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Ethanol News
Nov 8 - All quiet on the ethanol plant front - Oshawa Express (Zochodne)
Nov 2 - Building the waterfront piece by piece - Oshawa Express (Cole)
Oct 19 - Canada Port Authority imminent - Oshawa Express (Cole)
Sept 20 - Flaherty: Ethanol plant between City and Harbour - Oshawa Express (Zochodne)
Aug 17 - Mayor: Campaign far from over for proposed ethanol refinery - Oshawa Express (Cole)
Aug 15 - Oshawa submits a compelling case - City of Oshawa
Aug 10 - Harbour Commission weighs in on ethanol plant - Oshawa Express (Cole)
July 29 - Two more weeks to comment on Oshawa ethanol plant - Metroland (Follert)
July 14 - Oshawa mayor asks Prince Charles for help - Metroland (Vhynak)
July 13 - Oshawa says no to ethanol plant, Brock Township says yes- Metroland (Hatherly)
July 12 - Oshawa council throws more curveballs at ethanol proposal - Metroland
July 7 - Public has until July 28 to comment on Oshawa ethanol plant - Metroland
June 30 - Oshawa takes fight against ethanol plant to harbour - Metroland
June 1 - Ottawa says there was delay in sending Oshawa ethanol letter - Metroland
May 27 - Oshawa ethanol project still in the running for federal funding - Metroland (Follert)
Feb 25 - No shortage of ideas for Oshawa waterfront - Metroland (Follert)
2010
Oct 14 - Crowd turns out to ask questions about Oshawa waterfront - Metroland (Follert)
Oct 5 - New activity on Oshawa ethanol project sparks concern - Metroland (Follert)
Sept 29 - Feds plan to 'cap' contamination at Oshawa's west wharf - Metroland (Follert)
July 24 - Stakeholders react to Oshawa waterfront deal - Metroland (Follert)
July 19 - Landmark waterfront deal includes wins and losses for Oshawa - Metroland (Follert)
July 16 - Oshawa, Feds make a deal on harbour lands - Metroland
July 16 - Oshawa Harbour Commission Federal Government media release
July 16 - Moving Forward at the Oshawa Harbour (information pamphlet)
July 16 - Harbour PowerPoint Presentation
July 13 - Oshawa harbour deal goes public Friday - Metroland (Follert)
July 9 - Oshawa harbour deal public meeting July 16 - Metroland
July 9 - No rush needed in Port Hope harbour acquisition - Northumberland News Editorial
June 29 - Details of top secret Oshawa waterfront deal to go public in July - Metroland (Follert)
April 23 - Oshawa must live up to agreement on Harbour lands - Metroland Editorial
April 22 - Oshawa approves confidential harbour deal with feds - Metroland (Mancini)
April 20 - No decision on Oshawa harbour settlement - Metroland (Mancini)
April 15 - Oshawa council wants public meeting on private harbour deal - Metroland (Mancini)
April 14 - Council debates issue of harbour secrecy - Oshawa Express (Cole)
April 12 - Top hat ceremony launches Oshawa port - Toronto Sun (Doucette)
April 9 - Oshawa council holds private meeting about harbour offer Metroland (Mancini)
Mar 26 - Oshawa committee votes to pay cost of testing at harbour - Metroland (Mancini)
Jan 20 - Oshawa ethanol application withdrawn - Metroland (Follert)
Jan 13 - Public has more time to weigh in on Oshawa ethanol application - Metroland (Follert)
2009
Dec 24 - Stakeholders mum on Oshawa harbour deal - Metroland (Follert)
Dec 22 - Landmark harbour deal for for Oshawa - Metroland (Follert)
Nov 12 - Environmental group questions activity at Oshawa waterfront - Metroland (Follert)
Sept 23 - FarmTech: Port "should not become a sleepy marina" - Oshawa Express
Sept 16 - FarmTech 'repackaging' ethanol application - Metroland (Follert)
Sept 15 - Friends of Second Marsh welcome withdrawal of application for ethanol facility in Oshawa
June 9 - Oshawa port users thrilled with port authority plan - Metroland (Follert)
June 8 - Baird facing allegations over Port Authority appointments - Toronto Star (CP)
May 26 - Oshawa mayor questions how port authority will impact ethanol issue - Metroland (Follert)
May 22 - Ottawa decides to retain ownership of Oshawa harbour - Metroland (Follert)
April 16 - Mayor calls council colleagues "stooges" - Metroland (Follert)
April 9 - Time to work together for Oshawa - Oshawa This Week Editorial
April 8 - Feds announce $9.2 million to clean up Oshawa harbour - Metroland (Follert)
Mar 27 - Oshawa councillors question ethanol economic study - Metroland (Follert)
Mar 13 - Pride, personalities, politics - Metroland (Follert)
Feb 18 - Oshawa seeing green over Port Perry's waterfront cash - Metroland (Follert)
Jan 5 - Council gears up for a busy 2009 - Metroland (Follert)
2008
Nov 4 - Friends of the Second Marsh gets legal in ethanol fight - Metroland (Follert)
Oct 24 - Mayor offers to bring Oshawa's ethanol plant to Brock - Metroland (Follert)
Oct 23 - After all the talk, ethanol plant could go to Brock - Metroland (Follert)
Oct 7 - Tories refuse to answer City's questions on waterfront - Metroland (Follert)
Oct 2 - Farmland or housing? - Metroland (Mancini)
Oct 1 - City wants straight answers from candidates on waterfront - Metroland (Follert)
Sept 30 - FarmTech PR company tries to block petition from residents - Metroland (Follert)
Sept 19 - Four candidates, one consensus: no ethanol plant - Metroland (Follert)
Sept 9 - PR firms jump into ethanol plant debate - Metroland (Follert)
Sept 3 - Politicians get between FarmTech and MOE - Metroland (Follert)
Sept 2 - Port lands should go to Oshawa: Crombie - Metroland (Follert)
Sept 2 - Oshawa Waterfront Action Committee Media Release
Aug 27 - Why are gas prices so high? - Toronto Star (Hamilton)
Aug 26 - Mayor expects Crombie Report by Oct. 18 - Metroland
Aug 20 - Clock ticking for public to weigh in on ethanol application - Metroland
July 30 - Corn-based ethanol: The negatives outweigh the positives - Globe and Mail
July 26 - Ethanol plant yes, but not at the waterfront - Metroland Editorial
July 24 - Mayor deserves credit for pushing for Crombie Report - Metroland Editorial
July 21 - Mayor files FOI request to get Crombie report - Metroland
July 18-25 - Fuelling Change: 4 part Ethanol series (Metroland)
July 11 - Farm groups query preem - Toronto Sun
July 10 - Ethanol outlook bumpy - Toronto Sun
July 10 - Harper: Biofuels likely a small factor in rising food costs - Toronto Sun
July 9 - McGuinty backtracks on ethanol promise - Toronto Star
July 7 - Edmonton to Host Industrial-scale Waste-to-Ethanol Plant - EP News
July 5 - Biofuels ‘have pushed food prices up 75%’ - The Herald (UK)
July 5 - World Bank report fuels debate on ethanol effects - Toronto Sun
July 3 - Ethanol policies misguided, CD Howe says - National Post
June 29 - Ill-conceived rush to ethanol - Toronto Star
June 25 - Councillors scope out Sarnia ethanol plant - Metroland
June 18 - Effects of ethanol plant to be studied - Oshawa Express
June 17 - Mayor vows to fight waterfront ethanol plant - Metroland News
June 02 - Have your say on proposed lakefront Ethanol plant - Metroland Durham
May 30 - Petition submitted to council over Ethanol Plant (Collingwood) - Simcoe News
April 10 - Economic officer resigns from co-op board linked to ethanol plant - Metroland Durham
Mar 16 - Ethanol craze raises concerns - Metroland Business
Mar 12 - Still waiting for Crombie report, ethanol plant moves forward - Metroland Oshawa
Feb 26 - Ethanol carries a little-recognized risk - Toronto Sun
Feb 1 - Have your say on waterfront ethanol plant - Metroland Oshawa
2007
Nov 3 - Manufacturers demand action on green fuel infrastructure - Metroland Industry
Sep 14 - Harbour rail spur approved - Metroland Oshawa
Sep 12 - David Crombie appointed to mediate waterfront woes - Metroland Oshawa
Sep 11 - Crombie to steer future of Port Oshawa, waterfront development - Metroland News
July 26 - Sid Ryan calls for summit on waterfront - Metroland Oshawa
July 20 - Ethanol plant proposed for Oshawa Port - Metroland Oshawa
Mar 20 - Agriculture to see some relief - Metroland Durham
Earlier
Oct 19, 2006 - Chow demands release of port authority report - Toronto Star (Campion-Smith)
April 6, 2006 - Politicians mum after secret harbour meeting - Metroland (Follert)
Aug 19/02 - Shoreline projects on hold as Ottawa drags its feet - Toronto Star
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