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Maryland Dumps Incineration
– by Mike Ewall, Energy Justice Network VICTORY!! For a second year in a row, pro-incinerator legislation in Maryland was defeated. This stealthy legislation was written by Covanta (the nation’s largest trash incineration company) and would put Maryland on the path to burning nearly all of the waste that isn’t recycled. The legislation takes the Renewable Portfolio…
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EPA Begins to Address Biomass Emissions in Permits Following Court Decision
– by Andrew Childers, March 28, 2014. Source: Environment Reporter The Environmental Appeals Board partially remanded an air pollution permit for a waste-to-energy facility in Puerto Rico after it failed to account for greenhouse gas emissions from biomass. The Energy Answers Arecibo LLC permit is one of the first to address emissions from biomass in the wake of…
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Vermont: The Little State that Could?
– by Rachel Smolker, Biofuelwatch nosagbigsign I am fortunate to live in the tiny state of Vermont, a state that has boldly led the way on so many issues it’s hard to list them all. We were the first to pass same-sex marriage and to take serious steps to make health care accessible to all.…
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