Biomass Advocates to U.S. Pols in 2017: Avoid Mistakes of EU
While European Union countries like the United Kingdom continue to burn forest biomass—primarily in the form of imported wood pellets—to produce electricity...
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Chatham House Study Debunks Biomass Carbon Neutrality
Today, a pre-eminent think tank in the United Kingdom, Chatham House, issued a seminal report challenging a fundamental assumption underlying European renewable...
U.S. Senate Must Reject Forest Biomass Rider
Last week the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee approved the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies funding bill that includes language that would do...
Full Scientific Advisory Board Rejects Flawed Biomass Proposal
Carbon emissions from burning forest biomass will have real consequences for climate in the near term—and not just some distant future 100 years from now...
EPA's Model Trading Rule Should Draw a Line at the Forest
In August, the EPA issued its landmark Clean Power Plan (CPP) aimed at reducing emissions from stationary sources of power, including plants that burn biomass...
EPA's Clean Power Plan Rule Signals Concerns About Biomass
The EPA's final Clean Power Plan is a game-changer. It's an unprecedented turning point in the fight to combat climate change, and an enormous step against the...