Tag: chesapeake climate action network

Since 2011, Mary­land has been noto­ri­ous for being the only state to clas­si­fy trash as equiv­a­lent to wind pow­er in a renew­able ener­gy man­date. Over half of the “renew­able” ener­gy used to meet the man­date still comes from smoke­stacks at paper mills, land­fills, trash, and bio­mass incin­er­a­tors in 12 states span­ning New Jer­sey to Wis­con­sin to Tennessee.…