Northwest Florida Renewable Energy Center NWFREC Port St' Joe, Florida

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Northwest FloridaRenewable Energy
Center(NWFREC) Port St. Joe, Florida
A presentation for The Coastal Community
Association by Peter Chanin, Biomass Gas
Electric
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• Truth and Facts
• Biomass Renewable Energy Plants Are Safe
• The electricity produced will be carbon neutral
• All emissions are within governmental guidelines
  for a healthy living environment
• The plant provides for a sustainable environment

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Gulf County Port St. Joe Benefits

• How will the new BGE project benefit Gulf County
  Port St. Joe?
• Development of 1st GREEN energy project within
  the area
• Decreasing Gulf County Port St. Joes carbon
  footprint
• Clean, affordable electricity
• New Employment for city and county residents
• Represents a new 200,000,000 asset in the
  city
• Further green development magnet for the area
  
• Carbon Sequestration Closed loop carbon sink
  
• Sustainable Farming

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NWFREC Site Location
Surrounding Area
Immediate Vicinity
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McNeil Biomass PlantBurlington, VT

• Burlington was named Americas healthiest city in
  2008 by the CDC in Atlanta.

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Florida DEP and Federal EPA

• The Florida DEP is the agency in state
  government for environmental management and
  stewardship. It is responsible for protecting our
  air, water, and land. Floridas environmental
  priorities include restoring Americas
  Everglades, improving air quality, restoring and
  protecting the water quality in our springs,
  lakes, rivers and coastal waters, conserving
  environmentally-sensitive lands and providing
  citizens and visitors with recreational
  opportunities, now and in the future. 1
• The United States Environmental Protection
  Agency leads the nation's environmental science,
  research, education and assessment efforts. The
  mission of the Environmental Protection Agency is
  to protect human health and the environment.
  Since 1970, EPA has been working for a cleaner,
  healthier environment for the American people.
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• 1 Source Florida DEP website 2 Source
  US EPA website

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Neighborhood Concerns

• As a resident of Gulf County Port St. Joe
• YOU will NOT
• SEE
• HEAR
• SMELL
• This energy facility

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Biomass Gas Electric Contact Info

• For additional information on BGE
• go to www.biggreenenergy.com
• [phone]