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U.S. Added 254 Megawatts of Biomass Energy in 2014
– by Erin Voegele, February 6, 2015 Biomass Magazine The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s Office of Energy Projects has released the December edition of its Energy Infrastructure Update, reporting the U.S. added 254 MW of biomass energy capacity last year. In December, the U.S. added five biomass generating units with a combined capacity of 23 MW.…
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Exploiting Private Forests for Bioenergy
– by Roy Keene The debate over a single wood powered electrical generator in Eugene has been myopically focused on just one project and one proposed fuel source. Supporters for Seneca Sawmill Co.’s proposed power plant have yet to publicly mention that slash could be replaced with chipped trees as fuel prices rise, or that…
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What a 20-year Biomass Battle Tells Us About Environmental Justice Policy
– by Brentin Mock, February 24, 2015, Grist It’s well-established that the Environmental Protection Agency has been quite flaccid when it comes to enforcing civil rights issues. The online news outlet E&E recently took the time to remind us how bad it is last week, reporting from Flint, Mich., where environmental justice complaints about a biomass energy plant built…
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