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Biomass Company Owes Lawrence County, Ohio Back Taxes
– Benita Heath, April 8, 2015, Ironton Tribune Two months after Biomass owner Mark Harris paid off two-thirds of the back taxes he owed on property at The Point industrial park, he has yet to pay any of the first half taxes for 2014. Those taxes, due on March 6, total $5,193.49 on all six parcels,…
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Study: Biofuel Crops Replacing Grasslands, Contributing to CO2 Emissions
– April 4, 2015, Grand Island Independent A new study from University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers show that crops, including the corn and soybeans used for biofuels, expanded onto 7 million acres of new land in the U.S. over a recent four-year period, replacing millions of acres of grasslands. The study — from UW-Madison graduate student Tyler…
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Fire at Biomass Power Facility in Thailand
– April 8, 2015, Bangkok Post A biomass power plant with large piles of palm kernel shells used for fuel caught fire in Khao Phanom district of Krabi early Wednesday morning, and damage was estimated at 100 million baht. The fire at Saraff Energies Co started about 1.30am. The plant was temporarily closed for maintenance. It first…
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