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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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Boardman, Oregon Coal Plant Mulls Biomass
– by George Plaven, April 6, 2015, EO Media Group As a potential source of renewable energy, giant cane could be the answer to saving Portland General Electric’s coal-fired power plant in Boardman long after the facility quits using coal by 2020. On the other hand, as an invasive species, giant cane could spread wild across…
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