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Yet Another Fire at Wood Pellet Facility
Fire Damages Ernst Biomass Pellet Plant November 11, 2013, Source: Bioenergy Insight Ernst Biomass’ pellet plant in New Jersey, US has been damaged after a fire broke out on 9 November. The incident is reported to have caused $50,000 (€37,330) worth of damage to equipment such as the facility’s conveyor system. Nobody was injured but production at…
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One Woman’s Fight to Clean Up Nuclear Waste
Waste Land: One Town’s Atomic Legacy: A $500 Million CleanupQuarter-Century Crusade to Force Government Cleanup of Radioactive Contamination By John R. EmshwillerNov. 21, 2013 11:22 p.m. ET APOLLO, Pa.—For Patty Ameno, it is a Kodak moment from childhood that stirs many memories. She is 8 years old, dressed up for Easter in her family home’s…
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Forests Could Face Threat from Biomass Power “Gold Rush”
Forests Could Face Threat from Biomass Power “Gold Rush” – by Jamie Doward, The Observer Britain’s new generation of biomass power stations will have to source millions of tonnes of wood from thousands of miles away if they are to operate near to their full capacity, raising questions about the claims made for the sustainability of…
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