Communities around the world will highlight that the production and export of forest-based biomass threatens communities and the climate. On Thursday, October 19th, individuals and organizations around the world will take part in an international day of action against “Big Biomass.” In demonstrations, briefings, and other actions spanning six continents, … [continued]
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.
As we’ve reported previously, deforestation of the Southeastern US has been amplified in recent years as a result of growing demand in the European Union for wood pellets that can be burned in place of coal — mostly owing to loopholes in the EU’s climate policies that put wood-burning thermal … [continued]
Despite earlier moves towards the large-scale use of wood-fired (biomass) power plants, it looks as though lawmakers in the Netherlands are beginning to have doubts about the approach — with Dutch parliamentarians recently moving to suspend plans for wood energy subsidies. The concerns highlighted by those in question are that … [continued]
The manufacture of wood pellet bioenergy might increase demand for renewable energy from US forests and boost prices, even if questions about increasing CO2 emissions remain without clear answers. According to a recent US Forest Service study, current policies in the European Union (EU) and elsewhere requiring the use of … [continued]
