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Links to newspaper articles, editorials, and video clips from local television stations. |
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Editorials In addition to reading the following links, be sure to read the comments section associated with link in the News section. |
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Information on past meetings as well as upcoming events |
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General information regarding Dairyland Power's proposed landfill. |
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This involves a lot more people than just 11 landowners! |
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Our land is made up of sink holes, dry valleys and springs. Think Swiss cheese! |
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Please help us in our struggle to show Dairyland Power there's a better way! |
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Expressing your disapproval to those who make decisions can make a big difference! |
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American Indian Archeology Vernon County has the greatest number of archaeological sites of any county in Wisconsin, with 1445 sites recorded so far, 91 of them in Harmony Township. |
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Endangered Species In October, two colonies of a state threatened land snail, the cherrystone drop, were discovered in one of the proposed landfill sites. |
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Links to other useful information from Dairyland Power, the Wisconsin DNR, etc. |
Signs,
Signs, Everywhere a Sign!
Since last fall, we've put up billboards
and signs protesting the dump site. Look for more signs
to come this spring!
First the Air. Then the Land. Now the Water.
Dairyland Power is asking the Wisconsin DNR to renew their wastewater discharge permit for dumping wastewater into the Mississippi river. One thing was very clear after the public informational meeting: The amount of mercury being discharged into the water (7 grams) pales in comparison to the amount of mercury spewed into the air (almost 80 lbs) by the Genoa plant every year.
The following video includes excerpts from a film by Gretta Wing Miller and Aarick Beher that looks at the impacts of burning coal to make electricity.
Did Dairyland Power
Do Their Homework?
Memorable Moments from the October 6th, 2007 meeting between Dairyland Power and
Landowners.
(Correction: nitrogen oxide NOT nitrous oxide)
Is Gasified Coal Better than Pulverized Coal?
Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle, or IGCC, is a power plant using synthetic gas (syngas). This gas is often used to power a gas turbine generator whose waste heat is passed to a steam turbine system.
Trucks,
Trucks, Everywhere a Truck?
Dairyland says 8-20 trucks a day. But the number could be
closer to 40-50 trucks a day up and down two major climbs (12% grades).
And that's not counting the trucks delivering the lime.
A Viable Recycling Alternative?
Introducing a 100% Fly Ash Brick from the Green Brick Company
An innovative use of fly ash to manufacture high quality building materials will potentially decrease some of the negative environmental impact of coal-fired power generation while meeting increasing demands for greener building materials. For more information, click here.
What Are the Other Recycling Alternatives?
Recent research shows some promising uses for Coal Combustion By-Products (CCPs) resulting from a dry scrubber, also known as a Spray Dry Absorber (SDA).
While it is probably unrealistic to expect Dairyland Power to recycle all of their waste, it is possible that they could beneficially reuse a large portion of their waste as they do now.
It is Time to Scrub the Scrubber!
What is the point of trading pollution from a landfill in the sky to one in the ground? We feel Dairyland needs to delay implementation of their scrubber until they can find viable recycling alternatives that meet or exceed the current recycling levels.