Category: Blog entry
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Wood – An Imperfect Biomass
Wood – An Imperfect Biomass - by Jack Dini, November 12, 2013, Source: Canada Free Press The largest, so-called renewable fuel used in Europe is not solar power or wind power, but wood. As The Economist reports, “In its various forms, from sticks to pellets to sawdust, wood (or to use its fashionable name, biomass) accounts for about half…
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EPA Bans Most Wood-Burning Stoves
EPA Bans Most Wood-Burning Stoves - by Tara Dodrill, October 2, 2013, Source: Off the Grid News Wood-burning stoves offer warmth and enhance off-grid living options during cold weather months, but the tried-and-true heating devices now are under attack by the Environmental Protection Agency. The EPA has banned the production and sale of the types of stoves used…
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Concerns Raised About Vermont Biomass Incinerator Traffic
Concerns Raised About Vermont Biomass Incinerator Traffic November 13, 2013, Source: AP A hearing officer for Vermont’s utility regulating Public Service Board has recommended that a state certificate of public good not be granted to a proposed biomass energy plant in North Springfield because the project would create too much truck traffic. In a document filed Friday,…
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Environmentalists Press Detroit to Stop Trash Incineration
Environmentalists Press Detroit to Stop Trash Incineration - by Jim Lynch, November 20, 2013, Source: The Detroit News The city’s new solid-waste disposal contract represents an open door to local environmentalists, and some are trying to push the city for further action. Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr’s office law week said the city selected a pair of firms…
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Yet Another Fire at Wood Pellet Facility
Fire Damages Ernst Biomass Pellet Plant November 11, 2013, Source: Bioenergy Insight Ernst Biomass’ pellet plant in New Jersey, US has been damaged after a fire broke out on 9 November. The incident is reported to have caused $50,000 (€37,330) worth of damage to equipment such as the facility’s conveyor system. Nobody was injured but production at the…
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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 the…
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Outsourcing Forests Costs Thousands of Jobs
Outsourcing Forests Costs Thousands of Jobs - by Roy Keene Log and chip exports, constituting a third of Oregon’s annual timber harvest, are outsourcing over a billion board feet of wood and thousands of domestic manufacturing jobs. Yet Barnum fails to even mention exports, let alone account for the losses. As director of the Oregon Forest Resources…
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Was Ethanol Ever the Answer?
Q: What can cool the ethanol market? A: The EPA Published: Monday, 18 Nov 2013 | 1:06 PM ET By: Javier E. David Getty Images Thanks to the intervention of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the torrid market for ethanol credits—a linchpin of efforts to inject more corn-based fuel into the U.S. gasoline supply—may finally be set to cool,…
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AUDIO: “Biomass Incinerator Noise” ANTI-BIOMASS INCINERATION CAMPAIGN CALL (November 2013)
Anti-Biomass Incineration Campaign — National Conference Call Thursday, November 14, 2013 TOPIC: “Biomass Incinerator Noise” RECORDING: Biomass Incinerator Noise – November 2013 We discuss the unfortunate health and economic impacts of noise from biomass incinerators and how residents can respond, with a focus on the Gainesville Renewable Energy Center (GREC) biomass incinerator in Florida. Guest speakers: -Debbie Martinez, Registered Nurse-Peter Perkins,…
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Too Much Traffic!
By Robert Bowman Forbes November 18, 2013 The nation’s network of highways, roads and bridges isn’t equipped to handle the huge growth in traffic that’s expected in coming years, said Bill Logue, president and chief executive officer of FedEx Freight. Speaking in Houston at the annual conference of the National Industrial Transportation League, Logue said the U.S. transportation…