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$355,375 Grant to Install Biomass Heating in Massachusetts Elementary Schools
– Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, May 5, 2015, Biomass Magazine The administration of Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker and Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito has announced grant funding for Heath Elementary School in Heath and the Hawlemont Elementary School in Charlemont to convert to highly efficient biomass boilers from their existing oil heating systems.…
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Solar Generation May Sideline Biomass Heating
[Note: this article is written by long-time wood stove cheerleader, John Ackerly. It’s nice to see him admitting that his wood-burning dreams are about to be dashed by solar power. Energy Justice does not support combustion sources for heating, since non-burn alternatives exist, and since there are many pollution and health problems relating to wood stoves.]…
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Media Disinformation on Biomass
– by Chris Matera, Massachusetts Forest Watch Some people might call it a media failure that tree-fueled biomass energy, one of the dirtiest, most carbon-intensive forms of energy that exists, has a “clean” and “green” reputation with much of the public. It is not a media failure, it is a media success when we acknowledge that…
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