Elmira Biogas in the News- This is what building big looks like. 🇨🇦⚡ The agreement will deliver nearly $70 billion in clean energy investment, nearly triple Churchill Falls’ current generating capacity and support 23,000 jobs. It’s about building more clean, reliable power while creating op - facebook.com 21 August 2026
- The Canadian government has begun the repeal process of the Electric Vehicle Availability Standard (EVAS). But we're still waiting on the GHG emissions standard promised by Prime Minister Mark Carney in February. Repealing EVAS now means, for an ind - facebook.com 20 August 2026
- Canada is taking a major step toward a cleaner energy future. Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced a historic $70 billion clean energy investment, signaling a major push toward transforming Canada’s energy landscape, supporting clean technologies, - facebook.com 20 August 2026
- Canada just launched the biggest clean energy investment North America has ever seen. 🇨🇦 The government under Prime Minister Mark Carney is putting nearly seventy billion Canadian dollars into new hydroelectric and wind power projects across Quebec - facebook.com 19 August 2026
- Today, the Government of Canada announced the largest clean energy investment in North American history. We are also pleased to welcome a landmark agreement between Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador on Churchill Falls and Gull Island. Toget - facebook.com 17 August 2026
- Despite substantial government subsidies, the share of total Canadian energy production derived from renewable sources declined between 2018 and 2023. - facebook.com 14 August 2026
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Elmira biogas plant allowed to boost capacity (Waterloo Record, 6 November 2020)
This item was mirrored from https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-region/2020/11/04/elmira-biogas-plant-allowed-to-boost-capacity.html on 24 September 2021. By Leah Gerber, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Fri., Nov. 6, 2020 ELMIRA — Residents can soon expect more trucks carrying organic waste rumbling through Elmira’s main street. The Ministry of … Continue reading
Pilot project turns food waste from Kitchener businesses into clean energy (CBC, 25 July 2019)
This item was mirrored from https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/compost-pilot-downtown-kitchener-ontario-1.5225440 on 24 September 2021. 13 downtown Kitchener restaurants and grocers are participating in a composting initiative. Alexandra Burza · CBC News · Posted: Jul 25, 2019 4:59 PM ET | Last Updated: July 26, … Continue reading
Biogas news from Twemlow and Goostrey
Here are a couple of news stories about biogas plants in England, from the Twemlow and Goostrey no to waste plant web site. I wonder when we’ll see similar stories coming out of Elmira. Map Digestate spreading banned due to … Continue reading
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Tagged banned, catastrophic failure, digestate, explosive, foul smells, gas, Odour, Poplars at Cannock, risk, Twemlow and Goostrey
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Woolwich Council Rejects CLC Funding
The Observer reports that Woolwich Council has turned down funding for the Bio-en Community Liaison Committee (CLC). The agreement reached by Bio-en and the Elmira Bio-Fuel Citizens’ Committee (the appellants in the appeal against the MoE approval of the biogas … Continue reading
Posted in Appeal, Citizen's Liaison Committee, Fundraising, News, Politics, Woolwich Township Council
Tagged advice, bfcc, BFCC-Appeal, Biogas, engineering, Environmental Review Tribunal, funds, juggernaut, letter of credit, money, public, scientific, technical, toothless, Township of Woolwich, watchdog, Woolwich Bio-En, Woolwich Council, Woolwich Observer
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Elmira Independent on Todd Cowan
The Elmira Independent had a couple of articles last week about Woolwich mayor Todd Cowan’s comments on Bio-En and the provincial government. First, the report on the Council meeting: Woolwich mayor critical of provincial handling of Elmira biogas project Woolwich … Continue reading
Posted in Location, News, Politicians, Todd Cowan, Woolwich Township Council
Tagged Bio-en, Conestoga Rovers, construction, criticism, done deal, Elmira Independent, Gail Martin, Green Energy, irresponsible, location, Mayor, provincial government, re-location, Todd Cowan, Woolwich Council, Woolwich Observer
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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
Posted in Discussion, News
Tagged Bio-en, Biogas, cynical, Elmira, Elmira Independent, greed, green, Italian, Italy, Michele Corti, Mississauga, Norfolk, Oakville, opposition, politics, RAGE, Residents Against Greed Economy, sgonfia biogas, translation
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Sustainability forum focuses on collaboration
Sustainability Networking Forum on Saturday, April 20 at Kitchener City Hall in the rotunda from 9 a.m. until noon Continue reading
Posted in Events, News, Public Awareness
Tagged Brian Scott, City of Kitchener, collaboration, environment, environmental advisory committee, environmental group, forum, grassroots, Kitchener, Kitchener City Hall, media release, presentation, Sustainability Networking Formum, Yvonne Fernandes
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