Elmira Biogas in the News- Residents at a West Seneca senior apartment complex received another NYSEG shutoff notice just months after losing power over an unpaid bill. 🔗 to story in the comments - facebook.com 22 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
- Canada is moving forward with the largest clean energy investment in North American history. 🇨🇦⚡ The agreement will expand Churchill Falls, develop Gull Island hydroelectricity project, and create new opportunities for clean energy and economic growth. 🔗 - facebook.com 18 August 2026
- Canada just announced a historic clean energy investment: nearly $70B to expand Churchill Falls, develop Gull Island, strengthen transmission, and generate 14 GW of clean, renewable power. That means 23,000 jobs, $31B added to GDP, and more clean, r - facebook.com 17 August 2026
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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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Woolwich Bio-en to start up in January 2014
Thanx to Alan Marshall for the heads-up: Yesterday’s Elmira Independent (not on-line yet) has the following story “Biogas plant to begin operation in January”. Essentially Gail Martin’s story chronicles the hurdles that the Bio-Gas plant has faced to date as … Continue reading
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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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
Posted in Appeal, Events, Mailing List, Meetings, Public Awareness
Tagged appelant group, appelants, CKCO, CTV, Elmira Independent, financial support, location, mediation, meeting, negotiation, pledges, Public Meeting, questions, raining, television, television coverage, The Record, vigilance, violations, Woolwich Observer
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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
Posted in Appeal, Discussion, Ministry of the Environment
Tagged assessment, bfcc, Bio-en, Bio-Fuel, biomass, boondoggle, business, carbon, Committee, community, Director, Elmira, Elmira Independent, emissions, environment, environmental engineering, Eric K. Gillespie, expense, Fraser Institute, garbage, Green Energy, Green Energy Act, green technologies, infraction, lawyer, location, mediation, negotiation, neigbours, private sector, protest, public intervention, REA, Renewable Energy Approval, RWDI, subsidies, Traffic, traffic congestion, trucking, trucks, wind energy, wind power
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Bad news
the MoE doesn’t give a rat’s ass about the people in Elmira Continue reading
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
Posted in Ministry of the Environment, News
Tagged approval, Bio-en, Biogas, Elmira Independent, Ministry of Environment, MOE, news, technical review, twitter
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