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Facts Needed on Penrose, NC Biomass Proposal
– by Rick and Jeannie Falknor Transylvania County residents deserve all the facts about the proposed biofuel plant at the airport site in Penrose [North Carolina], especially the negative impacts such a business can have on our county. First, biomass power generation is a dirty industry. According to a Wall Street Journal-cited study conducted in early…
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Report: Tree Plantations in the South to Generate Energy in the North
Report: Tree Plantations in the South to Generate Energy in the North -by Rachel Smolker It is always helpful to hear the perspective of people in the “global south,” especially when it is their land in the tropics that is so often targeted as a source of biomass energy for the “north.” World Rainforest Movement (WRM) has…
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An Anti-Biomass Movement Beyond Borders
– Energy Justice Network [graphic: Steve Adams Illustration] The grassroots biomass resistance has come a long way over the years and it’s growing stronger every day. A mere five years ago few people even questioned the logic of classifying polluting biomass energy alongside smokestack-free energy sources like solar and wind. Most environmental groups hailed bioenergy as…
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