Biomass
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Limiting CO2 Releases When Clearing Land
A green builder pursues the idea of biochar production
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Energy Policy Group Targets Biomass
A film alleging abuses and misleading claims in the wood pellet trade ruffles feathers in the industry
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The UK’s Biomass Problem
You can’t be a climate leader and burn trees for electricity
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Report Cites Carbon Impact of Biomass Plants
Even the best-case scenario of burning only forest waste will add to greenhouse gas emissions, the author warns
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Clean Energy Programs Are Safe for Now
The new spending bill passed by Congress keeps most funding for efficiency standards and research, but next year’s budget will be a different story
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Does Green Energy Have Hidden Health and Environmental Costs?
A team of scientists analyzes the impact of generating electricity from a variety of sources
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Lawmakers Try to Prop Up the Sagging Biomass Industry
Science is not on their side, but lawmakers want the EPA to treat biomass as if it were as environmentally benign as wind or solar
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Will Europe Stop Trashing U.S. Forests in the Name of Bioenergy?
In light of the fact that burning trees from U.S. forests is not carbon-neutral, the European Union’s renewables policy needs to change
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Europe Drives Up Demand for U.S. Wood Pellets
The European Union is shedding coal in favor of biomass, but critics are alarmed at the environmental fallout
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Two Biomass Plants in Maine to Close
Loggers say that the March closings of the generating plants that burn wood chips could affect as many as 2,500 jobs
