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Energy Justice Network Pushes for Clean Air in Allentown, PA
Energy Justice Network Pushes for Clean Air in Allentown, PA June 18, 2013. Source: Colin McEvoy, The Express Times A clean air bill proposed by opponents of the planned Allentown waste-to-energy plant may be at odds with state law. The city released a copy of a letter today from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection arguing…
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Tree plantations and bioenergy with carbon capture: far from “safe” geoengineering
Tree plantations and bioenergy with carbon capture: far from “safe” geoengineering J June 11, 2013. Source: Almuth Ernsting, Hands Off Mother Earth. Amongst geoengineering methods, ‘afforestation’, Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS) and biochar are commonly promoted as ‘safe’, benign’ or ‘soft’ options – unlike, say, shooting sulphur particles into the stratosphere. According to a 2011…
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Trafford, UK Council Plans Biomass Incinerator Appeal
Trafford, UK Council Plans Biomass Incinerator Appeal May 31, 2013. Source: BBC News A government inquiry was held into Peel Energy’s plans for a £70m plant in Davyhulme after Trafford Council and hundreds of residents objected. An inspector said health fears were outweighed by the plant’s benefits. Councillors said they believed they had reasonable grounds for…
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