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Bulgarians Blockade Road to Protest Proposed Biomass Incinerator
– September 22, 2014, Novinite.com Residents of the southern Bulgarian city of Smolyan have staged a brief road block to oppose plans to build a biomass-fired thermal power plant. Residents of the Ustovo district of Smolyan blocked traffic along the Smolyan – Madan road for some 10 minutes on Monday, according to reports of the Bulgarian Telegraph Agency and Capital Daily. The…
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Forest Service and Collaboratives Garden Our Forests
– by George Wuerthner, September 25, 2014, The Wildlife News If the public really understood the illogic behind Forest Service polices, including those endorsed by forest collaboratives, I am certain there would be more opposition to current Forest Service policies. First, most FS timber sales lose money. They are a net loss to taxpayers. After the…
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Are Biomass Incinerators Gobbling Up Firewood?
[While we are certainly not advocating for any form of burning, including firewood, it’s interesting how the biomass industry competes with itself. -Ed.] – by Anna Simet, October 03, 2014, Biomass Magazine Last week, I blogged about the pellet availability situation in the Northeast (the “shortage” last year, what might happen this year, etc.) What I…
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