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Are Climate Claims for Burning Renewable Trees a Smokescreen?
– by Robert McClure, April 21, 2014. Source: The Tyee/Investigate West Nestled into a seaside forest on the University of British Columbia’s lands, amid a carpet of sword ferns and salal, sits a gleaming industrial facility that’s been hailed as a significant step toward a carbon-neutral future for B.C., Canada and even the world. The wood-gas…
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Ethanol Plant at Buffalo Lake, MN Cited
– April 14, 2014. Source: KDUZ/KARP St. Paul, Minn.– The ethanol plant in Buffalo Lake formerly owned by Minnesota Energy is in the process of correcting water and air quality permit violations, and must pay a $10,000 civil penalty, according to an agreement with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA). In October 2012, Renville County officials…
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A New Kind of Pipeline…for CO2?
[Pipelines aren’t just for fossil fuels anymore. -Ed.] – by Russell Hubbard, April 12, 2014. Source: Omaha World-Herald A Wyoming oil company told Nebraska ethanol producers Friday that a $1 billion carbon dioxide pipeline across the state would mean up to $50 million a year in new revenue for them. Scott Hornafius, president of Elk Petroleum,…
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