Tag: climate
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Forests Could Face Threat from Biomass Power “Gold Rush”
Forests Could Face Threat from Biomass Power “Gold Rush” – by Jamie Doward, The Observer Britain’s new generation of biomass power stations will have to source millions of tonnes of wood from thousands of miles away if they are to operate near to their full capacity, raising questions about the claims made for the sustainability of…
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Typhoons, Climate Negotiations and a Reality Check
Typhoons, Climate Negotiations and a Reality Check – by Rachel Smolker, Biofuelwatch The latest round of climate negotiations are opening just as we are hearing the stories and viewing images on the news coverage of the devastation wrought on the Philippines by Typhoon Haiyan (aka Yolanda). Coincidentally, the last round of climate negotiations, COP 18…
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False Solutions for Forests: Biomass Energy, Sustainable Timber, and Carbon Markets
False Solutions for Forests: Biomass Energy, Sustainable Timber, and Carbon Markets – by Jeff Conant, Friends of the Earth In the landscape of global deforestation, a tension exists between policies and practices aimed at drawing a sharp halt to the exploitation of forests and forest peoples and those designed to stimulate a vaguely promised market shift…
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Speak Up On “National Bioenergy Truth Day” – Thursday, October 17
Speak Up On “National Bioenergy Truth Day” – Thursday, October 17 Please take 5 minutes of your time on Thursday, October 17 to make phone calls to select members of the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (listed below with talking points) to voice your opposition to the latest piece of legislation that would…
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European Biofuels Vote Delivers ‘Desperately Weak Compromise’
European Biofuels Vote Delivers ‘Desperately Weak Compromise’ – by Karl Mathiesen, September 11, 2013. Source: The Guardian The European parliament has delivered a “desperately weak compromise” on the future of biofuels in Europe that industry says will “curtail jobs and investment”. In a tight vote on the use of biofuels in transport fuel, the parliament approved a 6% cap on the…
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Biofuels Project Pushing Thousands of People into Hunger in Africa
Biofuels Project Pushing Thousands of People into Hunger in Africa – September 4, 2013. Source: ActionAid A biofuels project praised by the European Commission as environmentally and socially responsible is pushing thousands of people into poverty in one of the poorest countries in the world, a new ActionAid report said today. The report comes as MEPs prepare to…
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Florida Forest Service Report on Forest Sustainability Challenged
Florida Forest Service Report on Forest Sustainability Challenged – by Bruce Ritchie, September 6, 2013. Source: The Florida Current A Florida Forest Service report required by 2012 legislation found that the state’s forests overall are sustainable but there are some counties where some types of trees are being harvested faster than they are being grown. The report was required…
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Dirty Air for Power We Don’t Need
Dirty Air for Power We Don’t Need – by Dick Stokes, September 19, 2013. Source: Gainesville-Sun The “big lie” method involves making a claim so preposterous people assume it must be true. Gainesville Regional Utilities made the preposterous claim that the air will be cleaner after the biomass incinerator (the Gainesville Renewable Energy Center) starts burning tons…
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Biomass Energy Never Carbon Neutral
Biomass Energy Never Carbon Neutral -by Karen Orr, Energy Justice Network Biomass energy is not carbon neutral and never will be. For years scientific studies have shown that biomass energy isn’t carbon neutral in any useful time frame. A 2012 study from Norway demonstrates that logging forests for bio-energy leads to a permanent increase in atmospheric carbon…
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Biomass Industry Fans Flames of Wildfire Hysteria
Biomass Industry Fans Flames of Wildfire Hysteria California’s Rim fire, expected to be fully “contained” by October after igniting in Yosemite National Park on August 17, will ultimately benefit the forests it has passed through. While media accounts sensationalize such large wildfires as “catastrophic” and “disastrous,” science demonstrates that, to the contrary, fire is a vital component of…
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