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It sounds perfect. Turn garbage into energy.
Proposals for new or expanded waste-to-energy (WTE) incinerators, which combust trash (i.e. municipal solid waste) to generate electricity and produce steam to heat buildings, are all the rage these days. There's just one problem in this alternative energy; studies show they emit higher rates of lead, mercury, nitrogen oxides and carbon monoxide than the coal-fired plants we are told to hate.
We're already losing billions in taxpayer money on wasteful solar company placebos, let's not add hundreds of millions for these incinerators as well.
Waste-To-Energy: Dirtying Maryland’s Air by Seeking a Quick Fix on Renewable Energy? from EnvironmentalIntegrity.org
