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Largest Biomass Incinerator in the World Shuts Down
Largest Biomass Incinerator in the World Shuts Down – by Jan Hromadko, July 8, 2013. Source: Euro Investor RWE AG (RWE.XE) said Monday it has abandoned plans to extend the operating life of the world’s largest biomass-fired power plant, citing poor energy demand, low power prices and a heavy debt load for forcing the German utility to…
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Burning Wood is Not the Solution to Climate Change
Burning Wood is Not the Solution to Climate Change – by Sophie Bastable, Biofuelwatch Under the guise of ‘green energy’, burning wood in power stations has become a massive growth industry in the UK, with by far the biggest demand coming from coal-fired power station operators. So far, five of them have announced plans to…
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Biofuels and Biomass Lose Favor: Investors Beware!
Biofuels and Biomass Lose Favor: Investors Beware! – by Rachel Smolker, Biofuelwatch Having spent the past eight years or so of my life fighting back against large-scale commercial and industrial bioenergy, it feels good to finally see the tides turning, albeit slowly, maybe not always for the right reasons, and perhaps too little too late.…
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End of the Road for Greenfield, MA Biomass Incinerator
END OF THE ROAD FOR GREENFIELD BIOMASS PROJECT Contact: Janet Sinclair 413-625-2886 / 413-478-4333 Concerned Citizens of Franklin County Greenfield, MA July 18, 2013 The plaintiffs appealing the Greenfield, MA Zoning Board decision to grant a Special Permit for a 47 Megawatt biomass power plant filed a request in the Franklin Superior Court to annul…
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Seneca Biomass Incinerator Requests Increase in Pollution Cap
Seneca Biomass Incinerator Requests Increase in Pollution Cap – by Diane Dietz, July 17, 2013. Source: The Register-Guard The owners of a 2½-year-old electricity plant fueled with logging scraps have struggled to meet clean air standards since the facility began operations on the outskirts of Eugene and are asking regulators for a little more leeway to pollute. …
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Court Rejects EPA Rule that Deferred Carbon Standards for Biomass Industry
Court Rejects EPA Rule that Deferred Carbon Standards for Biomass Industry – by Jeremy P. Jacobs and Jean Chemnick, July 12, 2013. Source: Environment and Energy Daily A three-judge panel scrapped a U.S. EPA rule today that had given biomass-burning facilities a pass on compliance with federal greenhouse gas emission standards. The U.S. Court of Appeals for…
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Biomass Opponents Take on Congress
Biomass Opponents Take on Congress Eighty-five organizations from twenty-six states (and counting) have signed on to a letter to U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, insisting that the Senator protect Americans from harmful air pollution by ending his support for biomass incineration. The letter, written by…
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Energy Justice Network Pushes for Clean Air in Allentown, PA
Energy Justice Network Pushes for Clean Air in Allentown, PA June 18, 2013. Source: Colin McEvoy, The Express Times A clean air bill proposed by opponents of the planned Allentown waste-to-energy plant may be at odds with state law. The city released a copy of a letter today from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection arguing…
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Tree plantations and bioenergy with carbon capture: far from “safe” geoengineering
Tree plantations and bioenergy with carbon capture: far from “safe” geoengineering J June 11, 2013. Source: Almuth Ernsting, Hands Off Mother Earth. Amongst geoengineering methods, ‘afforestation’, Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS) and biochar are commonly promoted as ‘safe’, benign’ or ‘soft’ options – unlike, say, shooting sulphur particles into the stratosphere. According to a 2011…
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Trafford, UK Council Plans Biomass Incinerator Appeal
Trafford, UK Council Plans Biomass Incinerator Appeal May 31, 2013. Source: BBC News A government inquiry was held into Peel Energy’s plans for a £70m plant in Davyhulme after Trafford Council and hundreds of residents objected. An inspector said health fears were outweighed by the plant’s benefits. Councillors said they believed they had reasonable grounds for…
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