Outside Erie

The Erie Housing Authority played host to a news conference today to call attention to its opposition to the proposed tires-to-energy plant.
You can read the organization’s press release for yourselves, but I’ll pull out two quotes from Erie Housing Authority Executive Director John Horan to give a sense of how strongly the organization opposes the […]

Why would a locomotive manufacturing company that has a presence in Erie choose not to build its first manufacturing facility in Erie?
Did the locals drop the ball? Did the company, Railpower Technologies, get a sweeter deal elsewhere?
I spoke with some folks in Erie’s business community on Monday about Railpower’s decision to build a locomotive manufacturing […]

The proposed tires-to-energy plant on the former International Paper Co. site has emerged as one of the most controversial projects in recent memory.
The thought that this proposed plant would be sited in a dense neighborhood is certainly cause for worry.
And it prompted a new GlobalErie reader, Patricia Merski of Lakeside Drive, to write me a […]

The comment by former Erie County Executive Judy Lynch has sparked a great debate about whether government money should be used to front the costs of projects such as the bayfront convention center.
There is a strong sentiment that Erie will never get the bang for its buck for investing in this project.
And there are many […]

I’m still of two minds on the plan by Caletta Renewable Energy to develop a tires-to-fuel plant on Erie’s east side.
Part of me says that this company deserves the chance to prove that its project will cause no ill effects to the neighbors and to the environment before it gets chased out of Erie.
The fear-mongering […]

Check out this gallery of photos of the first shipment of biofuel from the new Lake Erie Biofuels plant at the Port of Erie.

Jim Berlin, who delivered these fantastic photos, is pushing hard to use the port much more regularly for container shipping — and he sees this week’s shipment as an excellent example of […]

Outside Erie is just one of several Erie-centered blogs that have devoted space today to Blog Action Day.
Here are some of the others:
Fellow GlobalErie blogger David VanAmburg writes a thoughtful piece on water on Think Big Erie.
Eat Your Veggies talks about simple ways to conserve during your trips to the grocery store.
Emma Steinfeld offers some […]

Today, GlobalErie.com is pleased to join more than 14,000 other bloggers worldwide who are participating in Blog Action Day.
Regular visitors here know that I’m a big advocate of making Erie a center of environmental friendly manufacturing.
Companies in Erie like GE Transportation, Lake Erie Biofuels, and Railpower Technologies are already leading the way — creating products […]

Erie has a true opportunity to position itself as a leader in the new “green economy”.
To those who have followed this blog, that’s not a new statement.
I see green industry as an area of tremendous economic growth during the next decade and beyond.
And Erie is uniquely positioned to take advantage of this trend – if […]

The Economist has an interesting piece on General Electric Co.’s “Eco-Imagination” effort, which markets the company’s efforts to sell more environmentally-friendly goods, such as Erie-made locomotives.
Here’s an excerpt (the “he” in question is General Electric chief executive Jeff Immelt:
“When I was looking at the growth potential of our businesses three years ago,” he says, “I […]