Tag: air pollution

  • Biomass Incinerator a Threat to Children

    – by Norma Kreilein, MD, Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics [The biomass facility proposed for Jasper, Indiana referred to in this letter was canceled this year thanks to the hard work of Dr. Kreilein and Healthy Dubois County –Ed.] I am writing as a concerned pediatrician in Southern Indiana. We live in the heart of…

  • 20 Years, Yet EPA Still Fails to Protect Us From Polluting Incinerators

    – by Phillip Ellis and Neil Gormley, October 4, 2014,  Huffington Post Joe Poole Lake is a popular destination for Dallas and Fort Worth residents looking for a weekend escape to the great outdoors. Lined with barbecue grills, hiking trails and sandy beaches, the 7,400-acre lake and its wooden welcome sign invite endless opportunities to…

  • Oregon Site Selected for Biofuel Plant

    – by Eric Mortenson, September 19, 2014, Capital Press Red Rock Biofuels, a subsidiary of IR1 Group of Fort Collins, Colo., will use forest biomass — debris from logging or thinning operations — to produce fuel. It is one of three firms selected for the project, which is intended to produce a combined total of 100…

  • Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Set to Drive Biomass Demand

    – by David Appleyard, September 3, 2014, Cogeneration and Onsite Power Production New analysis from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) forecasts combined heat and power (CHP) and industrial heat demand are set to drive global bioenergy consumption over the coming decade and more. According to Global Bioenergy Supply and Demand projections, a working paper for REmap 2030, global biomass demand could…

  • Public Opposition Spurs County to Delay New Biomass Facility

    [Interesting piece by industry PR person in regards to dealing with public opposition to dirty energy projects. -Ed.] – by Al Maiorino, September 2, 2014, Renewable Energy Magazine Transylvania County in North Carolina is currently engaged in intensive internal debate about the role of biomass in their future. The current state of affairs began last year…

  • Springfield, MA Biomass Incinerator Permit Reinstated

    – by Suzanne McLaughlin, August 20, 2014, MassLive Massachusetts Land Court has granted Palmer Renewable Energy’s request to reinstate its building permit for a biomass wood-burning plant in East Springfield, undoing the Springfield Zoning Board of Appeals’ decision that the building permit was invalid. The decision states that no special permit is needed and the building…

  • Biomass Burning Kills 250,000 People a Year

    –  by Jo Nova, August 5, 2014, JoanneNova.com.au The headline at Science Daily is that wildfires and other burns lead to climate change. The paper itself asks: “As such, particle burn-off of clouds may be a major underrecognized source of global warming.” For me what matters are the deaths in the here and now: “We calculate that 5…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Wood Stoves a Major Contributor to “Unhealthy” Air Days in Clallam County, WA

    Read The Biomass Monitor’s coverage of the story behind these air pollution tests: “Tracking Biomass Air Pollution on the Olympic Peninsula”  –  by Arwyn Rice, July 14, 2014, Peninsula Daily News   PORT ANGELES — Air quality in central and eastern Clallam County is generally good, but wood burning for home heating and transportation-related pollutants are contributing to occasional “unhealthy”…