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Questions of Reliability at Gainesville, Florida’s Biomass Generator Raises Concerns
– December 17, 2014, Before It’s News In December 2013, the GREC Biomass generator was taken off-line to install noise-absorbing panels inside the main stack in an effort to quiet numerous noise complaints from residents living in Turkey Creek and surrounding communities. Even while noise and dust complaits continue, GRU/GREC, the City of Gaiesville and Alachua…
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Study Finds Ethanol Worse For Air Quality Than Gasoline
– by Bill Hudson, December 17, 2014, CBS Minnesota For years, the state’s corn and ethanol industries have touted the environmental benefits of burning the alternative fuel in our vehicles. But newly released research from the University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering is raising eyebrows. The study compared pollution levels from gasoline fuel and…
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Maryland “Zero-Waste” Plan Draws Fire Over Inclusion of Incineration
– by Timothy B. Wheeler, December 15, 2014, The Baltimore Sun With Marylanders throwing away far more trash per person than the average American, the O’Malley administration released a long-range plan Monday to virtually eliminate placing waste in state landfills in the next 25 years. The plan is drawing mixed reaction, however, as environmentalists criticize the…
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