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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The latest opinion and analysis from NRDC’s science, legal, and policy experts.
Out of the Darkness and into the Light
In vulnerable pockets across the globe, women are benefiting themselves, their children, and their larger communities by learning how to harness renewable energ...
Solar and Wind Cheaper Than Biomass to Reliably Power the UK
A new study concludes that there is no economic or strategic case for coal-to-biomass conversion in the United Kingdom. While the biomass industry tries to...
A Smokescreen for Forest Destruction
This blog was written in partnership with Adam Macon, Our Forests Aren't Fuel Campaign Director at the Dogwood Alliance. Standing forests are a critical tool...
Industry and NGOs in Historic Alliance Over Biomass Concerns
This is a guest blog by Kenneth Richter. Kenneth is a Germany-based consultant to NRDC and has worked on biomass issues for 9 years. In a historic link-up,...
New Study: Biomass Dirty, Costly Path to UK Coal Phase-Out
A ground-breaking new study commissioned by NRDC and conducted by Vivid Economics, a London-based consultancy with expertise in UK energy systems, focuses...