Environment
Controversial Eastern Kentucky Biomass Plant Plan Close To Kaput
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A controversial biomass plant proposed for eastern Kentucky has moved closer to extinction following a ruling Thursday by the state Public Service Commission.
Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting (https://kycir.org/tag/biomass/)
A controversial biomass plant proposed for eastern Kentucky has moved closer to extinction following a ruling Thursday by the state Public Service Commission.
A state appeals court has derailed plans for a controversial biomass plant in eastern Kentucky. In 2014, KyCIR examined the campaign contributions and political maneuvering behind the project, which included false promises and legislation tailored solely to ease the way for the plant.
Long-delayed plans to build a controversial biomass-fueled power plant in eastern Kentucky took a step forward last week following a ruling in Franklin Circuit Court.
More information surfaces on the people and money behind a proposed biomass-burning, electricity-generating plant in eastern Kentucky.
The story behind a billion-dollar biomass project that would have a huge impact in eastern Kentucky.
Biomass facilities usually burn plant-based materials—everything from trees to wood pellets to specially-grown crops—and convert that heat into electricity. Several factors determine whether a biomass power plant is a boon or a curse for the local environment and the planet. Read more about them here.
During a two-week span in July 2011, eight eastern Kentucky politicians signed supportive but misleading letters seeking to advance the cause of a proposed biomass-burning plant in Perry County.
Most of the letters were brief, just three or four paragraphs. And unless they were laid side-by-side, it would be easy to miss the fact that they all contained virtually the same wording, paragraph by paragraph. Read them here for yourself.
A timeline of events from 2009 through today showing how the ecoPower plant came to be.