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It is important for all residents of Central New York
to know the facts about the proposed beef cattle closed-loop process
because it will affect us financially and environmentally for years to
come. Click Here In
2007, Bion Energy Technologies, Inc. proposed a cattle-and-ethanol business
plan that would have built six 14,000-steer feedlots and a 50 million gallon
ethanol production facility in St. Lawrence County, NY. Citizens'
Bion Forum developed as a repository for documents and a means of communication
among people trying to figure out the likely costs and benefits of Bion's
proposed project. The resources listed below include both documents consulted
and documents created. Citations provide links either directly to the source
document or to the website where the original document came from.
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ABC News: ESPN Sports
What made Bion pass on St. Lawrence County site for town in Oswego ...Jan 16, 2010 |
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Beef slaughterhouse proposed by Bion Environmental Technologies ...Jun 30, 2009 |
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Officials in Schroeppel support building of meat-processing ...Dec 28, 2009 |
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Feeding cows the right stuff keeps Central New York drinking water cleanJanuary 07, 2010, 8:25PM |
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Officials in Schroeppel support building of meat-processing facility that could create 300 jobs
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Beef slaughterhouse proposed for Oswego CountyBy Maria WelychJune 29, 2009 |
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Ethanol manufacturing, meat processing plant officials meet with Schroeppel town leadersBy Debra J. Groom / The Post-StandardSeptember 25, 2009 |
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Published on June 19, 2008, Page A9, Watertown Daily Times
BION PROPOSAL ROBS SOIL OF FERTILITY
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proposed beef and ethanol project by Bion Environmental Technologies is
unsustainable. Large-scale agricultural projects produce food at great
cost to society and the environment, especially in the locality where
they are placed. Only such an immense operation would create toxic
waste out of what would normally be an important soil-building
amendment: manure. What we need are more small, local farmers
producing healthy food and recycling wastes back into the soil, which
increases local
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Published on June 25, 2008, Page B1, Watertown Daily Times
COUNTY RECESSING TASK FORCE ON BION
St. Lawrence County government is backing out of the little involvement it's had with Bion Environmental Technologies.
The county is recessing the task force created in December to chart the
massive beef-and-biofuel proposal and recommend whether it should grant
the formal support the company is seeking. Lawmakers didn't budge from
the tentative support they gave in December, leaving the company to
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Published on June 19, 2008, Page B2, Watertown Daily Times
TALKS POSTPONED ON $180M ETHANOL PLANT
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Ogdensburg Bridge and Port Authority has postponed talks with Bion
Environmental Technologies until a St. Lawrence County committee
looking over the project makes a recommendation. The New York
City company is proposing to develop a $180 million operation that will
create ethanol from the manure of 84,000 cows spread across six farms.
Bion is looking to use the Port of Ogdensburg to ship corn from the
Midwest via rail or ship for its project. The Integrated Agriculture Task Force
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Published on June 11, 2008, Page B2, Watertown Daily Times
PANEL TAKING COMMENTS ON BION TECHNOLOGIES PLAN
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St. Lawrence County committee formed to analyze Bion Environmental
Technologies' beef-and-ethanol proposal is soliciting public comment
until Friday. The Integrated Agriculture Task Force was formed
in December to review the proposal's environmental, economic and
community impacts and report back to county legislators. The task force
is composed of professors, farmers, economic developers and lawmakers. Comments can by e-mailed to task force Chairman Jon R.
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