http://www.rutlandherald.com/article/20120905/NEWS03/709059855
Residents concerned about Vt. biomass project
September 4, 2012
SPRINGFIELD, Vt.—The public has until Sept. 10 to comment on an air quality permit for a proposed biomass project in Vermont.
More than a dozen opponents of the North Springfield project expressed concerns at a recent public forum it would emit harmful pollutants that could lead to respiratory illnesses for residents.
The Vermont Agency of Natural Resources' air pollution control division granted a draft permit last month. It said developers will use the best available control technology to control pollutants. It determined emissions comply with applicable standards.
The Eagle-Times reports (http://bit.ly/R1S1Qm) the only person who spoke favorably about the project was Bob Flint, executive director of the Springfield Regional Developmental Corporation. He said there would be a geothermal benefit, to capture excess heat byproduct and use it for businesses and households.
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Information from: Eagle Times, http://www.eagletimes.com
I suspect NOSAG supplied most of the negative.
ReplyDeleteNo sir those were all legitimate NIMBY's there to protest this obnoxious idea of putting industry in industrial parks. Anybody with any sense would know that if you want to avoid having your house near industry in Springfield you build next to an industrial park. Its just these flatlanders don't understand where to put their industry.
ReplyDeleteI am very concerned that my hone won't be able to pick wildflowers in the industrial park there in North Springfield. Why its just a travesty that anyone would think of putting an industry in the industrial park and disturb all that vegetation growing there.
ReplyDeletesave a spot for the respiratory care facility. how about building tables with all that wood instead of chucking the countryside into an incinerator. spfd is thinking like cavemen instead of investing in real businesses with a rational model. what are the small banks doing in your community? with lower cost and abundant labor why is the industrial park empty? who is doing your planning, commerce development and state lobbying for spfd? whats your plan for training a workforce? how about your tax structure for business? ah, dont matter, just incinerate the place. change your logo to a gasmask.
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Subject:
Need Bald Eagle Critter Cam Advice in Vermont!!!
Hello,
I am one of the speakers who spoke up at a meeting
Aug. 29, 2012 opposed to the proposed Biomass plant
which would pollute the air, and harm the water the
American Bald Eagles fish in at Stoughton Pond which
is part of the N. Springfield Recreation Area.
http://springfieldvt.blogspot.com
I live 11.6 miles from the road entry of Stoughton Pond
but much closer as birds fly.
One of the other women at the meeting, Louise Peal,
suggested I contact you and ask you to help us.
There is no respect for the very few American Bald Eagles
in Vermont because the Agency of Natural Resources cares
more about creating electricity, which obviously proves
they are a corrupt bunch of people who should be investigated
for the possibility that the proposed Biomass company
is paying them off under the table to allow the
environmental rape of Vermont.
We were thinking that because you are experienced with
Critter Cams, that maybe you could apply for emergency
federal funding for your group to visit Vermont and
set up a Critter Cam to follow the American Bald Eagles
living at Stoughton Pond.
There are only a few Bald Eagles in Vermont.
Please help us so the environmental rapists who would
"strip mine" Vermont of trees
won't take Bald Eagle homes away, pollute the air we breathe with them, and pollute Stoughton Pond which is their source of fish.
http://www.grants.gov
You are far more likely to succeed in getting an
emergency federal grant than any of us ladies
over age 60 who couldn't climb a tree to set it up in.
Thank you so much for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
Ms. Cris Ericson
879 Church Street
Chester, Vermont 05143-9375
(802)875-4038
Aug. 29 hearing of residents opposed to Winstanley Biomass
http://springfieldvt.blogspot.com
...www.nobiomassburning.org/.../Mt.-Tom-Coal-Plant-vs-Springfield-
Aug 17, 2012 – Winstanley presents modified biomass project plans.
Outspoken Chester resident Cris Ericson confronts Adam Winstanley
with concerns about ...
Petition Vermonters against Winstanley Biomass Plant in North
...www.ipetitions.com
North Springfield Sustainable Energy Projectwww.northspringfieldbiomass.com/
36 Precision Drive North Springfield, VT 05150. E-mail:
dan@northspringfieldbiomass.com.
Phone: 802.886.6100. Adam Winstanley Winstanley Enterprises ..
Wow, we really are grasping for straws now. Are we going to ban all the sugarhouses and woodstoves in Weathersfield as well?
ReplyDeleteAlpine
DeleteGO HOME NOW!!!
This isn't just about eagles, anyone living within 50 miles of this plant will be impacted negatively with the toxins released by this dirty plant and the destruction of biological balance of our forests. Beyond the 50 mile radius the pollutants are huge contributors to global warming. Everyone should be screaming NO to this gigantic boondoggle for non-residents, not just the NOSAG group.
ReplyDeleteYes, just like how all of Chittenden County is covered in soot. That barren wasteland was caused by a biomass plant. Granted, there plant is much older (30 year) and uses inferior technology.
DeleteYes, its just horrible up there in Chittenden County why that biomass has chased away all of their hi tech industry. My hone and I were up there and it even caused people's hair to fall out on the sides of their heads and just left a strip of hair that turned bright pink. Its scary up there in that wasteland. We certainly don't want that to happen to prosperous North Springfield where they have that great revitalization project going with the North School that is going to add just hundreds of jobs to the area.
DeleteMore concerned about unemployed people mugging 90 year olds than a highly regulated biomass energy plant potential impact on eagles located a dozen miles away.
ReplyDeleteMake that 1 mile duh!!! Just were are you from you don't even know the land!!!
DeleteDo you think NOSAG would be protesting if Winstanley planned to add 30 Wind Turbines or a 60 acre solar field? I do.
ReplyDeleteI also think they would protest a large corpoartion establishing roots in the park. They don't want truck traffic in that industrial zone.
These NIMBYs just dont want industry in an industrial park.
This is definitely a NIMBY situation which is fairly ridiculous since it is going in an industrial park.
DeleteNo one protested the solar fields that are in North Springfield. It is apparent the two of you are not from around here so mind your back yards!!!
DeleteHey! Doesn't everyone want a big stinking and smoking incinerator in their backyard? What is wrong with you NIMBYS? You would probably even be upset if they were looking to install a biomass plant for the gasification of by-products from cattle rendering and the meatpacking industry in the "industrial park" instead.
DeleteThe technology for this plant is extremely dirty when compared to other means of producing energy. The plant is financially unfeasible without tax payer subsidies continuing on forever. It would be a lot cheaper and cleaner to hold a lottery for 30 people which would be equivalent of the 30 permanent jobs this plant would provide and just give them the money.
ReplyDeleteYou mean like the Yankee nuclear facility? I believe I prefer the highly regulated biomass instead.
DeleteWhat are those "other means of producing energy"? Do you mean solar? What happens in a cloudy winter? Do you mean windpower, talk about bringing the NIMBY's out in droves. Or did you mean hydro, coal and nuclear? Just curious because it seems like no matter what gets proposed to wean us off of oil or coal, someone comes out screaming.
DeleteYou are right John, renewable energy is AWESOME, until you actually have to put it somewhere.
DeleteIsn't wood the obvious no-brainer choice for locally produced renewable energy, except for perhaps hydro or wind? We need to reactivate some of our local small hydros and identify some wind locations here in Springfield, but it seems to me that we still should be pursuing wood for a variety of reasons from the fact that we have abundant waste wood, it would generate direct and indirect employment, and we can regulate it unlike nuclear. They want to put it in an industrial park, so I still don't understand all the fuss.
DeleteThe fuss, John, is all about the pollution that is going to be spread for many many miles outside of the industrial park. Let's stop pretending this dirty plant's mess will be contained to the industrial park. When the industrial park was established no one contemplated putting a massive wood burning polluting plant into the park. Tax payer funds going into this boondoggle far exceed what the outsiders(non-residents) are willing to expend for this biomess plant and yet they will reap the rewards while they pollute everyone and everything else. Maybe they should build one of these plants in their own neighborhood and state?
DeleteThis town voted no to hydro power,and sold the rights to the power dam at the old Fellows plant to CVPS good going. Now lets give away eveything. What the heck, who needs air water or our forrest?
DeleteDecades ago Jean Willard led a fight to kill a Municipally owned hydro-electric project, guess the characters never change. Anytime someone thinks outside the box, they get flattened and sent to the recycling center. Oh well....
DeleteClean, renewable energy is a classic, liberal wet dream. Face it, energy production has an impact. Pick your poison.
ReplyDeleteLots of other sources exist that are cleaner, cheaper and more efficient. This project only exists with tax payer subsidies and is more damaging than coal and natural gas to the environment. Projects like this only get promoted when there is a big payday for a select few while ignoring the impact on health and finances of the rest.
Deletere: "Projects like this only get promoted when there is a big payday for a select few"
ReplyDeleteDead accurate. As the man says, "follow the money." None of this non sense would even be considered if it wasn't for Gov. Peter Shumlin. Shumlin has favors to repay and has made his cronies multi millionaires promoting voodoo energy schemes on the backs of Vermont taxpayers.
Watch the gubernatorial debates this fall. Then choose wisely.