Ethanol mill in Rogersville?

Well, after reading about Ethanol mills using corn which only reduces possible greenhouse gases by a mere 13%, plus using coal (although not sure if this mill would) to fuel the mill, and the pollution from the coal being used, I'm not sure I want it being in Missouri AT ALL. And if you read the full story, you'll notice that it said the meeting they had to discuss it was NOT public. Hmm... wonder why... probably because they didn't want to hear any dissent.

Rambleman

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Fueling the rumor mill

By: Alyssa Spradlin, SCM editor alyssas@cpimo.com

08/23/2006

http://tinyurl.com/rfzrs

ROGERSVILLE-Word spread quickly through the Rogersville area last week, as neighbors buzzed about an ethanol plant coming to the area.

Developers of the proposed facility held an informational meeting with city and county officials Thursday night, and confirmed details to South County Mail on Monday.

"We've been funded. We've got the money to build," said Charles Luna, vice president of Gulfstream Biolflex Industry, one of the presenters at the Thursday night meeting. "There are issues with the property that need to be resolved."

Luna said testing for water and soil conditions will take place in the coming weeks to "make sure there's not a cave out there."

The plant, which would convert biomatter (usually corn), would used 2,000 gallons of water per minutes, Luna said. Developers expect to dig to the Potosi layer to tap into the neccesary water supply.

"The city of Rogersville doesn't have that much water," he said.

The land in question is located just east of the city limits, at the northeast corner of Porter Crossing and U.S. Highway 60.

The property,145 acres, is owned by by William Larry and Linda Jo Porter, accordinbg to the Webster County Assessors Office.

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