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.
Environment
Court Derails Plan For Controversial Biomass Plant In Eastern Kentucky
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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.
Environment
Court Ruling Puts Controversial Eastern Kentucky Biomass Plant Closer to Reality
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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.
Environment
Gov. Beshear Got Hefty Donations From Power Plant Proponents
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More information surfaces on the people and money behind a proposed biomass-burning, electricity-generating plant in eastern Kentucky.
Environment
How Politics, Misinformation & Money Fueled A Power Plant In Coal Country
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The story behind a billion-dollar biomass project that would have a huge impact in eastern Kentucky.
Environment
Is Biomass The Answer For A Region Powered By Coal?
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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.
Environment
Hazard Biomass: Read Letters Signed By Legislators
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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.
Environment
Hazard Biomass: Timeline Of Events
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A timeline of events from 2009 through today showing how the ecoPower plant came to be.