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Biomass Energy: Dirty and Unsustainable
Biomass Energy: Dirty and Unsustainable – by Ron Zeller President Obama’s continuing “all-out, all-in, all-of-the-above” energy strategy still supports biomass energy development despite its increasingly obvious problems, numerous abandoned facilities, and public rejection. An asserted need to reduce America’s reliance on imported oil is frequently cited in arguments made for funding projects which are otherwise…
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Cellulosic Ethanol: A Bio-Fool’s Errand?
Cellulosic Ethanol: A Bio-Fool’s Errand? The good news is that the cellulosic ethanol industry—turning trees and woody plants into liquid fuels—has yet to take off. And without an endless stream of taxpayer handouts to develop this polluting and environmentally destructive energy source, it probably never will. Under the guise of taking action on climate change,…
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VICTORY against Maryland’s “Waste Portfolio Standard” — the Latest Creative Way to Prop Up Incinerators
– by Mike Ewall What does an incinerator industry do when they can’t compete? Change the rules. Biomass and trash incinerators are the most expensive way to make energy, and trash incineration costs more than directly landfilling the waste. These industries survive to the extent that they can change the rules to get monopoly waste contracts, become ‘renewable’ energy…
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