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US Forest Service Moves to Start Clearcutting in Rim Fire Area
– by Chad Hanson, August 28, 2014, Earth Island Journal [How much of the forests that experienced the Rim Fire will be feeding biomass incinerators? -Ed.] The US Forest Service issued a draft decision yesterday for a massive post-fire logging project in the Stanislaus National Forest portion of the 2013 California Rim Fire, which covered 257,171 acres…
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Springfield, MA City Council Votes to Appeal Biomass Permit Ruling
– by Ryan Trowbridge, September 10, 2014, WGGB Wednesday night, the Springfield City Council took up the contentious issue of a planned biomass incinerator in the city. Opponents claim the plant would only add more pollution to an already polluted city, but the state just ruled Springfield does not have the authority to stop its development.…
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Biomass Causes Problematic Emissions Too
– by Richard Ball, August 31, 2014, The Washington Post The Post’s Aug. 28 editorial “An answer to global warming” made good points about a carbon tax. However, a serious problem that was not mentioned is how to deal with adverse impacts from biomass energy sources, such as burning wood in power plants. Most proposed carbon control…
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