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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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Biomass Moratorium for Brevard County, North Carolina
Biomass Moratorium for Brevard County, North Carolina – by Kimberly King, August 2, 2013. Source: WLOS Monday night at the Brevard county courthouse the gallery broke in in raucous applause after Transylvania Commissioners voted for a one-year moratorium that effectively stopped plans for a Biomass plant on private property in Penrose at the airport. “They listened to…
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