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USDA Splurges Millions on Biomass Power Incinerators
[More taxpayer money funding private corporations to log National Forests under the unscientific guise of “wildfire prevention.” -Ed.] – US Department of Agriculture, July 23, 2014, Office of Communications Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has selected 36 energy facilities in 14 states to accept biomass deliveries supported by…
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Behind the Colorado Fracking Betrayal
– by Joel Dyer, August 7, 2014, Boulder Weekly So what went wrong with ballot measures 88 and 89? How could these popular citizen’s initiatives written to give local communities more control over drilling and fracking in their neighborhoods have failed to get on the ballot? Well, the first mistake Colorado citizens made was they trusted…
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Forest Thinning Will Increase Wildfire Risk
– by Charles Thomas, The Oregonian As fires again rage across the West, senators from John McCain, R-Ariz., to Ron Wyden, D-Ore., echo the refrain “thin the forests” to prevent wildfires. Unfortunately, most of the advocated thinning will actually stoke the wildfires of the future rather than lessen their occurrence and impacts. Thinning prescriptions proposed in…
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2014: The Year of the Smokestack Smackdown [Energy Justice Now, August 2014]
Prepare yourself for the August issue of Energy Justice Network’s new publication, Energy Justice Now! – “2014 a Banner Year for Victories” – “Derailing NYC Trash Train in Chester, PA” – “Vermont Yankee: Out of the Fission and Into the Fire?” …and more!!! Please share the August 2014 issue of Energy Justice Now with your friends, colleagues, neighbors, media, and elected officials! Subscribe to monthly…
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New or Updated Online Resources:
We’ve added several things to our incineration webpage, including pages on how trash incineration is more polluting than coal and is the most expensive way to manage waste or to make energy. We added a chart showing the decline in the number of operating incinerators in the U.S., a list of all commercial trash incinerators in the U.S., by size and a page explaining to…
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2014 a Banner Year for Victories
This is the year for victories against biomass and waste incinerators. We’ve tracked 45 victories by those in our network since 2010, but this year is something special. It’s only been seven months and we’ve already seen seven victories, plus a victory against a proposed gas-fired power plant and two state-level policy victories. We’re proud to…
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DC Passes Styrofoam Ban and must Plan for Zero Waste!
Since January, we’ve been working to help get two bills passed in DC City Council, both of which passed unanimously on July 14th, 2014! Several aspects of the bills were made stronger through our efforts. The most exciting parts of these bills include: The two bills that passed are the “Sustainable DC Omnibus Act of…
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VICTORY! DC Passes Styrofoam ban; Moves toward Zero Waste
Since January, we’ve been working to help get two bills passed in DC City Council, both of which passed unanimously on July 14th! Several aspects of the bills were made stronger through our efforts. Tomorrow, DC Mayor Gray publicly signs one of them into law. The most exciting parts of these bills include: In more…
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Updated Resources on Trash Incineration
We just added a lot to our web resources on the problems with trash incineration. Check it out: www.energyjustice.net/incineration Updates include:
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Vermont Yankee: Out of the Fission and Into the Fire?
– by Ann Darling, The Safe and Green Campaign The Vermont Yankee nuclear power station in southeastern Vermont will close in December of this year after operating for over 40 years. The owner, Entergy Nuclear, is based in New Orleans and is the second largest nuclear power company in the U.S. As a member of the Safe…
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