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Biomass Injustice
Two Biomass Injustices – by Ron Saff, M.D., October 27, 2013. Source: Gainesville Sun Turkey Creek residents face two deep injustices: health risks from air pollution and noise pollution. Tons of carcinogens will soon belch from the biomass plant. In a 2009 letter to then-Sen. John Kerry, the American Lung Association stated that biomass burning releases toxic…
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Anti-G.E. Trees Group Censored by University of Florida
Environmental group kicked off UF campus – by Jeff Schweers, October 28, 2013. Source: Gainesville Sun An environmental group that was scheduled to make a presentation on Monday at the University of Florida on genetically engineered trees was kicked off campus over the weekend and its members threatened with arrest and banned for three years. Organizers with the…
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(October 2013) ANTI-BIOMASS CAMPAIGN CALL RECORDING & NOTES: “Debunking Wildfire Myths”
Anti-Biomass Incineration Campaign – National Conference Call Thursday, October 3, 2013 at 6pm EST TOPIC: “Debunking Wildfire Myths” RECORDING: Debunking Wildfire Myths – October 2013 We discuss how we can improve our advocacy about wildfire and forest practices and how those topics are inseparable from biomass incineration. What’s changing with our Western U.S. forest ecosystems,…
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October 2013) ANTI-BIOMASS CAMPAIGN CALL RECORDING & NOTES: “Debunking Wildfire Myths”
Anti-Biomass Incineration Campaign – National Conference Call Thursday, October 3, 2013 at 6pm EST TOPIC: “Debunking Wildfire Myths” RECORDING: Debunking Wildfire Myths – October 2013 We discuss how we can improve our advocacy about wildfire and forest practices and how those topics are inseparable from biomass incineration. What’s changing with our Western U.S. forest ecosystems,…
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Hydropower: Friend or Foe?
By Kip Hill August 16th, 2013 Spokesman review Millions of homes Adding energy production by retrofitting the largest 100 dams in the country could boost the nation’s production enough to power 3.2 million more homes, the Department of Energy said in a study. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers says hydropower is back, and Congress seems to…
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USC Reaches $24 million Settlement with Developer of Closed Biomass Facility
USC Reaches $24 million Settlement with Developer of Closed Biomass Facility – by Andrew Shain, October 4, 2013. Source: Rock Hill Herald The University of South Carolina has reached a $24 million settlement with Wisconsin-based Johnson Controls over a failed biomass power plant. The agreement calls for Johnson to pay the remaining $14.4 million owed on the…
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Kentucky Biomass Incinerator would “adversely affect rate-payers”
Kentucky Biomass Incinerator Would “Adversely affect rate-payers” – By Erica Peterson, October 9, 2013 Source: Kentucky Public Radio Lexington-based ecoPower wants to build a biomass plant in Perry County. The plant would burn wood scraps to create electricity. The utility Kentucky Power wants to buy all that electricity, and the state Public Service Commission will decide whether…
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Lawsuits Likely as EPA Declares US Ethanol Blend Wall a ‘Reality’
Lawsuits Likely as EPA Declares US Ethanol Blend Wall a ‘Reality’ – by Cezary Podkul, October 11, 2013. Source: Reuters With two words, the U.S. environment regulator may be handing oil refiners the biggest win of a long battle to beat back the seemingly inexorable rise of ethanol fuel. In a leaked proposal that would significantly scale…
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Report on Genetically Engineered “Factory” Trees
Genetically Engineered “Factory Trees”: Sustainable Way Forward or Dangerous Diversion? -by Center for Food Safety Center for Food Safety (CFS) is pleased to offer a new report, Genetically Engineered Trees: The New Frontier of Biotechnology, which explores potential ecological and socioeconomic hazards of genetically engineered (GE) trees. As you may know, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is considering…
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Biomass Incinerator Noise a Nightmare to Neighbors
Biomass Incinerator Noise a Nightmare to Neighbors A “continuous roar.” Jet planes “revving” up for takeoff. Being on an “aircraft carrier during operations.” That’s how neighbors of the Gainesville Renewable Energy Center (GREC) describe the noise coming from the 100 megawatt biomass incinerator’s initial test runs. Air pollution, climate disruption, forest degradation, and water consumption are the…
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