How To Win The Media War Against Grassroots Activists – by Steve Horn, July 29, 2013. Source: MintPress News Rafael Pagan — who died in 1993 — was not invited to be a part of his former associate’s new firm, Mongoven, Biscoe & Duchin. His tactic of conquering and dividing activist movements and isolating the “fanatic activist…
Biomass Industry Reveals Plans to Turn U.S. into European Resource Colony Think the days of Europe exploiting the U.S. as a resource colony are behind us? Welcome back to the 18th century. A July Biomass Magazine and Pellet Mill Magazine webinar series, “Satisfying Europe’s Growing Appetite for American Wood Pellets,” lays out the biomass industry’s disturbing plans to convert North American…
Oregon: Biomass Battleground – by Samantha Chirillo, Energy Justice Network Timber Town Eugene, Oregon buzzes along nearly oblivious to the forest destruction and herbicide poisoning around it. Much like a frog in a pot of water brought to a slow boil, the timber industry relies on what anthropologist and author Jared Diamond referred to as…
The NRA and the Anti-Biomass Movement Don’t worry. This article won’t flesh out the arguments for or against an assault weapons ban, mandatory background checks, or restrictions on magazine size. It doesn’t actually have anything to do with guns at all. Whether you think the National Rifle Association (NRA) is a fortress of freedom or…
Waste to Energy a Health Hazard? – by Mark Martin, June 23, 2013. Source: Christian Broadcasting Network Do you know where your trash goes? Landfills aren’t the only option. Some goes toa plant, where it’s burned for energy. But some believe that may not be such a good idea. Like a giant claw, a huge crane slowly…
Largest Biomass Incinerator in the World Shuts Down – by Jan Hromadko, July 8, 2013. Source: Euro Investor RWE AG (RWE.XE) said Monday it has abandoned plans to extend the operating life of the world’s largest biomass-fired power plant, citing poor energy demand, low power prices and a heavy debt load for forcing the German utility to…
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Burning Wood is Not the Solution to Climate Change – by Sophie Bastable, Biofuelwatch Under the guise of ‘green energy’, burning wood in power stations has become a massive growth industry in the UK, with by far the biggest demand coming from coal-fired power station operators. So far, five of them have announced plans to…
Biofuels and Biomass Lose Favor: Investors Beware! – by Rachel Smolker, Biofuelwatch Having spent the past eight years or so of my life fighting back against large-scale commercial and industrial bioenergy, it feels good to finally see the tides turning, albeit slowly, maybe not always for the right reasons, and perhaps too little too late.…
– by Debbie Martinez, RN, Gainesville, Florida As a registered nurse I find it alarming that Alachua County’s huge medical community has remained silent on dangerous smokestack emissions as more research now demonstrates that air pollution from the city’s planned biomass incinerator will pose a significant health risk to adults, children and the unborn within…
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