http://modeshift.org/419/curt-guyettes-good-piece-on-grassroots-resistance-to-clean-energy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=curt-guyettes-good-piece-on-grassroots-resistance-to-clean-energy Chronicling the American Transition Mon, 14 May 2012 12:33:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://modeshift.org/419/curt-guyettes-good-piece-on-grassroots-resistance-to-clean-energy/comment-page-1/#comment-4303 Curt Guyette Mon, 10 May 2010 14:26:56 +0000 http://modeshift.org/?p=753#comment-4303 You are right about the incinerator having many enemies. Nearly every environmental group in southeast Michigan is opposed to it. A major concern is that the incinerator, which requires 800,000 tons of trash to operate efficiently, serves as a disincentive to recycling. Aside from the health impact — the incinerator is a major source of nitrogen oxide, which leads to smog and is a problem for people with respiratory illnesses — the biggest concern about the incinerator is its fiscal stability. If you want more info, feel free to contact me at cguyette@metrotimes.com. Curt You are right about the incinerator having many enemies. Nearly every environmental group in southeast Michigan is opposed to it. A major concern is that the incinerator, which requires 800,000 tons of trash to operate efficiently, serves as a disincentive to recycling. Aside from the health impact — the incinerator is a major source of nitrogen oxide, which leads to smog and is a problem for people with respiratory illnesses — the biggest concern about the incinerator is its fiscal stability. If you want more info, feel free to contact me at cguyette@metrotimes.com.
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]]> http://modeshift.org/419/curt-guyettes-good-piece-on-grassroots-resistance-to-clean-energy/comment-page-1/#comment-4299 Jim Edwards Fri, 07 May 2010 17:34:39 +0000 http://modeshift.org/?p=753#comment-4299 Kurt, I read the piece in the Metro Times and was very impressed with your comments. I'd be interested in your thoughts on the Detroit co-generation plant - known to its opponents as the incinerator. I consider it Michigan's largest contribution to green energy but it has many enemies. (Please note: As it happens I work for the City of Detroit but not in any role involved with the incinerator/co-generation plant.) Kurt, I read the piece in the Metro Times and was very impressed with your comments. I’d be interested in your thoughts on the Detroit co-generation plant – known to its opponents as the incinerator. I consider it Michigan’s largest contribution to green energy but it has many enemies. (Please note: As it happens I work for the City of Detroit but not in any role involved with the incinerator/co-generation plant.)

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