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  • Public Weighs in on Plumas County, CA Biomass Proposal

    – by Debra Moore, April 5, 2015, Plumas County News The Sierra Institute is poised to receive $2.6 million from the California Energy Commission, but first the public will have a chance to comment on the biomass boiler that would be built near the county’s health and human services building in Quincy. The commission announced March…

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  • Company to Burn Biomass in Escanaba, Michigan Coal-Fired Plant

    – by Jenny Lancour, April 3, 2015, Escanaba Daily Press Anyone wanting to express comments on a company’s recent proposal to buy Escanaba’s power plant can attend a public hearing next week at city hall, according to city officials. A public hearing on a purchase proposal submitted by Sterling Energy Group, Inc. will be held during…

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  • Reject the Exelon Takeover of Pepco

    Energy Justice Network testified in D.C. against Exelon energy corporation’s takeover of Pepco, electric service provider to Washington, D.C. and Maryland.  This takeover is a bad deal for the District of Columbia and is not in the public interest. It would hit DC ratepayers with higher electricity bills, would undermine renewable energy and would not…

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