Environmentalists delay S.F. biodiesel plans

SFGate ^ | Friday, April 3, 2009 | Robert Selna

[Joiseydude]

Plans to build San Francisco's first biodiesel plant have been tripped up by environmentalists who argue that the city failed to consider hazards associated with converting fat into fuel.

A group of environmentalists and neighbors became concerned when the city's Planning Department concluded that Darling's new biodiesel operations required no environmental review. That decision was appealed to the Board of Supervisors.

"Once constructed, Darling's proposed biodiesel facility will cause air pollution, wastewater discharges, hazardous waste and increased truck, rail and boat traffic in a neighborhood already over-burdened with a high level of industrial activities," stated the appeal by a group called the Bayview Hunters Point Community Advocates. The advocates are represented by an environmental law clinic at Golden Gate University School of Law.

[Slapshot68]

Mega-greenies v. greenies. With any luck, they’ll wipe each other out.

[Vaduz]

Once constructed, Darling’s proposed biodiesel facility will cause air pollution, wastewater discharges, hazardous waste,dang another bad idea tree huggers seen kicking dogs.

[Buckeye McFrog]

a friend of mine is an HR Manager who received a book of resumes from a major east coast MBA school. Each and every student in there had majored in some form of “green studies”. These machinations take place no doubt as the only method of keeping such people employed.