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A Biomassacre Down Under
A Biomassacre Down Under A new report out of Australia, Biomassacre: How Logging Australia’s Native Forests for Bioenergy Harms the Climate, Wildlife and People, by Markets for Change, highlights the harm to forests, climate, wildlife and human health from logging native forests for industrial-scale bioenergy. Instead of being a clean, green solution to wean Australia off of…
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129 Gigawatts of Biomass by 2020?
Electricity Generation from Biomass: Installed Capacity Forecasts for Dedicated, Co-Fired, Anaerobic Digestion, and Biorefinery Facilities May 27, 2013. Source: PR Newswire Accounting for 3% of global electricity generation capacity, biomass power generation (“biopower”) offers reliable baseload power to the grid and is expected to play a cornerstone role in meeting renewable energy targets worldwide. Capacity expansion…
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Biomass Incinerator Proposal for Klamath Falls, Oregon Withdrawn
Project withdrawn after federal funding source issues June 14, 2013. Source: Andrew Creasey, Herald and News A proposed and controversial biomass plant off Highway 66 will not be built due to complications with its federal funding source. Klamath Falls Bioenergy withdrew its application for a site certification Tuesday. The certification process had been mired in delays…
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Biomass Incinerator is Vermont’s Biggest Polluter
Facing climate change: Vermont’s biggest polluters May 29, 2013. Source: Audrey Clark, VT Digger Vermont’s reputation as a green state was upheld this year when the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released an interactive map of the biggest point sources of greenhouse gases in the country. In spite of, or thanks to, these facilities, Vermont has…
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Proposed Klamath Falls, Oregon Biomass Incinerator Will Not Be Built
Proposed Klamath Falls, Oregon Biomass Incinerator Will Not Be Built June 13, 2013. Source: Herald and News A proposed biomass plant off Highway 66 will not be built, due to complications with its federal funding source. Klamath Falls Bioenergy withdrew its application for a site certification on Tuesday. The certification process had been mired in delays…
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Gas Leak at Thai Biomass Incinerator Investigated
Gas Leak at Thai Biomass Incinerator Investigated June 13, 2013. Source: MCOT, Pattaya Mail TRANG, June 11 – Thai police continued their investigation into a gas leak at a biomass power plant which killed a New Zealand engineer and a Thai employee in this southern province early yesterday morning. Trang governor Tirayuth Eiamtrakul led industrial engineers…
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VIDEO: Fire at Forest Energy pellet plant forces closure of US 60 in Arizona
VIDEO: Fire at Forest Energy pellet plant forces closure of US 60 in Arizona June 11, 2013. Source: WMICentral.com Link to video: http://www.wmicentral.com/news/latest_news/video-fire-at-forest-energy-pellet-plant-forces-closure-of/video_210a5d1a-d2fb-11e2-a0e0-001a4bcf887a.html
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New Report spells out Potential Negative Impacts of Bioeconomy and Markets in Environmental Services on Women
New Report Spells Out Potential Negative Impacts of Bioeconomy and Markets in Environmental Services on Women June 12, 2013. Source: Global Forest Coalition A new report [1] by the Global Forest Coalition [2] was launched at a side event on equity in climate mitigation policies organized by GenderCC at the climate talks in Bonn, Germany [3]. The report…
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Documents revealed from Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests to DC’s Department of Public Works (DPW)
Energy Justice & Sierra Club FOIA Request to DC Department of Public Works (1/3/2014) Response Letter (2/11/2014) and full raw FOIA response (58 MB zip file) Energy Justice FOIA Request to DC Department of Public Works (4/20/2013) Privilege Log (list of what they redacted and why)
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Facts Needed on Penrose, NC Biomass Proposal
– by Rick and Jeannie Falknor Transylvania County residents deserve all the facts about the proposed biofuel plant at the airport site in Penrose [North Carolina], especially the negative impacts such a business can have on our county. First, biomass power generation is a dirty industry. According to a Wall Street Journal-cited study conducted in early…
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