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College Trash Habits Cause Concern, as Does Incinerator in Chester
– by Bobby Zipp, November 20, 2014, Swarthmore Phoenix Two weeks ago, a group of the Green Advisors conducted a waste audit of Kohlberg Hall and the Science Center. The purpose of the annual audit…
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More Wood to be Burned for Energy in 2015
– by Erin Voegele, November 14, 2014, Biomass Magazine The U.S. Energy Information Administration has released the November issue of its Short-Term Energy Outlook, which includes updated forecasts for the use of wood and biomass fuels…
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SOS! National Day of Action to Save Our Southern Forests
-By Emily Zucchino, October 28, 2014, Dogwood Alliance Today’s biggest threat to Southern forests is the growing biomass industry. The wood pellet industry is expanding at a rate that is impossible for Southern forests to sustain.…
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Biofuel Company Files for Bankruptcy
– by Katie Fehrenbacher, November 11, 2014, Gigaom.com Biofuel company KiOR, which has become a symbol of the difficulties of venture capitalists investing in clean technology startups, finally filed for bankruptcy this week, many months after shutting down its…
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Indiana Ethanol Facility Fined $9,600 for Clean Air Act Violations
– by Seth Slabaugh, November 11, 2014, The Star Press Cardinal Ethanol has paid a $9,600 fine to settle a complaint that it violated its Clean Air Act operating permit. The penalty is insignificant in light…
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Industry Take: How Will 2014 Elections Impact Biomass?
– by Bob Cleaves, November 23, 2014, Biomass Magazine On Nov. 4, Americans voted. This election was a decisive victory for Republicans. Senate, House, gubernatorial and even state legislature races across the country saw conservatives prevail.…
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Fracking Wastewater Treatment Facility Proposed in Pennsylvania
– by Nicole Mulvaney, December 10, 2014, Times of Trenton An Israeli water recycling company is proposing a hazardous waste treatment facility about 6 miles southwest of Trenton across the Delaware River in the Keystone Industrial…
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Is Cellulosic Ethanol All it’s Cracked Up to Be?
– by Edward Dodge, December 10, 2014, Breaking Energy The EPA has long promoted cellulosic ethanol as the future of biofuels, but technical challenges have kept production far below targets. A recent rule change allows RNG, renewable natural gas,…
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Florida Waste Company Seeks to Close Incinerator, Transfer Trash
– by Brittany Wallman, December 9, 2014, Sun Sentinel Neighbors of the “Mount Trashmore” landfill in northern Broward descended on County Hall Tuesday, worried about plans to close a trash-burning incinerator in the region. Hundreds piled…
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50-Megawatt Biomass Incinerator Completed in Woodville, Texas
– October 28, 2014, HartfordBusiness.com Glastonbury construction firm Gemma Power Systems has completed the 49.9 megawatt construction of a biomass plant in Woodville, Texas, three months ahead of schedule. The plant to be run by the…
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