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Opposition to ethanol plants on the rise
In at least 14 of the States of the Union, ethanol plants are facing all kind of challenges for their installation. Problems such as NIMBYism (Not In My Back Yard), zoning board decisions, economic benefit questions, industry distrust, environmental concerns and water use issues. Opponents are also going to court for any number of reasons. This makes the process long and difficult, and adds litigation costs. We can guess which side of the fight an article in Ethanol Producer magazine is, but it does have details about opposition cases in ... Read more →
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Opposition to ethanol plants on the rise 1 year ago on Autoblog Green
In at least 14 of the States of the Union, ethanol plants are facing all kind of challenges for their installation. Problems such as NIMBYism (Not In My Back Yard), zoning board decisions, economic benefit questions, industry distrust, environmental concerns and water use issues. Opponents are also ...
CT Biodiesel plant's second public hearing generates more debate 1 year ago on Autoblog Green
We have mentioned CT Biodiesel's proposal to build a huge biodiesel production plant in Suffield, Connecticut - and all the problems and dissatisfactions this process has generated - before. Basically, during an earlier meeting, company officials bored an angry public for three hours and didn't let ...
NIMBY: regional goverment in Spain is against CO2 capture facilities in territory 1 year ago on Autoblog Green
The Government of Castilla-La Mancha in Spain has just announced that they aren't going to accept the installation of any CO2 storage facility in its territory until further notice. Castilla-La Mancha might accept an exception in case of a broader consensus among all the administrations, including ...
New ethanol plants face an old problem - NIMBY 2 years ago on Autoblog Green
In recent years America's beleaguered farmers have seen some welcome relief in the form of growing demand for corn to produce ethanol. As new ethanol production plants have popped up they have created new jobs, but it hasn't all been rosy. Everyone wants more ethanol plants, just Not In My Back ...
Ethanol plant stirs NIMBY debate 3 years ago on Autoblog Green
A plan calling for an ethanol plant to be built outside Clovis, New Mexico, is drawing fire from neighbors around the proposed location. They already smell the grain from the nearby elevator and often have to clean up grain dust. The plant will produce more than 100 million gallons of ethanol ...
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