An avowed opponent of biomass energy plants, such as the one proposed near the Clark County Courthouse, Duff Badgley of Seattle had this advice for local activists Sunday: “Where we’ve been successful is where we have taken off the gloves.”

So it was no surprise he titled his talk, “Poison: Lethal Incinerator in Downtown Vancouver.” In a two-hour session organized by leaders of the Hough Neighborhood Association, he outlined his opposition to biomass plants and presented tips for those who would like to defeat it. As reported in The Columbian , Badgley told a crowd of about 30 people gathered at the Pop Culture soda shop that biomass plants carry a heavy price in terms of the air pollution from particulates, carbon dioxide and other emissions.