The World is Mobilizing Against Big Biomass This Week
Communities around the world will highlight that the production and export of forest-based biomass threatens communities and the climate. On … [continued]
Wood pellets
Massachusetts Considering Plan To Classify Wood Pellets As Renewable Energy
In order to more easily “achieve” its renewable energy goals (formally, at least), the state of Massachusetts may implement a plan that would see the burning of wood pellets classified as renewable energy.
European Commission Report Likely To Push EU To Close Wood Pellet Energy Loopholes
As we’ve reported previously, deforestation of the Southeastern US has been amplified in recent years as a result of growing … [continued]
Wood Energy Subsidies On The Chopping Block In The Netherlands
Despite earlier moves towards the large-scale use of wood-fired (biomass) power plants, it looks as though lawmakers in the Netherlands … [continued]
US Forest Service Supports Wood Pellet Bioenergy; No Issue with Emissions
The manufacture of wood pellet bioenergy might increase demand for renewable energy from US forests and boost prices, even if … [continued]
