United States and Canada
In the U.S. and Canada, GAIA is supporting local campaigns against the construction of new
waste incinerators, the expansion of older facilities, and the adoption
of incentives for these polluting technologies at the state and
national levels. Learn more.
In the Spotlight
Incinerators: Myths vs. Facts
In recent years, the incinerator industry has tried to expand their sector by marketing their facilities as “Waste to Energy” (WTE), using misleading claims of “reducing climate pollution”, and being a “clean energy source”. This document dispels some of the most common myths about incinerators with real facts.
Environmentalists march in protest of Detroit incinerator
by Christine Ferretti, The Detroit News
June 26th, 2010
by Christine Ferretti, The Detroit News
June 26th, 2010
Close to a thousand of Detroit residents as well as local and national environmental advocates assembled this morning for a peaceful march near Detroit's incinerator to urge city leaders to put an end to "dirty energy" and go green.
USA: Action to End Detroit's Wasteful Incinerator
Frontline Communities and Teamsters Demand Clean Air, Good Jobs and Justice
Detroit, Michigan, U.S., June 27, 2010 – Environmental justice advocates from across the U.S., the Teamsters Union, and neighborhood residents marched together this morning to the world’s largest waste incinerator to demand its closure. Representatives of Detroit’s pollution-impacted communities and their allies from across the country united to press the city’s Mayor for a just transition from burning waste to building resiliency in the face of ill-health, a crumbling economy, and the global climate crisis.
Saturday Action Aims to End Detroit’s Wasteful Incineration in Favor of Clean Energy, Jobs
Teamsters, environmental justice groups demand smarter, cleaner options
Wilderness Committee Releases Anti-Incineration Video
Marketwire
June 22nd, 2010
Marketwire
June 22nd, 2010
The Wilderness Committee has launched a viral video decrying Metro Vancouver's proposal to build a new garbage incinerator as part of the proposed regional waste management plan.
Annie Leonard: 'computers are great, but do they have to have neurotoxins in them?'
by Laura Sevier, Ecologist
June 15th, 2010
by Laura Sevier, Ecologist
June 15th, 2010
The waste warrior behind the You Tube hit and now book 'The Story of Stuff', on banning children's advertising, making manufacturers responsible for waste and shifting our values
