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April 9, 2005
AZ STAR OPINION: DON'T SIGN INCINERATOR AGREEMENT
Desert Whispers
Brief observations from a Southern Arizona perspective
Cochise County should check out risky technology
Cochise County officials should wait before signing any dotted lines with a company that says it can turn trash into energy. The company, Global Energy Resources, says it wants to spend $50 million on a plant that will use heat to convert garbage into electricity, clean-burning fuels and water.
The problems are: The technology is untested, the company is not yet a year old, and its former CEO was tangled in legal troubles for a time with the state of California. Charges were later dropped.
None of those is a minor issue. As attractive as the offer might be, it's advisable to wait and learn more about the company and the technology before making a commitment of this size.
