From the November 14, 2009 Eugene Register Guard:

The Oregon Toxics Alliance has launched a last-ditch effort to require tougher pollution controls on Seneca Sawmill Co.’s new wood-fired electricity plant, which is now under construction.

At 18.8 megawatts, the Seneca Sustainable Energy plant has a relatively small electricity generating capacity, said Lisa Arkin, executive director of the Eugene-based environmental group. But Arkin calculates the plant — due to start up next October — will emit 233,000 tons of carbon dioxide, the most problematic of greenhouse gasses.

“That’s the equivalent of 26,175 cars on Eugene-Springfield roads in one year; that’s an additional 26,175 cars,” Arkin said. “They’re getting tax credits for this — taxpayer dollars.”

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Learn more about the Oregon Toxics Alliance on their website: http://oregontoxics.org/.