South Oroville is Not a Sacrifice Zone
Stop the biomass gasification plant on the dioxin-infested POPI site.
Protect our air, our families, and our future.
“Biomass is dirtier than coal.”
— Sierra Club.
“Biomass is the most expensive way to make cheap energy.”
— Thor Bailey
“This is personal and I will be watching.”
— D.A. Mike Ramsey
A Health Crisis
Butte County ranks #1 in California for pancreatic cancer. South Oroville (Zip 95965) sits in a documented cancer cluster. We cannot afford to add new toxins to our air.
Despite the “green” branding, biomass is more climate-polluting at the smokestack than coal. We refuse to wait 100 years for trees to regrow while we breathe the smoke today.
Why is it Dangerous?
The proposed site at 3050 S. 5th Avenue is “infested with dioxins” (D.A. Mike Ramsey). Disturbing this soil unearths 40 years of illegal ash dumping and toxic fires.
This location is within 1 mile to Feather River, residential housing, schools and churches, making this a toxic disaster waiting to happen:
