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Ethanol Plant in Lena, Illinois
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Take a Tour of Stanley, Wisconsin - Home of
Ace Ethanol
Letters to Communities Contemplating Ethanol
Plants
from People Who Have Lived Near Ethanol Plants
Letter from Caro, Michigan resident Mr. Ron Woloshen to the citizens
of the community of Riga, Michigan. The community of Riga is the proposed
site for a new ethanol plant. (Delta-T is the proposed designer/builder
of the Riga plant.) Mr. Woloshen lives near the ethanol plant in Caro,
Michigan.
http://clearlenawee.com.bcentralhost.com/caro_letter.htm
The health journals of three citizens living near Gopher State Ethanol
in Saint Paul, Minnesota (which closed in May of 2004.) This PDF document
is an Appendix to an official report published by the Minnesota Department
of Health.
http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/eh/hazardous/sites/ramsey/gopher/appdxa.pdf
Please note: The full report can be accessed by visiting this link:
http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/eh/hazardous/sites/ramsey/gopher/pha.html
Citizens in Lena, Illinois file a federal lawsuit to force ethanol plant
to comply with air pollution laws
http://homepage.mac.com/oscura/ctd/docs/lenaprmay0903.pdf
Residents Living Close to Lena, Illinois Ethanol Plant Describe Problems
with the Plant
http://www.geocities.com/nforgn/news6_3_03.htm
A letter from a woman named Heidi in Lena, Illinois (home of the Adkins
Energy ethanol plant.)
http://www.c4aqe.org/Documents/heidi_lena_iIllinois_adkins_energy.pdf
Letter from Joann, neighbor of Badger State Ethanol Plant, in Monroe,
Wisconsin.
http://www.c4aqe.org/ODORS/resident_testimony.htm
Adkins Energy's response to an odor complaint from a Lena, Illinois resident
on Aug. 3, 2005. (Please note this is posted at the Adkins Energy ethanol
plant web site.)
http://www.adkinsenergy.com/docs/adkin/2005-08-02%20Odor%20Complaint%20Response%20for%20web.pdf
Final Report: Gopher State Ethanol Plant, Saint Paul Minnesota
http://www.stpaul.gov/depts/attorney/ethanolrept010207.html
Other
comments from individuals who live near ethanol plants.:
http://concernedcitizensofmalheurcounty.org/webSitePDFs/HSW/Comments3.pdf
"Ethanol
Plants Pose Pollution Challenge"
by Tom Meersmanm 2001, Minneapolis Star Tribune Article
http://www.c4aqe.org/Documents/ethanol_plant_poses_challenge.pdf
This article discusses the odor and breathing problems caused by several
ethanol plants in the State of Minneosta. Please note; the ethanol plant
in St. Paul, Minnesota mentioned in this article was eventually forced
to close down in 2004.
Letter from City Council Member, Dave Thune, Saint Paul, Minnesota regarding
his advice to other communities contemplating the hosting of an ethanol
plant based on Saint Paul's experience with the Gopher State Ethanol plant
(which closed in May of 2004.)
http://concernedcitizensofmalheurcounty.org/webSitePDFs/HSW/Thune.pdf
(Unfortunately this link is no longer available on the Internet.)
Comments from individuals who live near an ethanol plant in Little Falls,
Minnesota:
http://concernedcitizensofmalheurcounty.org/webSitePDFs/HSW/Comments3.pdf
(Unfortunately this link is no longer available on the Internet.)
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Local Citizen Groups Organized to Stop Development
of Ethanol Plants in their Communities:
Cambrians for Thoughtful
Development, Cambria, Wisconsin
This is the most comprehensive single web site on issues surrounding ethanol
plants on the Internet with hundreds of links to research and news resources.
This community group successfully blocked the establishment of an ethanol
plant in Cambria, Wisconsin in the 2005-06 time period. Following the
initial refinery rejection, the ethanol developer returned with plans
to build an ethanol refinery at a different site in an adjoining community.
The refinery at the second site received approval. Members of Cambrians
for Thoughtful Development continue to observe the operation of the refinery,
alerting area residents regarding issues of concern.
http://homepage.mac.com/oscura/ctd/ctd.html
Article
Summarizing How the Citizens of Cambria, WI Stopped a Proposed Ethanol
Plant
http://www.c4aqe.org/Documents/cambria_wins_one_for_all_6.4.03.pdf
Questions
the Citizens of Cambria Asked:
http://homepage.mac.com/oscura/ctd/docs/fs121502.pdf
Citizens for a Quality Environment
Chambersburg, PA
http://www.c4aqe.org
Feb. 7, 2005 Letter to the Residents of Franklin County in Opposition
to the Proposed Ethanol Plant
http://www.c4aqe.org/Documents/email_residents_franklin_county_pa.pdf
Ethanol Plant Bad
for Tourism in Lena, Illinois
http://geocities.com/nforgn/lbpaletter.htm
Concerned Citizens of Malheur County, Oregon
Hint: Click on the Who, What, Where, When, Why, How links at the top of
the page to explore the content of the web site.
http://concernedcitizensofmalheurcounty.org/fs.html
(Unfortunately this link is no longer available on the Internet.)
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Information Related to Gopher State Ethanol, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Gopher
State Ethanol Problems Trigger National Crackdown
Minnesota Public Radio (Gopher State Ethanol was located in St. Paul,
Minnesota. It eventually ceased operations.)
http://news.minnesota.publicradio.org/features/200209/23_losurem_ethanol/index.shtml
Gopher
State Ethanol Plant Shuts Down, St. Paul, Minnesota
May 14, 2004, Minneapolis Star Tribune
http://homepage.mac.com/oscura/ctd/docs/gopherclosingtrib.pdf
Hazardous
Waste Sites in Minnesota: Gopher State Ethanol
Minnesota Department of Health Website: September 19, 2003
Excellent history of the issues surrounding the operation of Gopher State
Ethanol, in St. Paul Minnesot. Please note this plant ceased operations
in 2004.
http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/eh/hazardous/sites/ramsey/gopher/index.html
Public
Health Assessment Gopher State Ethanol, City of St. Paul
Ramsey County, Minnesota
Prepared by the Minnesota Department of Health
(scroll down the page to the PDF link)
http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/eh/hazardous/sites/ramsey/gopher/pha.html
The Appendices contain very interesting materials including public comment
from people living near Gopher State Ethanol. This is a very comprehensive
analysis and includes detailed information on the process of manufacturing
ethanol. A summary section can be found on page 5 of the document.
http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/eh/hazardous/sites/ramsey/gopher/gopher.pdf
Prepared by Daniel F. Pena, Health Assessor
Minnesota Department of Health
Public Comments Regarding Life Around the Gopher State Ethanol Plant
This 70 page document includes comments from a variety of citizens submitted
to the Minnesota Department of Health.
http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/eh/hazardous/sites/ramsey/gopher/appdxc.pdf
United
States of America versus Gopher State Ethanol, Oct 2002
http://www.epa.gov/compliance/resources/cases/civil/caa/gophstatecp.pdf
Oct
2, 2002, Press Release: United States Environmental Protection Agency
Reaches Settlement with 12 Minnesota Ethanol Plants over Clean Air
Act Violations
http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/b1ab9f485b098972852562e7004dc686/f186024b178eaa6185256c460071260b?
Journals
of Three Citizens Living Near Gopher State Ethanol
http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/eh/hazardous/sites/ramsey/gopher/appdxa.pdf
Fire
Damages Gopher State Ethanol Plant
July 26, 2003 - Minneapolis Star Tribune Newspaper
http://homepage.mac.com/oscura/ctd/docs/gopherjul03fire.pdf
Article:
The Smell of Spin
by Christa Westerberg
Article discussing the issue of ethanol plants in the State of Wisconsin
http://www.fightingbob.com/article.cfm?articleID=14
Road
Engineering Journal: Factors that Determine the Reduction in Property
Values Caused by Traffic Noise
http://www.usroads.com/journals/p/rej/9710/re971004.htm
Traffic and Quality
of Life
http://www.ceds.org/pdfdocs/TrafNeig.PDF
Toxic Threat of Diesel
Fumes, American Lung Association
http://www.alanys.org/dieselReport.cfm
Ethanolics
101
University of Notre Dame, October, 2002
http://www.nd.edu/~scholast/past_issues/2002_10_10/ethanol.html
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Coverage of the Ace Ethanol in Stanley, Wisconsin
Fined $300,000 for Environmental Violations in 2004:
January
2004 EPA Announcement of Ace Ethanol's Payment of a $300,000 Fine for
Alleged Violations of Federal and State Clean-Air Regulations in Stanley,
Wisconsin
Note: This is the same Stanley, WI facility that Seneca Falls representatives
toured in mid-January 2005 (as reported by the Finger
Lakes Times).
http://www.epa.gov/reg5oopa/news/news04/04opa006.htm
U.S.
Newswire Article About the $300,000 Ace Ethanol Fine Which Explains What
the Ethanol Plant Releases into the Air
http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?id=25373
Wisconsin
Ag Connection
http://www.wisconsinagconnection.com/story-state.cfm?Id=109&yr=2004
Ace
Ethanol Receives $1.3 Million from State of Wisconsin
April 2003
http://www.legis.state.wi.us/assembly/asm69/news/body_news_Press_Ethanol_Check.htm
U.S. Department
of Transportation Report of Land Use in
Stanley, Wisconsin - Home of Ace Ethanol
(Report indicates that 1000 trucks are expected to enter and leave ethanol
plant each month. Stanley also houses a prison which employees 405 people
versus the ethanol plant's expected 30 employees).
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/econdev/wis298.htm
DesMoines
Register Article: 6/4/2002
"Ethanol pollution checks sought
A federal agency wants plants to be tested for emissions that produce
smog"
By PHILIP BRASHER
Register Staff Writer
http://desmoinesregister.com/news/stories/c5903220/18359003.html
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Other Links:
Ethanol Plant
Assessed Penalty for Air Emission Violations
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
http://www.pca.state.mn.us/news/nr061400.html
Jan. 2004,
Citizens Sue Village of Caro, Michigan Over Ethanol Plant
http://www.bbiethanol.com/news/view.cgi?article=927
Fire at Caro, Michigan Ethanol Plant
This link has expired at the ABC station in Flint, Michigan (Channel 12).
This story reported the third fire within the first two years of the Caro
plant's operation. As of the summer of 2005, there have been SIX fires
at the Caro plant.)
Story originally published at this website: http://abclocal.go.com/wjrt/news/051904_NW_da_plant.html
Sierra
Club to Sue South Bend, Indiana Ethanol Plant
http://indiana.sierraclub.org/Sierran/03-1/EthanolPlants.asp
Case
Study: Golden Triangle Energy Cooperative, Inc. Ethanol
Plant by Rodney Fink
Published by Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs (PDF File)
http://www.iira.org/pubsnew/publications/IVARDC_CS_184.pdf
List of Ethanol
Plants Operating in Wisconsin
State of Wisconsin, Department of Administration
http://www.doa.state.wi.us/faq_detail.asp?faqid=43
Opposition to Ethanol
Plant Growing
By Karl Ebert of the Northwestern
http://www.powerweb.net/heisey/algoma2.htm
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