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OSHA: Berlin, NH Biomass Contractors Put Workers At Risk
OSHA: Berlin, NH Biomass Contractors Put Workers At Risk – by Chris Jensen, October 21, 2013. Source: New Hampshire Public Radio Federal officials say six companies building a biomass plant in Berlin have put workers at risk by not following safety regulations. The Occupational Health and Safety Administration proposes fining the companies about $280,000 for thirty-one “willful, serious and…
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Questions Remain About Future of Texas Biomass Incinerator
Questions remain about future of biomass facility – by Rhonda Oaks, October 20, 2013. Source: The Lufkin News Since a judge’s ruling in May allowed an outside management company to assume control of the idled Aspen Power plant in North Lufkin, many citizens have questioned the status of the 57-megawatt facility that was intended to be the…
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UK Wood Pellet Port Catches Fire
UK Wood Pellet Port Catches Fire October 11, 2013. Source: The Shields Gazette PORT of Tyne bosses have said a riverside blaze that sparked a major fire alert is now under control.About 50 firefighters were called to the Port at around 3pm on Friday to tackle a blaze in a storage shed containing biomass pellets. A…
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Biomass Energy Takes Share of $7 Billion in U.S. Army Contracts
Biomass energy takes share of $7 billion in U.S. Army contracts – by Anna Simet, September 24, 2013. Source: Biomass Magazine Out of 52 bids submitted to acquire a share of $7 billion in energy contracts offered by the U.S. Army, 13 biomass companies have been selected. Contract awardees include Acciona Energy North America Corp., Chicago, Ill.;…
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Fire Erupts at Missouri Wood Pellet Facility
Fire erupts at the MFA Biomass plant in Aurora – by Paula Morehouse, October 13, 2013. Source: KY3 Biomass plant in Aurora The state fire marshal is investigating a fire on Sunday at the MFA Biomass plant in Aurora, Missouri. The owner told KY3 News no one was hurt in the fire. The facility was…
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Speak Up On “National Bioenergy Truth Day” – Thursday, October 17
Speak Up On “National Bioenergy Truth Day” – Thursday, October 17 Please take 5 minutes of your time on Thursday, October 17 to make phone calls to select members of the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (listed below with talking points) to voice your opposition to the latest piece of legislation that would…
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Wood Pellet Facility Threatens Southern Forests
New Maps Reveal Enviva’s Ahoskie Wood Pellet Facility Threatens Southern Wetland Forests, Surrounding Ecosystems and Wildlife – August 27, 2013. Source: Dogwood Alliance AHOSKIE, N.C. (August 27, 2013) – New maps and a report released today by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and Dogwood Alliance reveal the ecological threat a major wood pellet manufacturing mill in…
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Wood Pellet Facility Creates Dust Issue
Wood Pellet Facility Creates Dust Issue – by Linda Russell, September 3, 2013. Source: KY3 SPRINGFIELD, Mo.– Growing production at a pellet plant in Aurora means more jobs. But people who live nearby say it also means a lot more sawdust, so much that it’s hurting air quality there. MFA Oil Biomass opened the production facility on…
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Wood Pellet Facility Creates Dust Issue
Wood Pellet Facility Creates Dust Issue – by Linda Russell, September 3, 2013. Source: KY3 SPRINGFIELD, Mo.– Growing production at a pellet plant in Aurora means more jobs. But people who live nearby say it also means a lot more sawdust, so much that it’s hurting air quality there. MFA Oil Biomass opened the production facility on…
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European Biofuels Vote Delivers ‘Desperately Weak Compromise’
European Biofuels Vote Delivers ‘Desperately Weak Compromise’ – by Karl Mathiesen, September 11, 2013. Source: The Guardian The European parliament has delivered a “desperately weak compromise” on the future of biofuels in Europe that industry says will “curtail jobs and investment”. In a tight vote on the use of biofuels in transport fuel, the parliament approved a 6% cap on the…
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