Category: Blog entry
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Lawsuits Likely as EPA Declares US Ethanol Blend Wall a ‘Reality’
Lawsuits Likely as EPA Declares US Ethanol Blend Wall a ‘Reality’ – by Cezary Podkul, October 11, 2013. Source: Reuters With two words, the U.S. environment regulator may be handing oil refiners the biggest win of a long battle to beat back the seemingly inexorable rise of ethanol fuel. In a leaked proposal that would significantly scale…
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Report on Genetically Engineered “Factory” Trees
Genetically Engineered “Factory Trees”: Sustainable Way Forward or Dangerous Diversion? -by Center for Food Safety Center for Food Safety (CFS) is pleased to offer a new report, Genetically Engineered Trees: The New Frontier of Biotechnology, which explores potential ecological and socioeconomic hazards of genetically engineered (GE) trees. As you may know, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is considering…
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Protecting Land From Gas Companies
-by Dough Pflugh Supreme Court Preserves Victory Over Oil/Gas Development It is rewarding to successfully wrap-up a case. This can be especially true when our work protects special places, preserving them for future generations. It is a pleasure to be able to point at a map and say, “Those are the places that were saved.”…
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Biomass Incinerator Noise a Nightmare to Neighbors
Biomass Incinerator Noise a Nightmare to Neighbors A “continuous roar.” Jet planes “revving” up for takeoff. Being on an “aircraft carrier during operations.” That’s how neighbors of the Gainesville Renewable Energy Center (GREC) describe the noise coming from the 100 megawatt biomass incinerator’s initial test runs. Air pollution, climate disruption, forest degradation, and water consumption are the…
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Victims of the Biomass Plant
Victims of the Biomass Plant – by Judy Hooker The city of Gainesville government isn’t the intelligent, forward thinking group I would have imagined. Is it somehow cool to victimize an otherwise beautiful community for financial gain? People and wildlife alike will pay a huge price for your callous actions. I am speaking of the…
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OSHA: Berlin, NH Biomass Contractors Put Workers At Risk
OSHA: Berlin, NH Biomass Contractors Put Workers At Risk – by Chris Jensen, October 21, 2013. Source: New Hampshire Public Radio Federal officials say six companies building a biomass plant in Berlin have put workers at risk by not following safety regulations. The Occupational Health and Safety Administration proposes fining the companies about $280,000 for thirty-one “willful, serious and…
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Questions Remain About Future of Texas Biomass Incinerator
Questions remain about future of biomass facility – by Rhonda Oaks, October 20, 2013. Source: The Lufkin News Since a judge’s ruling in May allowed an outside management company to assume control of the idled Aspen Power plant in North Lufkin, many citizens have questioned the status of the 57-megawatt facility that was intended to be the…
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UK Wood Pellet Port Catches Fire
UK Wood Pellet Port Catches Fire October 11, 2013. Source: The Shields Gazette PORT of Tyne bosses have said a riverside blaze that sparked a major fire alert is now under control.About 50 firefighters were called to the Port at around 3pm on Friday to tackle a blaze in a storage shed containing biomass pellets. A…
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Biomass Energy Takes Share of $7 Billion in U.S. Army Contracts
Biomass energy takes share of $7 billion in U.S. Army contracts – by Anna Simet, September 24, 2013. Source: Biomass Magazine Out of 52 bids submitted to acquire a share of $7 billion in energy contracts offered by the U.S. Army, 13 biomass companies have been selected. Contract awardees include Acciona Energy North America Corp., Chicago, Ill.;…
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Fire Erupts at Missouri Wood Pellet Facility
Fire erupts at the MFA Biomass plant in Aurora – by Paula Morehouse, October 13, 2013. Source: KY3 Biomass plant in Aurora The state fire marshal is investigating a fire on Sunday at the MFA Biomass plant in Aurora, Missouri. The owner told KY3 News no one was hurt in the fire. The facility was…
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