollars to relocate a 300 MegaWatt gas-fired electrical plant originally planned to be built in Mississauga. Earlier the Ontario Government scrapped plans to build a … Continue reading

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