News stories tagged with "bion"

(01/13/09) The plan to build an 84,000 cow feedlot and ethanol plant in St. Lawrence County has been put on hold. Bion Environmental Technologies says the economy is forcing the company to focus on more short-term projects. David Sommerstein reports.

(06/18/08) There were a lot more questions than answers last night at a fact-finding meeting on Bion. The company wants to build an 84,000 beef cow farm and ethanol plant in St. Lawrence County. A task force is trying to find out more about how the project would affect the people, economy, and environment around the proposed feedlots. But there appears to be an impasse. Martha Foley reports.

(06/12/08) Next week, the Department of Environmental Conservation will weigh in on the environmental effects from a proposed cattle feedlot and ethanol plant. Bion Environmental Technologies wants to bring 84,000 beef cows to St. Lawrence County. They'll feed them in large indoor barns and combine the operation with a corn ethanol plant. The DEC will regulate some of the farm's pollutants, but not all of them. Kinna Ohman reports.

(12/19/07) St. Lawrence County is finalizing the make-up of a task force to analyze a company's plan to build an 84,000-head beef feedlot and ethanol plant. Scientists, farmers, lawmakers, and citizens will gather information on the project. The task force was a major component of the county's expression of "tentative support" for Bion's plans. David Sommerstein reports.

(12/04/07) Public pressure forced the St. Lawrence County legislature to step back from a declaration of support for a massive feedlot and bioenergy project. According to the Watertown Daily Times, more than 75 people showed up at the Board meeting last night, most to express concerns about Bion's 84,000 beef cow and ethanol plans. The Board passed a resolution 12 to 2 that added the word "conceptual" to its already "tentative support" of the project. The resolution will create a task force to analyze Bion's plans.

(11/20/07) A proposal for an integrated 84,000 cow feedlot and ethanol plant came before the services committee of the St. Lawrence County legislature last night. Bion Environmental Technologies says it can make top quality beef and alternative energy in an environmentally friendly way. The project would more than double the number of cows in the county. Lawmakers and concerned citizens had lots of questions. After almost three hours of debate, legislators crafted a resolution of "tentative support" for Bion and promised a comprehensive review. David Sommerstein reports.