Frederick County Incinerator News
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September 2010
Pennsylvania capital, Harrisburg, skips payment, may move closer to bankruptcy
Fate of incinerator may rest in hands of Carroll County
For Frederick Board of County Commissioners
August 2010
Washington Co. eyes sending garbage to Frederick Co. incinerator
Waste-to-energy heads to first hearing
Voters Confront Candidates On Waste Disposal
Craig wants to bring financial expertise to county commission
Trout wants to bring experience to commissioner seat
Voters confront candidates on waste disposal
Locke named to Solid Waste Advisory Committee
Incinerator opponents object to pending panel appointment
July 2010
Frederick, Carroll countians debate, ask questions about proposal in e-mail chain
JUne 2010
Gray announces bid for fifth term
Gardner will not seek re-election
Mayor's aide gives up columnist spot on county commentary website
Go Green Conference brings to light the many ways to improve energy efficiency, reduce waste
May 2010
Knutsford Guardian: Waste plant plans are unanimously rejected
An Incinerator Becomes Harrisburg’s Money Pit
Burruss announces candidacy for commissioner
Frederick leaders discuss composting
April 2010
Ruling likely won't affect incinerator plans
Commissioner candidate Burruss applauds current board
[Carroll County] Commissioner candidate hopes to bring business sense
Taylorsville Area Citizens' Council takes on trash
Business Week: Incinerator project burns up Pa. capital's cash
Wilderness Committee Opposes Metro Vancouver's Waste Incineration Plan
Metro Vancouver's garbage incineration plan under fire
Joe Volz: Voter rage could envelop Frederick County this fall
March 2010
EAC asks for more info on recycling—Council interested in pursuing alternatives to incinerator
Kurtianyk runs for county commissioner position
Panel nixes incinerator bill that would have halted bicounty project
Frederick County closer to pay-as-you-throw trash plan
Hagen to run for second term as Frederick County commissioner
Incinerator could cause conflict with plan
Motion to block incinerator cannot proceed, judge decides
Officials discuss where to build incinerator
Official urges decision on incinerator location swap
Senate panel rejects incinerator bills
Senate committee rejects bills aimed at limiting incinerator spot
Commissioners vote to proceed with incinerator at McKinney
Incinerator issue smolders along
Young takes office on Wednesday as new Frederick County commissioner
Thompson asks for BoCC re-vote on incinerator site
History vs. trash in incinerator debate
February 2010
Incinerator hits another roadblock
Incinerator fight moves to Annapolis
County considers plan to delay capital projects
Young braces for ‘black book' backlash
When filling vacancies left by elected officials, local and state laws differ
January 2010
State bills would halt incinerator
EPA cracks down on pollution spikes near roads
Delegation advances pay-as-you-throw pilot program
20-year plan praised for preservation, criticized for obstruction
December 2009
Hagen is first to file for 2010 county election
Lean budget, trash disposal options top news for Frederick County government
Residents challenge planning commission reversal in court
Massachusetts institutes moratorium on trash incinerators
November 2009
County attorney to wait 30 days before dismissing incinerator suit
Legal action won't delay incinerator
Planning commission's incinerator reversal draws debate
Lake County [Illinois] incineration plan draws heat from residents
County planning board reverses incinerator decision
Planning commission reverses course on incinerator
R.I. landfill director says no to waste-to-energy proposal
Commissioners to appeal incinerator decision
County looks for ways around planning commission decision
[Shanghai] Incinerator project goes up in smoke
October 2009
Commissioners hope to overturn incinerator decision
County attorney looking at legal action after incinerator plans halted
County advances legislative wish list
Despite incinerator approval, discussion of options continues
Nantucket tops in nation for recycling
Incinerator Plans Not Derailed, Despite Planning Commission Vote
"Zero Waste: From Philosophy to Practical Implementation Video" webinar
Schools should tell parents about incinerator
Exploring Alternatives to Costly WTE
August 2009
Candidates should mind city's trash
Public hearing on dumping fee set
City has little to no leverage on incinerator
Candidates use forum to address environmental concerns
City Notes — A frenzy of forums
Incinerator opponents holding forums
July 2009
Public Service Commission seeks answers on trash incinerator
Students seek board support on Styrofoam removal
State to make decision on incinerator approval process
Sustainable Frederick: Not happening
Local activists target issues across the spectrum
Commissioners Gardner and Hagen on WFMD: Hour 1 Hour 2
Agreement spells out traffic to incinerator
Commissioners moving ahead with incinerator
Carroll advances incinerator project
County advances incinerator project County advances incinerator project
Carroll County supports design, permitting of incinerator
June 2009
Caroline Eader talks about waste-to-energy incineration
County commissioners to vote on incinerator
Regional incinerator — Carroll debates withholding startup costs
Carroll defers decision on incinerator
Incinerator talks move to Carroll
Frederick County officials approve incinerator plan
Carroll to re-evaluate incinerator decisions
Commissioners approve controversial incinerator project
Frederick commissioners vote in favor of incinerator
Frederick commissioners to resume talks today of building incinerator
Commissioners vote to build incinerator
Commissioners expected to vote on incinerator today
Friends of the Earth Launches Ad Campaign Opposing House Climate Bill
Jenkins to ask board to resume talks on new incinerator
Jenkins to support incinerator; vote expected within month
County experts discuss expansion of composting
Carroll County advertises for landfill
May 2009
Political Notes — Incinerator in Frederick may get vote
Commissioners to Host Composting Presentation and Panel Discussion
Myersville will begin mandatory recycling June 1
Happy, but still cautious over trash disposal plan
Incinerator opponents happy, but cautious
Carroll County leaders in limbo following Frederick's decision
Political considerations part of incinerator debate
With incinerator in doubt, official says county should look at other waste disposal options
April 2009
Local Activists Head to Washington DC to Tell Congress: Protect Climate AND Health
Commissioners suspend incinerator plans
Commissioners put brakes on incinerator to explore alternatives
Commissioners suspend incinerator plans
Frederick commissioners suspend incinerator proposal
Commissioners to decide today next step in trash disposal
Incinerator decision coming Tuesday
Decision on incinerator to come next week
Commissioners to decide incinerator alternative
Jane Hunter talking about the Dickerson incinerator: Hour 1 Hour 2
Expo produces recycling suggestions
State will not prevent trash incinerator near battlefields
Committee opposes Mooney's incinerator bill
Political Notes — Incinerator could create political heat
Incinerator ban would apply only to new facilities
Incinerator bill draws residents to Annapolis
March 2009
[South Carolina] Incinerator likely to close
Carroll County Environmental Advisory Committee Opposed to Incinerator
EPA uses Clean Air Act to declare CO2 a pollutant
EPA Presses Obama To Regulate Warming Under Clean Air Act
Cash for Trash
Recyclers are devising dazzling new ways to mint fortunes from America's mountains of waste.
McKinney site off/on the table
County Commissioner President Jan Gardner says the McKinney site is off the table. Five days later she says the site is back on the table.
Groups work to preserve two Frederick County battlefields
Frederick Residents Protest Construction of Incinerator
Senator Mooney's Legislation Against the Waste-to-Energy Incinerator Makes Progress
SB 1009 took a major step forward when the Senate Rules Committee assigned it to await a hearing date in the Senate Education, Health and Environmental Affairs Committee.
Read more about SB 1009 in the Frederick News Post and The Gazette. Read more about the second bill here.
New group joins voices against waste-to-energy plant
February 2009
Woman fought, now lives with, MontCo incinerator
Officials rule out incinerator site
Public hearing on waste-to-energy brings crowd
December 2008
August 2008
Environment Maryland Opposes an Incinerator in Frederick County
July 2008
Monocacy site unlikely for incinerator
February 2008
Letters to the Editor, Opinions, Blogs
August 2010
Joe Volz: The Democrats have failed us
Concerns abound over incinerator
Trash isn't what it used to be ...
July 2010
Look at me, Ma, I'm Unaffiliated
Incinerator plan bad for county
June 2010
Incinerator plan can be risk-free
Burning trash isn't best option
Decisions bring cost to taxpayers
May 2010
“High-Tech” Trash Burners Consume $$$ for Fuel
Incinerator is not cost effective
Incinerator plan is too costly
Environmental Advisory Council to hear incinerator update
Incinerator a bad deal for the county
Incinerator isn't the best option
Incinerator is a waste of energy
April 2010
New York Times online forum on waste incineration (in response to NYT article)
March 2010
Incinerator plan bad for county
Incinerator letter requires rebuttal
WTE debate makes for good listening
Incinerator plan is a bad idea
Special interests helped kill bills
Regional incinerators require more trash
WTE proponent's response distorted
Incinerator emits many toxic gases
January 2010
Take a hard look at incinerator
November 2009
October 2009
Recycling good, when it's done
Who benefits from the incinerator?
September 2009
The City of Frederick does impact county planning
August 2009
July 2009
June 2009
Choose conservation, reject destruction
WTE a spend, then tax, proposal
Commissioner Gray, please return to your original stance on incineration
May 2009
Take a breath, then say 'thanks'
Incinerator friend a believer in myths
Dumping WTE the right decision
Commissioners' vote on incinerator baffles me
April 2009
Northeast Authority allowed to ignore rules?
Northeast never requested exemption
Residents need protection against more than WTE
Are commissioners for or against proposed incinerator site?
March 2009
