Hello everyone;<\/p>\n
There is quite a bit of reading here, but we hope that it will help us to get refocused.\u00a0 You will see that there is a lot of work to be done. We encourage you to come forward to help with those tasks that are of particular interest to you. Let us know by writing to our email list.<\/p>\n
Lamenting the loss of leadership from Ed Speers for health reasons and sensing an urgent need to move forward with our opposition to the Bio-en installation in its proposed location, four of us (Jerry Heidbuurt, Dr. Dan Holt, Derek Potma, and Michael Purves-Smith) met last Wednesday to discuss future plans for Stop the Stink<\/span>.\u00a0 Dan was elected co-chairperson at a public meeting and we are agreed to proceed under his leadership. Due to the shortness of notice, Cindy Moser, secretary, and Randy Warren, treasurer, were unable to attend.<\/p>\n Stop the Stink is highlighted for the moment because there is a sense that it may be time to change the name to something less confrontational.\u00a0 The official name, other than Stop the Stink is Bio-Fuel Citizens Committee or BFCC. Shannon Purves-Smith suggests Bio-fuel Citizens Response Group. Your suggestions and comments are welcomed.<\/p>\n We wonder if by focussing attention so single-mindedly on \u201cStink\u201d we have enabled the company to outflank us.\u00a0 We are sure that none of us are at all convinced that the smell issue is anything like resolved. However, in the minds of some of our fellow Elmirans, the company\u2019s presentation on odour emissions may have been convincing.\u00a0 Since the issue was to Stop the Stink, the question is therefore settled for them, whereas we know that it is multifaceted and very complex.\u00a0 Since, even if the company were to satisfy the MOE about every single one of our demands or were allowed simply to ignore them, we would propose that the thing that we cannot be satisfied with is the issue of the history of Elmira.\u00a0 Therefore, maybe we should get some visibility started around something like \u201cElmira already has enough Chemical Plants.\u201d<\/p>\n We have identified a number of tasks and have already set them in motion:<\/p>\n The executive committee agreed that in order to maintain momentum, it is time to formulate a Mission Statement:<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.big-east.eu\/downloads\/WP6_Site_Selection_Strategy_final_20080404.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n The following are two significant parts from that report, highlighted in yellow and red.\u00a0We will continue to analyze other parts of this report over the next few weeks.<\/p>\n The first step is to select suitable regions for biogas production. Suitable regions are defined by the availability of biomass. Due to the low energy content per volume and large quantities it is economically and energetically not useful to transport liquid agricultural feedstock further than 5 kilometres, and stackable energy crops more than 15 kilometres. Thus, a biogas plant should be located in a radius of less than 15 kilometres from available biomass sources. Also the digestate . . . . should not be transported further than 15 km due to increasing transport costs.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n With one exception, Bio-en has not been specific about where is will get its feeder stock. The feeder stock source named by the company is a partner in the project, Piller Sausages and Delicatessens Limited. Its plant is located thirteen kilometres from the proposed site of the Bio-en facility, but useable waste from this plant would fall far short of the quantity of feeder stock necessary for a plant of the magnitude proposed by Bio-en. Therefore, Bio-en has made it clear that it will accept materials from anywhere in the province of Ontario and from adjacent States. Publicity material issued in the press indicates that the significant waste disposal problem of Toronto region offers a tempting target. This makes a mockery of the above quote and it is clear that the project is only possible in the proposed location as a result of an extremely high rate of public subsidy.\u00a0If the company were to be set up entirely with private funds, transportation costs would force it to find a location much closer to its feeder stock.<\/p>\n Possible neighbourhood conflicts:<\/p>\n Emissions, particularly smell and noise emissions, can not be avoided.<\/span> Thus, the site has to be selected in view to possible conflicts with neighbouring areas.<\/p>\n Are there residential areas in proximity (this should be analysed in view to the prominent wind direction?)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Elmira is downwind of the proposed site.\u00a0 The two statements speak eloquently for themselves.<\/li>\n We note with some dismay that someone has started taking down our signs. \u00a0We do not currently have any replacement signs.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0However, please let the email list know if you, or anyone you know, is experiencing this difficulty.\u00a0\u00a0Also, if you have any extra signs please let others know so they can be put up.<\/p>\n Our struggle is NOT over and the placement of the Bio-En facility is NOT a foregone conclusion. We need to keep a positive attitude and work together so we can make changes that will benefit all of Elmira. Please pass the word that we are still working and still need assistance and enthusiasm.<\/p>\n \ufeff Dan Holt, Ph.D.<\/p>\n +1-519-210-2121 Hello everyone; There is quite a bit of reading here, but we hope that it will help us to get refocused.\u00a0 You will see that there is a lot of work to be done. We encourage you to come forward … Continue reading \n
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