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Bioenergy Capacity Continues to Increase
– by Erin Voegele, September 26, 2014, Biomass Magazine The U.S. Energy Information Administration has released the September issue of its Electric Power Monthly report, indicating total in-service bioenergy capacity equaled 13,431.4 MW as of the close of July, up from 13,368.4 MW at the close of June. Overall, 313 MW of new bioenergy capacity was…
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20 Years, Yet EPA Still Fails to Protect Us From Polluting Incinerators
– by Phillip Ellis and Neil Gormley, October 4, 2014, Huffington Post Joe Poole Lake is a popular destination for Dallas and Fort Worth residents looking for a weekend escape to the great outdoors. Lined with barbecue grills, hiking trails and sandy beaches, the 7,400-acre lake and its wooden welcome sign invite endless opportunities to…
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Oregon Site Selected for Biofuel Plant
– by Eric Mortenson, September 19, 2014, Capital Press Red Rock Biofuels, a subsidiary of IR1 Group of Fort Collins, Colo., will use forest biomass — debris from logging or thinning operations — to produce fuel. It is one of three firms selected for the project, which is intended to produce a combined total of 100…
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Thanks to NY Biomass Incinerator, Firewood More Difficult to Find
– by Pete Creedon, October 6, 2014, Watertown Daily Times Always nice to see a company come in an offer jobs and other things that will benefit the area it serves (“ReEnergy wins huge contract at Drum,” Sept. 30). The question is, at what cost? The people this will affect in a negative way are a…
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Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Set to Drive Biomass Demand
– by David Appleyard, September 3, 2014, Cogeneration and Onsite Power Production New analysis from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) forecasts combined heat and power (CHP) and industrial heat demand are set to drive global bioenergy consumption over the coming decade and more. According to Global Bioenergy Supply and Demand projections, a working paper for REmap 2030, global biomass demand could…
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Louisiana Biorefineries Getting $161 Million Taxpayer Handout
– Ted Griggs, October 4, 2014, The Advocate Two bioenergy companies are getting a combined $161 million in federal loan guarantees or contracts that will help them develop biofuel refineries in Plaquemine and Alexandria. Cool Planet Energy Systems is getting a $91 million federal loan guarantee to produce renewable biofuel in central Louisiana from trees, forestry waste…
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Composting vs. Waste-to-Energy: The Politics Of Green Waste
– by Stephen Handley, October 3, 2014, Sustainablog In Tulsa, Oklahoma, green waste is very much on the political agenda. According to Tulsa World, the city’s trash board voted this week to pursue a plan to collect and incinerate it rather than invest in an active composting facility. Proponents of the composting plan are deeply disappointed by…
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Bulgarians Blockade Road to Protest Proposed Biomass Incinerator
– September 22, 2014, Novinite.com Residents of the southern Bulgarian city of Smolyan have staged a brief road block to oppose plans to build a biomass-fired thermal power plant. Residents of the Ustovo district of Smolyan blocked traffic along the Smolyan – Madan road for some 10 minutes on Monday, according to reports of the Bulgarian Telegraph Agency and Capital Daily. The…
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Forest Service and Collaboratives Garden Our Forests
– by George Wuerthner, September 25, 2014, The Wildlife News If the public really understood the illogic behind Forest Service polices, including those endorsed by forest collaboratives, I am certain there would be more opposition to current Forest Service policies. First, most FS timber sales lose money. They are a net loss to taxpayers. After the…
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Are Biomass Incinerators Gobbling Up Firewood?
[While we are certainly not advocating for any form of burning, including firewood, it’s interesting how the biomass industry competes with itself. -Ed.] – by Anna Simet, October 03, 2014, Biomass Magazine Last week, I blogged about the pellet availability situation in the Northeast (the “shortage” last year, what might happen this year, etc.) What I…
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