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OSHA: Berlin, NH Biomass Contractors Put Workers At Risk
OSHA: Berlin, NH Biomass Contractors Put Workers At Risk – by Chris Jensen, October 21, 2013. Source: New Hampshire Public Radio Federal officials say six companies building a biomass plant in Berlin have put workers at risk by not following safety regulations. The Occupational Health and Safety Administration proposes fining the companies about $280,000 for thirty-one “willful, serious and…
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Questions Remain About Future of Texas Biomass Incinerator
Questions remain about future of biomass facility – by Rhonda Oaks, October 20, 2013. Source: The Lufkin News Since a judge’s ruling in May allowed an outside management company to assume control of the idled Aspen Power plant in North Lufkin, many citizens have questioned the status of the 57-megawatt facility that was intended to be the…
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UK Wood Pellet Port Catches Fire
UK Wood Pellet Port Catches Fire October 11, 2013. Source: The Shields Gazette PORT of Tyne bosses have said a riverside blaze that sparked a major fire alert is now under control.About 50 firefighters were called to the Port at around 3pm on Friday to tackle a blaze in a storage shed containing biomass pellets. A…
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