Protests over Liberty Green biomass plant
A proposed biomass plant in Scott County, Indiana, has created chaos and outcry amongst locals.
The $100 million (€73 million) Liberty Green Renewables plant will burn untreated and unpainted woodchips that will generate electricity to supply to utilities across the region.
Liberty Green also plans to construct another biomass plant in Crawford County, near Milltown, and the proposed permits for both would result in Liberty Green no longer being considered a major polluter. The amount of nitrogen oxide excreted into the atmosphere will be reduced to 245 tonnes while carbon dioxide emissions will be 245 tonnes a year.
According to a spokesperson for Indiana, it could be two months before the EPA grants the air permit. A water permit may also be required.
The $100 million (€73 million) Liberty Green Renewables plant will burn untreated and unpainted woodchips that will generate electricity to supply to utilities across the region.
Liberty Green also plans to construct another biomass plant in Crawford County, near Milltown, and the proposed permits for both would result in Liberty Green no longer being considered a major polluter. The amount of nitrogen oxide excreted into the atmosphere will be reduced to 245 tonnes while carbon dioxide emissions will be 245 tonnes a year.
According to a spokesperson for Indiana, it could be two months before the EPA grants the air permit. A water permit may also be required.
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