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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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Huge Biomass Incinerator Gets Go-ahead in Scotland
Huge Biomass Incinerator Gets Go-ahead in Scotland June 3, 2013. Source: The Herald Scotland Scotland’s largest combined heat and power biomass plant has been given the go-ahead by the Scottish Government. Planning consent was granted for the £465 million development which, when finished, should have the capacity to continuously heat the equivalent of 1,000 Olympic-sized swimming…
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