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Consultants, Presentations, Politicians, Funding, and Construction

WGTB logo PNG 112x89 Post 21 in a series. When Green Turns Brown is an examination of a small town’s digester-energy project, in which Whitewater, Wisconsin would import other cities’ waste, claiming that the result would be both profitable and green.

Sometimes a proposal, with its attendant consultants, presentations, supportive politicians, taxpayer funding, and construction plans takes on an air of infallibility. How, after all, could a self-assured cadre, with PowerPoint presentations and glib answers, possibly make a mistake?

The consultants, presenters, supportive politicians, all of them taxpayer-funded, and the construction firm behind a Dane County digester were once unquestioningly confident of their own project. Yet, here they are now:

Report: Dane County manure digester a ‘huge fiasco.’

State-financed manure digester plagued by spills, explosion: Company not sure if it wants to stick with Dane County project.

Hubris is no substitute for critical evaluation.

WHEN GREEN TURNS BROWN: Mondays @ 10 AM, here on FREE WHITEWATER.

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Sue
9 years ago

It’s not enough for them to sell this thing without considering all the possibilities.It really is just a sales job.Maybe someone should should ask who is really behind this?

Ayn Rand
9 years ago

I’ll bet they started out saying said their project was the greatest thing in the world.

The Phantom Stranger
9 years ago

Worry about Enbridge? What about Whitewater becoming the toilet of SE Wisconsin? Just what we need is more sh** !?