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Huge Biomass Incinerator Gets Go-ahead in Scotland
Huge Biomass Incinerator Gets Go-ahead in Scotland June 3, 2013. Source: The Herald Scotland Scotland’s largest combined heat and power biomass plant has been given the go-ahead by the Scottish Government. Planning consent was granted for the £465 million development which, when finished, should have the capacity to continuously heat the equivalent of 1,000 Olympic-sized swimming…
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EU: Oil, Biofuel Companies May Have Colluded on Price Distortion
May 14, 2013. Source: Frances Robinson, Wall Street Journal BRUSSELS–The European Union’s antitrust authorities raided the offices of oil and biofuel companies in two EU member states and Norway on suspicion of distorting prices, the EU Commission said Tuesday. “On 14 May 2013, Commission officials carried out unannounced inspections at the premises of several companies active…
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A Biomassacre Down Under
A Biomassacre Down Under A new report out of Australia, Biomassacre: How Logging Australia’s Native Forests for Bioenergy Harms the Climate, Wildlife and People, by Markets for Change, highlights the harm to forests, climate, wildlife and human health from logging native forests for industrial-scale bioenergy. Instead of being a clean, green solution to wean Australia off of…
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129 Gigawatts of Biomass by 2020?
Electricity Generation from Biomass: Installed Capacity Forecasts for Dedicated, Co-Fired, Anaerobic Digestion, and Biorefinery Facilities May 27, 2013. Source: PR Newswire Accounting for 3% of global electricity generation capacity, biomass power generation (“biopower”) offers reliable baseload power to the grid and is expected to play a cornerstone role in meeting renewable energy targets worldwide. Capacity expansion…
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Biomass Incinerator Proposal for Klamath Falls, Oregon Withdrawn
Project withdrawn after federal funding source issues June 14, 2013. Source: Andrew Creasey, Herald and News A proposed and controversial biomass plant off Highway 66 will not be built due to complications with its federal funding source. Klamath Falls Bioenergy withdrew its application for a site certification Tuesday. The certification process had been mired in delays…
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Biomass Incinerator is Vermont’s Biggest Polluter
Facing climate change: Vermont’s biggest polluters May 29, 2013. Source: Audrey Clark, VT Digger Vermont’s reputation as a green state was upheld this year when the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released an interactive map of the biggest point sources of greenhouse gases in the country. In spite of, or thanks to, these facilities, Vermont has…
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Proposed Klamath Falls, Oregon Biomass Incinerator Will Not Be Built
Proposed Klamath Falls, Oregon Biomass Incinerator Will Not Be Built June 13, 2013. Source: Herald and News A proposed biomass plant off Highway 66 will not be built, due to complications with its federal funding source. Klamath Falls Bioenergy withdrew its application for a site certification on Tuesday. The certification process had been mired in delays…
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Gas Leak at Thai Biomass Incinerator Investigated
Gas Leak at Thai Biomass Incinerator Investigated June 13, 2013. Source: MCOT, Pattaya Mail TRANG, June 11 – Thai police continued their investigation into a gas leak at a biomass power plant which killed a New Zealand engineer and a Thai employee in this southern province early yesterday morning. Trang governor Tirayuth Eiamtrakul led industrial engineers…
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VIDEO: Fire at Forest Energy pellet plant forces closure of US 60 in Arizona
VIDEO: Fire at Forest Energy pellet plant forces closure of US 60 in Arizona June 11, 2013. Source: WMICentral.com Link to video: http://www.wmicentral.com/news/latest_news/video-fire-at-forest-energy-pellet-plant-forces-closure-of/video_210a5d1a-d2fb-11e2-a0e0-001a4bcf887a.html
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New Report spells out Potential Negative Impacts of Bioeconomy and Markets in Environmental Services on Women
New Report Spells Out Potential Negative Impacts of Bioeconomy and Markets in Environmental Services on Women June 12, 2013. Source: Global Forest Coalition A new report [1] by the Global Forest Coalition [2] was launched at a side event on equity in climate mitigation policies organized by GenderCC at the climate talks in Bonn, Germany [3]. The report…
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