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Biomass Burner Short on Fuel
– by Aaron Beswick, May 15, 2014, Source: Truro Bureau Nova Scotia is having trouble keeping up with the requirement for fibre at the biomass boiler at Point Tupper, says the natural resources minister. “There’s not enough fibre right now in the province to support demands placed on that sector,” Zach Churchill said Thursday, referring to…
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Biomass Combustion: Harmful on any Scale
– by Cathy Baiton, Only Clean Air In the same way that industrial biomass combustion can seriously jeopardize public health and the environment in communities, residential and smaller-scale commercial biomass burning also have adverse impacts on health and air quality in neighborhoods. In many cities and towns, increased wood burning, both indoor and outdoor, has become…
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High-Grade Wood Going to Nova Scotia Biomass Incinerator
– by Tom Ayer , May 12, 2014, Source: Cape Breton Bureau Photo: Erin Pottie, Cape Breton Bureau Top stories in Halifax Business owners in Cape Breton who rely on the forest for a living say high-quality hardwoods are making their way into Nova Scotia Power’s biomass plant in Point Tupper, consuming a wood supply that…
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EPA Seeks Comments on “Repowering America’s Land Initiative”
[Contact the EPA at cleanenergy@epa.gov by May 30 and urge them NOT to include biomass energy in their plans. -Ed.] – Erin Voegele, May 8, 2014, Source: Biomass Magazine The U.S. EPA is seeking public comments on its new draft action plant for the RE-Powering America’s Land Initiative. The program promotes renewable energy development on current and formerly contaminated lands,…
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The Height of Stupidity? Jet Fuel from Trees
[Yet another bad idea fueled by the fantasy of infinite growth. -Ed.] – May 9, 2014, Source: Phys Org A key challenge in the biofuels landscape is to get more advanced biofuels—fuels other than corn ethanol and vegetable oil-based biodiesel—into the transportation pool. Utilization of advanced biofuels is stipulated by the Energy Independence and Security Act; however,…
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The Height of Stupidity? Jet Fuel from Trees
[Yet another bad idea fueled by the fantasy of infinite growth. -Ed.] – May 9, 2014, Source: Phys Org A key challenge in the biofuels landscape is to get more advanced biofuels—fuels other than corn ethanol and vegetable oil-based biodiesel—into the transportation pool. Utilization of advanced biofuels is stipulated by the Energy Independence and Security Act; however,…
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Call for Submissions: Energy Justice Now
In June 2014, Energy Justice Network will be launching Energy Justice Now — a first-of-its kind publication reporting on the entire spectrum of the dirty energy resistance and highlighting the voices of community organizers battling fossil fuels, nuclear power, and biomass and trash incineration from sea to shining sea. We are accepting submissions (200-1,000 words) on any topic relevant…
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Zero Waste
Zero Waste is defined as “The conservation of all resources by means of responsible production, consumption, reuse, and recovery of products, packaging, and materials without burning and with no discharges to land, water, or air that threaten the environment or human health.” It’s not a utopic idea, but a set of policies and practices intended…
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Intergovernmental Climate Report Leaves Hopes Hanging on Fantasy Technology
This year, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has confirmed for us, once again, that the planet is warming, even more and even faster than panel members thought. In fact, it is getting even warmer even faster than they thought the last time they admitted to having underestimated the problem. We humans are in…
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Welcome to Energy Justice Now!
Welcome to Energy Justice Now, Energy Justice Network’s first monthly newsletter! Energy Justice Now will provide critical reporting on the entire spectrum of the dirty energy resistance, highlighting the voices of community organizers battling fossil fuels, nuclear power, and biomass and waste incineration from sea to shining sea. We are accepting submissions at niaby [at]…
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