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Wood Pellet Facility Creates Dust Issue
Wood Pellet Facility Creates Dust Issue – by Linda Russell, September 3, 2013. Source: KY3 SPRINGFIELD, Mo.– Growing production at a pellet plant in Aurora means more jobs. But people who live nearby say it also means a lot more sawdust, so much that it’s hurting air quality there. MFA Oil Biomass opened the production facility on…
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European Biofuels Vote Delivers ‘Desperately Weak Compromise’
European Biofuels Vote Delivers ‘Desperately Weak Compromise’ – by Karl Mathiesen, September 11, 2013. Source: The Guardian The European parliament has delivered a “desperately weak compromise” on the future of biofuels in Europe that industry says will “curtail jobs and investment”. In a tight vote on the use of biofuels in transport fuel, the parliament approved a 6% cap on the…
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Biofuels Project Pushing Thousands of People into Hunger in Africa
Biofuels Project Pushing Thousands of People into Hunger in Africa – September 4, 2013. Source: ActionAid A biofuels project praised by the European Commission as environmentally and socially responsible is pushing thousands of people into poverty in one of the poorest countries in the world, a new ActionAid report said today. The report comes as MEPs prepare to…
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