Comments on: Ada County Electric Trash Deal Is Shocking

By: Ridahoan

Ridahoan — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 03:18:32 +0000

As it is, hidden hollow landfill occasionally belches a stinky cloud upon the residents of nw boise. This is not ‘supposed to’ happen, but it does. Drive up to Hidden Springs with your window down and you’ll get a whiff. Are the emissions from an incinerator ‘suppose to’ be clean, and are they ‘suppose to’ stay out of the neighborhood?

By: serendipity

serendipity — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 04:43:16 +0000

A friend and I sent an email to one of the Ada commisshes asking if they had details on the proposed incinerator emissions. The following is the boiler plate that we got in reply:
“My colleagues and I received personal briefings from representatives of Dynamis and I was satisfied that the emissions from the plant will be minimal. Please keep in mind that Dynamis cannot operate without the appropriate permits, including from DEQ.
We are not talking about burning trash in a burn barrel. Dynamis’ technology is state-of-the-art, in which they slowly burn waste at 800 degrees in enclosed chambers. The resulting “syn gas” is then super-heated to 2000 degrees, which effectively eradicates harmful emissions. I will attach to this message a set of responses to Frequently Asked Questions that was prepared by Dynamis, I would invite you to contact the company yourself if you would like to receive additional information about the specifics of their process.”
[comment: 1) “Minimal”? As compared to what? 2) DEQ falls over backward for any biz that wants to get away with pollution. See their record on air and water pollution from CAFOs.]
The attached doc is too long to include here. You can visit Dynamis’s website that features a contact email address.
I smell a dynamic dozen of rats, all coming out of the burn barrel.
Go to: http://www.dynamisenergy.com/

By: Rod in SE Boise

Rod in SE Boise — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 19:39:29 +0000

Clean burning??? Tell me the one anout the three bears, I like it better.

You see ads on TV every day about clean coal. What nonsense. Just proves most people are dumb enought to believe anything they are told.

By: cyclops

cyclops — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 01:36:42 +0000

It seems that all one needs to do today is to declare a project
“green”, and everyone just falls in line behind the “flute” without checking for the truth! Now that the Guardian has turned the soil, maybe the rags will see if there are any worms.

By: Tired of Same Old Stuff

Tired of Same Old Stuff — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 13:20:56 +0000

Perhaps most shocking was that the daily paper issued two articles that included no investigation, never even mentioned the $2 million cost, and blithely praised the green aspects of the arrangement. I was amazed that no one seemed to care that the county had spent $2 million apparently without going to bid. Also, one must wonder what secret meetings were held to lead up to a signed contract of this magnitude. Are we to believe Dynamis just showed up one day and it was a done deal? As for the sole provider idea, I think that is an official legal thing and it would be interesting to find out if it was done. If you do a little homework by going to http://www.adaweb.net and look at the commissioners agendas, you can see that the contract was not even part of their regular Tuesday meeting but was done at a special meeting on June 30. Keep digging Guardian. No one else in the media will cause the county manager is one of their own.