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Solar Generation May Sideline Biomass Heating
[Note: this article is written by long-time wood stove cheerleader, John Ackerly. It’s nice to see him admitting that his wood-burning dreams are about to be dashed by solar power. Energy Justice does not support…
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Media Disinformation on Biomass
– by Chris Matera, Massachusetts Forest Watch Some people might call it a media failure that tree-fueled biomass energy, one of the dirtiest, most carbon-intensive forms of energy that exists, has a “clean” and “green” reputation…
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Oregon Senate OK’s Carbon Neutral Biomass Bill
– April 9, 2015, KTVZ State Sen. Tim Knopp (R- Bend) carried Senate Bill 752 on the Senate floor Monday and the effort to declare biomass “carbon-neutral” sailed through unanimously. SB 752 declares biomass to be…
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Chinese Incinerator Plan Cancelled After Thousands Join Protests
– by Mimi Lau, April 9, 2015, South China Morning Post A western Guangdong city has cancelled a plan to build an incinerator that prompted a protest – of up to 10,000 people on some accounts…
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Shuttered Claremont, New Hampshire Incinerator to Reopen
– by Patrick O’Grady, April 15, 2015, Valley News The shuttered Wheelabrator incinerator on Grissom Lane was sold at auction Tuesday for $1.63 million, with the buyer saying he plans to use it to burn municipal…
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Biomass Corporation Sues Federal Gov’t for $47 Million
– by Jacob Fischler, April 9, 2015, Law 360 MeadWestvaco Virginia Corp. slapped the federal government with a $47 million suit in the Court of Federal Claims on Thursday, alleging the U.S. Department of Treasury underpaid…
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Mining the Soil for Biomass Energy
Mining the Soil for Biomass Energy – Thursday, April 16 at 1 pm PT / 4 ET Jon Rhodes, watershed hydrologist, has more than thirty years of professional experience evaluating the impacts of logging and road…
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USDA Spends $9 Million More on Biomass Energy
– U.S. Forest Service, April 9, 2015 Today, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the award of over $9 million to expand and accelerate wood energy and other wood product markets. The federal funds will leverage…
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Biomass Company Owes Lawrence County, Ohio Back Taxes
– Benita Heath, April 8, 2015, Ironton Tribune Two months after Biomass owner Mark Harris paid off two-thirds of the back taxes he owed on property at The Point industrial park, he has yet to pay…
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Study: Biofuel Crops Replacing Grasslands, Contributing to CO2 Emissions
– April 4, 2015, Grand Island Independent A new study from University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers show that crops, including the corn and soybeans used for biofuels, expanded onto 7 million acres of new land in the…
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