Feedlot, ethanol plant plan draws critics


Source:

North Country Public Radio (2007)

URL:

http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/archive.php?id=10307

Abstract:

A New York City-based firm is pushing ahead on a project that would combine a massive feedlot with alternative energy in St. Lawrence County. Bion Environmental Technologies touts an environmentally friendly way to raise 84,000 beef cattle and produce ethanol in the process. The project would be the first of its kind in the country. Many community leaders see the $200 million project as an economic boon and an environmental model. But a growing number of critics say the “green” promises are too good to believe. David Sommerstein reports.