| Through a slideshow of work by Cambridge, Mass. pediatrician Dr. William Sammons, MD, and lively discussion, Duff Badgley of nobiomassburn.org show why they think the incinerators offer a total package that is “dirtier than coal” and decried by the American Lung Association, increases in air pollution and toxic wastes and decimates forests with false promises of long-term jobs and a hefty bill to taxpayers.
Hundreds of biomass incinerators are planned across the nation, inluding ones in Port Townsend at Port Townsend Paper, Port Angeles at Nippon, two in Shelton, and one each in Olympia and Forks, on the Olympic Peninsula alone. “The reason we are hosting this presentation is because nobody here knows what ‘biomass energy co-generation’ means,” said Gretchen Brewer of PT AirWatchers. “We’re being asked to give our blessing to a project based solely on the fact that it’s touted as ‘green.’ Is it? Just scratching the surface of the topic raises big questions.” Read the whole story at: http://ptleader.com/main.asp?FromHome=1&TypeID=1&ArticleID=27472&SectionID=36&SubSectionID=55 |