My understanding from earlier this year was that Hyperion would approximately double South Dakota's GHG contribution, on the order of millions, not billions of tons. I suspect a typo in the article. There are many good reasons to oppose Hyperion. I've seen some attention to toxic air pollutants, but no actual data, modeling, or predictions of these 187 chemicals. Many are carcinogenic, have effects on asthma and other respiratory conditions, & damage the environment such as through acidification of rain and soils. If the plant could capture its methane and cycle it back into energy production, that would be a small step in the right direction. Leland Searles Air Quality Program Director Iowa Environmental Council 521 E. Locust St., Suite 220 Des Moines, Iowa 50309 515-244-1194 ext. 204 www.iaenvironment.org www.facebook.com/Iowa.Environmental.Council About the Iowa Environmental Council: The Iowa Environmental Council actively works in public policy to provide a safe, healthy environment for all Iowans. We focus on public education and coalition building to give Iowans a voice on issues that affect their quality of life. For more information contact the Iowa Environmental Council or visit www.iaenvironment.org. Please do not print this email unless it is absolutely necessary. Spread environmental awareness. -----Original Message----- From: Iowa Discussion, Alerts and Announcements [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of gerald neff Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2010 5:58 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Hyperion refinery admits methane miscalculation Could the figure of 16.9 BILLION tons of greenhouse gas emissions annually be correct? Hyperion must be stopped. Jerry ----- Original Message ----- From: Jim Redmond <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Sent: Thu, 16 Dec 2010 10:48:18 -0600 (CST) Subject: Hyperion refinery admits methane miscalculation Friends, Didn't want you to miss this. story is in attached document or at Argus Leader website. http://www.argusleader.com/article/20101216/NEWS/12160317 Here is the story that appeared in the Sioux Falls Argus Leader about Hyperion's miscalculation on methane. Now the engineers admit twice as much methane will be emitted because of the coking process on tar sands/bitumen. Remember that Sierra Club in its lawsuit has maintained that Hyperion is missing tons of toxic emissions by ignoring the effects of flaring and other processes. As one person who commented on the story said: the lack of experience at the Dept of Environment Natural Resources and at the Hyperion end is beginning to show. What is just as important is the description of next steps in the process. The water permit will be a key step in opposition. Public comments on each of the permits will occur. Another concern is that the Department of Environment and Natural Resources is posting news, but it seems difficult to find. Anyone find the DENR website with the methane announcement? Jim Redmond - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To unsubscribe from the IOWA-TOPICS list, send any message to: [log in to unmask] Check out our Listserv Lists support site for more information: http://www.sierraclub.org/lists/faq.asp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To unsubscribe from the IOWA-TOPICS list, send any message to: [log in to unmask] Check out our Listserv Lists support site for more information: http://www.sierraclub.org/lists/faq.asp