{"id":1550,"date":"2013-06-01T19:59:38","date_gmt":"2013-06-01T23:59:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sobac.com\/~stopthestink\/?p=1550"},"modified":"2013-06-01T22:38:03","modified_gmt":"2013-06-02T02:38:03","slug":"biogas-social-opposition-in-europe-and-beyond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sobac.com\/~stopthestink\/2013\/06\/biogas-social-opposition-in-europe-and-beyond\/","title":{"rendered":"Biogas: social opposition in Europe and beyond"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Save Elmira<\/p><\/div>Italian writer Michele Corti<\/a> writes about the anti-biogas movements around Europe<\/a> in the blog Sgonfia il Biogas<\/a> (“Deflate the Biogas”). <\/p>\n

The original article is in Italian, but there is an English translation called Widespread opposition to biogas plants and green<\/span>d economy in several countries<\/a>.<\/p>\n


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Elmira gets a mention, as do other proposed biogas plants in Ontario.<\/p>\n

\nIn Ontario (Canada) fighting against biogas arouse in various places (in the photo the protest signs of RAGE (Residents agains greed economy) in Norfolk. <\/p>\n

In Southwest Ontario (Canada) a large biogas plant using urban organic waste has been authorized in Elmira in spite of a fierce community opposition.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Signor Corti quotes from our own Elmira Independent’s opinion column Arrogant, or just irresponsible?<\/a> from 10 May 2013:<\/p>\n

\nIn Elmira, the building permit has already been issued for the Woolwich Bio-En plant, in spite of local opposition. But, of course, we\u2019re not in Mississauga and Oakville, so our opinions hardly matter.
\nThis is cynical politics at its best. We deserve better than this.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Indeed. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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