Category: Blog entry
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(October 2013) ANTI-BIOMASS CAMPAIGN CALL RECORDING & NOTES: “Debunking Wildfire Myths”
Anti-Biomass Incineration Campaign — National Conference Call Thursday, October 3, 2013 at 6pm EST TOPIC: “Debunking Wildfire Myths” RECORDING: Debunking Wildfire Myths — October 2013 We discuss how we can improve our advocacy about wildfire and forest practices and how those topics are inseparable from biomass incineration. What’s changing with our Western U.S. forest ecosystems, public budgets, and wood…
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USC Reaches $24 million Settlement with Developer of Closed Biomass Facility
USC Reaches $24 million Settlement with Developer of Closed Biomass Facility - by Andrew Shain, October 4, 2013. Source: Rock Hill Herald The University of South Carolina has reached a $24 million settlement with Wisconsin-based Johnson Controls over a failed biomass power plant. The agreement calls for Johnson to pay the remaining $14.4 million owed on the $19.1…
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Kentucky Biomass Incinerator would “adversely affect rate-payers”
Kentucky Biomass Incinerator Would “Adversely affect rate-payers” - By Erica Peterson, October 9, 2013 Source: Kentucky Public Radio Lexington-based ecoPower wants to build a biomass plant in Perry County. The plant would burn wood scraps to create electricity. The utility Kentucky Power wants to buy all that electricity, and the state Public Service Commission will decide whether to…
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Lawsuits Likely as EPA Declares US Ethanol Blend Wall a ‘Reality’
Lawsuits Likely as EPA Declares US Ethanol Blend Wall a ‘Reality’ - by Cezary Podkul, October 11, 2013. Source: Reuters With two words, the U.S. environment regulator may be handing oil refiners the biggest win of a long battle to beat back the seemingly inexorable rise of ethanol fuel. In a leaked proposal that would significantly scale…
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Report on Genetically Engineered “Factory” Trees
Genetically Engineered “Factory Trees”: Sustainable Way Forward or Dangerous Diversion? -by Center for Food Safety Center for Food Safety (CFS) is pleased to offer a new report, Genetically Engineered Trees: The New Frontier of Biotechnology, which explores potential ecological and socioeconomic hazards of genetically engineered (GE) trees. As you may know, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is considering whether…
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Protecting Land From Gas Companies
-by Dough Pflugh Supreme Court Preserves Victory Over Oil/Gas Development It is rewarding to successfully wrap-up a case. This can be especially true when our work protects special places, preserving them for future generations. It is a pleasure to be able to point at a map and say, “Those are the places that were saved.” The…
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Biomass Incinerator Noise a Nightmare to Neighbors
Biomass Incinerator Noise a Nightmare to Neighbors A “continuous roar.” Jet planes “revving” up for takeoff. Being on an “aircraft carrier during operations.” That’s how neighbors of the Gainesville Renewable Energy Center (GREC) describe the noise coming from the 100 megawatt biomass incinerator’s initial test runs. Air pollution, climate disruption, forest degradation, and water consumption are the most…
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Victims of the Biomass Plant
Victims of the Biomass Plant - by Judy Hooker The city of Gainesville government isn’t the intelligent, forward thinking group I would have imagined. Is it somehow cool to victimize an otherwise beautiful community for financial gain? People and wildlife alike will pay a huge price for your callous actions. I am speaking of the Turkey…
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OSHA: Berlin, NH Biomass Contractors Put Workers At Risk
OSHA: Berlin, NH Biomass Contractors Put Workers At Risk - by Chris Jensen, October 21, 2013. Source: New Hampshire Public Radio Federal officials say six companies building a biomass plant in Berlin have put workers at risk by not following safety regulations. The Occupational Health and Safety Administration proposes fining the companies about $280,000 for thirty-one “willful, serious and repeat violations…
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Questions Remain About Future of Texas Biomass Incinerator
Questions remain about future of biomass facility - by Rhonda Oaks, October 20, 2013. Source: The Lufkin News Since a judge’s ruling in May allowed an outside management company to assume control of the idled Aspen Power plant in North Lufkin, many citizens have questioned the status of the 57-megawatt facility that was intended to be the…