SOBE proposes pyrolysis/gasification plant to be built in Lowellville, OHIO
other cities fighting polluting pyrolysis
Macon, Georgia, fought a fossil fuel maker and WON.
Greenwashing fuel manufacturer Brightmark thought they could make a mark of Macon, Georgia. Instead, the community rallied and fought this polluter. Here's a great article on how they did it!
Gary, Indiana Fights Fulcrum Bioenergy
The environmental group Gary Advocates for Responsible Development, which has been vocal in its opposition to the proposed Fulcrum Energy biofuels plant for the city, filed a series of reports...claiming the Indiana Department of Environmental Management “failed to do the research that would ensure they were protecting public health and the environment” when they approved an air permit for Fulcrum’s Centerpoint plant in Gary. Here's an article about their struggle.
Many cities and neighborhoods are now threatened by greenwashed so-called "advanced recycling" plants - mostly using plastics. Many listed here via @OIl and Gas Watch:
https://flo.uri.sh/visualisation/12081917/embed?auto=1
Full article:
https://news.oilandgaswatch.org/post/no-plastics-panacea-chemical-recycling-causes-pollution-promotes-waste
Excellent plastic info here via @Beyond Plastics:
https://www.beyondplastics.org/news-stories/tag/plastics+recycling+deception