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Protect Family Farms Say No to Animal Factories in I join with Citizens for Family Farms in calling for the Town of Schroeppel to rescind the December 2009 resolution and reject the Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc. animal factory proposed for Oswego County. Bion’s 72,000 beef factory would slaughter 600 cattle every day. This factory
will negatively
impact local property values and pollute our air, land, and
water. It
is not a suitable project for CNY.
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On December 10, the Town Board of Schroeppel voted to approve a resolution that supports |
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Charles E. Schumer United States Senator Dear Mrs. Lynch: Thank you for your letter regarding corn ethanol production. I share your concerns about the potential negative effects of this technology, and I am working to protect our environment and economy from any potential damage that it might cause. Ethanol made from corn has been sold to the public as a panacea – as a “green” source of energy, and one that will secure America’s future by finally making us “energy independent.” Unfortunately, the rosy picture painted of corn ethanol by Midwestern corn conglomerates is not accurate. Rather than being environmentally friendly, the production of corn ethanol releases as much carbon into the atmosphere as traditional petroleum fuels. Furthermore, corn production introduces pesticides and fertilizers into the environment. And far from promoting energy independence, the shipping and manufacturing of corn ethanol requires as much petroleum as it takes to make the ethanol itself. Finally, our rush to produce ethanol has diverted corn away from other important uses. Short supplies of corn have put a huge strain on farmers, who are watching the cost of animal feed skyrocket. America’s demand for corn is raising the specter of food shortages throughout the poorer regions of Mexico and Central and South America. The unfortunate truth is that corn ethanol provides no environmental, economic, or security benefit over petroleum, and it raises serious ethical concerns about our obligations towards our neighbors. But while corn ethanol is not the miracle fuel that we were promised, other plant-based “biofuels” do have the potential to protect the environment and reduce America’s dependence on foreign oil, without putting strains on American agriculture or other countries’ food supplies. Technology to produce ethanol from cellulosic plant fibers in non-food plants, such as switch grass or trees, is being developed. I am proud that New York is home to several of the most advanced cellulosic-ethanol companies, and I am working to bring federal research grants to these companies and the New York universities with which they work to increase the pace at which they develop the technology that all America needs. I voted for H.R. 6, the Renewable Fuels, Consumer Protection, and Energy Efficiency Act of 2007. This bill establishes a grant program within the Department of Energy to research cellulosic ethanol and other advanced biofuels. I am excited at the possibility of fuel made from plants, and I look forward to a day when biofuels make up a significant part of America’s energy stock. The faster that we are able to develop cellulosic ethanol and other truly “green” fuels, the sooner we can abandon corn ethanol and return corn production to its best use: food. Thank you for taking the time to contact me on this important issue. I hope that you will contact me again if there is ever anything that I can do for you on this or any other issue. Sincerely, Charles E. Schumer United States Senator |
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Dennis
Merlino Fulton, NY A
slaughterhouse could be a real problem for our community. Studies are demonstrating
the dangerous and costly effects on communities with nearby slaughterhouses: |
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| 09-04-2010 - Not really fighting for their homes Jeff Kapell (via e-mail) Karen Hall of Citizens for Family Farms recently posted a statement in opposition to Bion’s proposed project entitled “Fighting for our Homes” that requires substantial correction. No doubt Ms. Hall and the CFF believe that they are fighting for their homes based on the examples they cite. Unfortunately those examples simply do not represent Bion’s project nor do they reflect the substantial safeguards that Bion’s proven waste treatment technology and professional operating protocols provide. What is most regrettable, however, is that the CFF has raised this discussion to a level approaching hysteria while refusing to contact Bion directly in an honest attempt to understand just how our project is substantively different than the examples that give rise to such fears. Click for more |
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Rescind resolution Jennifer JohnsonPennellville Posting Date: 09-04-2010 I attended my very first board meeting in the Town of Schroeppel Thursday, Aug. 26. The area’s residents have become increasingly concerned about the possibility of placing one or more slaughterhouse/ethanol facilities in Oswego County. I was glad to see a rather large turnout with most people opposing the proje |
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| Letter to Phoenix Register – Response to D. Cook Article, 27 Aug 10 Issue
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Bion does not get itRegarding Bion Environmental Technology’s proposal for a mega-facility (or facilities) in the town of Schroeppel: Bion continues to overlook the fact that their technology is not the primary bone of contention in respect to the opposition of this project. Most people agree that the technology will be a great improvement over what is now being done. However, as before, Bion has missed the point. With every avenue of opposition made (whether regarding the impact on family farms, infrastructure, taxes, property values, tourism/recreation, safety, jobs and waste facilities, to mention a few), Bion has had the same reply — that the environmental technology will leave a considerably small footprint and will do no harm. Stop already. This answer has been heard many times. The opposition is coming from myriad disciplines, not just environmental. Bion is totally neglecting the many other concerns being raised. |
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Valley News Saturday, September 04, 2010 Posting Date:
09-04-2010 Jennifer Johnson I attended my very first board
meeting in the Town of Schroeppel Thursday, Aug. 26. The area’s residents have
become increasingly concerned about the possibility of placing one or more
slaughterhouse/ethanol facilities in Oswego County. I was glad to see a rather
large turnout with most people opposing the project. |
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Manure spill caused by faulty pipePosted Sept 1 2010 |
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Not Really Fighting for their Homes: Bion response to a Posting by the Citizens for Family Farms: 08-28-2010Aug 31, 2010 at 9:10 pm Submitted by Jeff Kapell, Bion Technologies On August 28, 2010, Karen Hall of Citizens for Family Farms (CFF)
posted a statement in opposition to Bion’s proposed project entitled
“Fighting for our Homes” that requires |
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Citizens for Family FarmsWhile Citizens for Family Farms certainly takes umbrage with the entirety of Bion’s response, we would like to specifically address a few key remarks. To insinuate that citizens who are truly concerned about the future of their communities “carefully craft” statements is outrageous. We are fighting for our homes, families’ health and the future of our area. The fact that we have found and spoken to people whose lives and environments have been ruined by industrial agriculture operations is a testament to how much time and energy has been put into educating ourselves, and to in turn, educate our communities. |
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Posted Aug 30
Questions Posed By Tedra Cobb Regarding Bion’s Proposed Integrated Beef Cattle / Ethanol Project in St. Lawrence County |
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Business/Technology Editors, Environmental Writers NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 1, 2002
Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB:BION), a leader in the development of innovative livestock waste management systems, announced today that it has signed a Letter of Intent with Fair Oaks Dairy, located in Fair Oaks, Indiana. The agreement calls for Bion to install, own and operate its newly-developed, second generation (2G) Bion NMS(R) (Nutrient Management System) for a term of twenty years. The system will be built and operated to provide waste treatment for a 3500-head dairy facility. The NMS will incorporate technology advances developed at Bion's Dream Maker Dairy pilot system over the last two years. Fair Oaks will pay Bion an annual, per dairy cow, fee which includes a technology license and O & M fee. The Letter of Intent is subject to a number of terms and conditions including final documentation |
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Reporter's Notes: Cow Power Not Cutting It
by Lauren Sommer • August 27th, 201037.710486, -121.12798
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Proposed 'deathanol' plant in Oswego County raises some stink Click Here |
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State and federal officials: Bion
still has many questions to answer Posting Date:
08-28-2010
If Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc. intends to use state or federal dollars for the proposed 72,000 head cattle ranch/manure to ethanol plant, they have a lot of questions to answer for state and federal representatives. State Assemblyman David Townsend, who represents the Town of Schroeppel, said flatly, “With the information provided to me so far I will not support any state funds for the project.” Schroeppel has been mentioned as one of the possible locations for the project and the town board has passed a resolution to explore the possibility of hosting the facility. State Assemblyman Will Barclay said he has many questions he would need answered before he would consider support for the project. |
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BION Technologies Responds to CommentsAug 25, 2010 at 8:25 pm RESPONSE TO VALLEY NEWS COMMENTS OF 8/18/2010 According to New York State Farm Bureau Director Eric Behling, much more information is needed: “The Oswego County Farm Bureau has always been supportive of new farming enterprises and the potential for job creation and further economic development,” he said. “The issues we have been having with Bion’s patented process is we would like to see more study done in our particular area of New York given our close proximity to population given the massive size of this proposed project.” |
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Bion Doesn’t Get ItAug 25, 2010 at 8:52 pm Regarding Bion Environmental Technology’s proposal for a mega-facility (or facilities) in the Town of Schroeppel: Bion continues to overlook the fact that their technology is not the primary bone of contention in respect to the opposition of this project. Most people agree that the technology will be a great improvement over what is now being done. However, as before, Bion has missed the point. With every avenue of opposition made (whether regarding the impact on family farms, infrastructure, taxes, property values, tourism/recreation, safety, jobs, and waste facilities, to mention a few), Bion has had the same reply – that the environmental technology will leave a considerably small footprint and will do no harm. Stop already. This answer has been heard many times. The opposition is coming from myriad disciplines, not just environmental. Bion is totally neglecting the many other concerns being raised. |
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Ethanol facility powered by renewable energy from dairy waste planned for Fair Oaks Dairy Farm in IndianaJune 20, 2006 FAIR OAKS, Ind. -- Bion Environmental Technologies and Fair Oaks Dairy Farms, the largest dairy east of the Mississippi River and an industry leader in efforts to find a solution to dairy environmental issues, today announced a joint venture that will enable environmentally sustainable expansion of animal agriculture in concert with ethanol production. Bion’s patented animal waste technology supports the synergistic integration of ethanol production with animal agriculture by enabling herd concentration. Herd concentration both provides the scale needed to achieve the economically viable generation of renewable energy in support of ethanol production, and establishes a stable local market for the entire volume of produced co-product distiller grains without the need for drying. |
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A Tale of Two Dairy FarmsBarry Estabrook - Barry Estabrook is a former contributing editor at Gourmet magazine. His work on a dairy farm and fishing boat taught him that writing about food was easier than producing it. I have visited two dairy farms in the last couple of weeks. One belongs to Henry, my neighbor here in Vermont. I stopped by his place to pick up a dozen bales of mulch hay to spread on my garden, and he invited me into the barn to meet Ernie, a three-week-old bull calf he seemed particularly proud of. Ernie came trotting up to us with the rambunctious glee of an oversized Labrador pup. It was almost as if the calf knew his privileged destiny was a life of grazing on green, hilly pastures and occasionally performing the duties required of a ladies' man. |
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Ethanol Plant Powered by Manure
By News Editor
Posted: February 12, 2007 Here’s more news out of California – a new ethanol plant in the San Joaquin Valley that will utilize dairy manure. Human BioSystems (“HBS”) announced today that HBS BioEnergy (“HBSE”), has formed a joint venture with Visalia based Dairy Development Group and Agrimass Enviro-Energy to build a park in the San Joaquin Valley of California, which will utilize waste from surrounding dairies to provide the power needed to fuel the proposed ethanol plant to be located on site. |
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Agreement for 10,500 Cow Midwest Dairy Bion SystemMay 1st, 2005 Bion Dairy Corporation (Dairy), a subsidiary of Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc. (‘Bion’) has executed an initial agreement to design and install Bion’s proprietary waste treatment technology to process the waste from a 10,500 milking cow expansion of the existing 14,000 cow Fair Oaks Dairy (FODF) in Indiana. The initial system will process approximately 325,000 gallons of dairy waste daily and is committed to reduce the nutrient discharges by 75% and as well as significantly reduce air emissions to a level consistent with its Texas data that was published in December 2004 and is available on its website at http://www.biontech.com/technology/. The system is being designed to be expandable to 24,000 milking cows. Bion is in the process of completing its engineering and feasibility analysis to determine final costing and pricing. The initial twenty-year agreement has a projected annual fee in excess of $1.5 million per year plus escalators. In addition, Bion projects additional revenues from solids sales as well as greenhouse gas credits and potentially other environmental credits for air and nutrient emission reductions. A final agreement will be drafted upon completion of the engineering study. Bion is projected to complete its engineering and feasibility analysis by end of July 2005 with final revised agreements to be completed within 30 days including final pricing. A final agreement is contingent upon final engineering cost estimates, permitting and financing. The principals of FODF have agreed to be 50% owners of the project and provide 50% of the equity capital. The FODF installation is a cold weather installation that will incorporate renewable energy in Bion’s technology platform by incorporating an anaerobic digestion system that is capable of producing enough methane to produce 25,000 KW HRS. per day of electricity. The FODF installation will demonstrate Bion’s ability to process animal waste on a large scale and in cold climates and will be used as part of Bion’s effort to secure local and state approval for its Dairy Park initiatives in cold climates such as NE. See Bion’s Executive Summary at www.biontech.com/about/docs/ExeSum.pdf |
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| Op Ed Statement from Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc. Bion Environmental Technologies would like to introduce you to the Fair Oaks Dairy Farm Fair Oaks Farms Adventure Center - America's Heartlandlocated in northwestern Indiana. Fair Oaks Dairy milks 32,000 dairy cows daily, producing enough milk for eight million people. It is among the biggest dairy operations in the country and the largest east of the Mississippi River with an education center that draws hundreds of thousands of visitors each year to learn about modern approaches to large scale agricultural production. Given their focus on environmental responsibility, Fair Oaks Dairy has become recognized throughout the industry as setting the standard for both environmental and economically sustainable dairy production. |
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