[SustainableTompkins] Ethanol plant in Romulus- no Environmental Impact Statement

[Katie Quinn-Jacobs]

Hi Friends,
 
A large ethanol plant is slated to be built on the old Seneca Army Depot 
in Romulus. It will pull 2 million gallons of water from Seneca Lake per 
day. But the Seneca County IDA has determined that the plant would have 
no negative impact on the environment, and an Environmental Impact 
Statement will not be necessary for the project to go forward.
 
Please consider signing the petition for an EIS before the project begins.
 
Also, below is a brief article on some of the effects of ethanol 
production on water in particular.
 
Many thanks,
Risa


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      lee_hersh <http://profiles.yahoo.com/lee_hersh>


        Mon Nov 26, 2007 11:45 am (PST)

Dear Friends,

I have just read and signed the petition: "Proposed Ethanol Plant at 
Seneca Depot Needs an EIS"

Please take a moment to read about this important issue, and join me in 
signing the petition. It takes just 30 seconds, but can truly make a 
difference. We are trying to reach 1,000 signatures - please sign here: 
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/957678599 
<http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/957678599>

Once you have signed, you can help even more by asking your friends and 
family to sign as well.

Thank you!
 

*Water Threatened By Ethanol * 
<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flprogressives/message/3179;_ylc=X3oDMTJydmFyaG8xBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE1BGdycElkAzEwMTU2NzExBGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2NDQwNgRtc2dJZAMzMTc5BHNlYwNkbXNnBHNsawN2bXNnBHN0aW1lAzExOTIyNjY3Mzk->**


Pushing Ethanol Further Threatens Water Supplies. By Randolph E. 
Schmid,                  The Associated Press, October 10, 2007.**

 "As attention turns more and more toward using corn and other products 
to produce ethanol for fuel, experts warn that increased production of 
these crops could pose a threat to the nation's water supplies. Both 
water quality and the availability of water could be threatened by 
sharply increasing crops such as corn, said Jerald Schnoor... 
co-director of the Center for Global and Regional Environmental Research 
at the University of Iowa. Mr. Schnoor is chairman of a National 
Research Council panel [that just released a report on the topic]. A 
stated goal is to increase biofuel production about six times, 132 
billion litres by 2017, Mr. Schnoor said [which] 'would mean a lot more 
fertilizers and pesticides' running into rivers and flowing into the 
oceans. [If the crops are grown in] an area needing irrigation, it takes 
7,570 litres of water for every bushel of corn... and that is in 
addition to the... water needed by the factories that produce the 
ethanol. What is needed is a breakthrough in technology, Schnoor said... 
The report notes that water... supplies are already stressedâ?¦ [and 
suggests] the possibility of irrigating crops for biofuel with 
wastewater that would not be suitable for food crops. Other suggestions 
include developing more water-efficient crops and adopting agriculture 
practices that reduce the amount of chemical runoff."

http://www.grist.org/news/2007/10/10/bottle/index.html?source=rss**

 



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