Fighting for Clean Energy and Zero Waste
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Subsidies and Mandates for Biofuel Don’t Provide Enough Stability?
– by Nicolas Loris, May 16, 2014, Source: The Foundry With the Senate considering extending a package of tax credits that expired at the end of 2013, six Senators have banded together to call on Congress to…
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Biofuels Plant Won’t Protect Us from Wildfire
– by Virginia Moran, May 16, 2014, Source: The Union Regarding the proposed “biofuels” plant (i.e. acceleration of climate change) project, here is what I find “scary”: that residents of western Nevada County are never allowed…
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Biomass Burner Short on Fuel
– by Aaron Beswick, May 15, 2014, Source: Truro Bureau Nova Scotia is having trouble keeping up with the requirement for fibre at the biomass boiler at Point Tupper, says the natural resources minister. “There’s not…
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High-Grade Wood Going to Nova Scotia Biomass Incinerator
– by Tom Ayer , May 12, 2014, Source: Cape Breton Bureau Photo: Erin Pottie, Cape Breton Bureau Top stories in Halifax Business owners in Cape Breton who rely on the forest for a living say…
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EPA Seeks Comments on “Repowering America’s Land Initiative”
[Contact the EPA at cleanenergy@epa.gov by May 30 and urge them NOT to include biomass energy in their plans. -Ed.] – Erin Voegele, May 8, 2014, Source: Biomass Magazine The U.S. EPA is seeking public comments on its new draft…
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The Height of Stupidity? Jet Fuel from Trees
[Yet another bad idea fueled by the fantasy of infinite growth. -Ed.] – May 9, 2014, Source: Phys Org A key challenge in the biofuels landscape is to get more advanced biofuels—fuels other than corn ethanol and…
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Call for Submissions: Energy Justice Now
In June 2014, Energy Justice Network will be launching Energy Justice Now — a first-of-its kind publication reporting on the entire spectrum of the dirty energy resistance and highlighting the voices of community organizers battling fossil fuels, nuclear power,…
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Intergovernmental Climate Report Leaves Hopes Hanging on Fantasy Technology
This year, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has confirmed for us, once again, that the planet is warming, even more and even faster than panel members thought. In fact, it is getting even…
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Welcome to Energy Justice Now!
Welcome to Energy Justice Now, Energy Justice Network’s first monthly newsletter! Energy Justice Now will provide critical reporting on the entire spectrum of the dirty energy resistance, highlighting the voices of community organizers battling fossil…
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Poll: 61% of Americans Clueless about Biomass Energy
[Take a look at the Harris Poll here. – Ed.] – by Erin Voegele, March 28, 2014. Source: Biomass Magazine A recently released Harris Poll addresses public perception of a variety of energy technologies, including biomass energy.…
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