A guest op-ed in The Hill makes the case that forest products, and the associated jobs, are “green jobs.”
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Forest Products are Green
Thursday, July 29th, 2010Scientists Support Carbon Benefits of Biomass Energy
Wednesday, July 21st, 2010Over 100 scientists wrote the U.S. Senate and House to reiterate that biomass energy is renewable and carbon beneficial and to express their concern over the EPA’s GHG Tailoring Rule.
read moreForest Owners Ask Senate for Clear Signals Supporting Biomass Energy
Wednesday, July 21st, 2010Dave Tenny urges the Senate Agriculture Committee to support a broad definition for renewable forest biomass and urge EPA to change
read moreForest Owners Comment on EPA’s Call for Information on Bioenergy’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Monday, July 12th, 2010NAFO reiterates prevailing science that GHG emissions from renewable biomass energy do not increase the carbon in the atmosphere.
read moreBiomass Energy Q&A
Tuesday, June 29th, 2010NAFO answers the most popular questions and concerns about renewable forest biomass energy.
read moreForest Owners Comment on Pinchot/Heinz Study
Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010NAFO provides answers to Pinchot’s questions and notes that markets for forest biomass help conserve working forests.
read more163 Organizations Ask EPA to Support Renewable Forest Biomass Energy
Monday, June 21st, 2010A broad coalition of organizations ask EPA Administrator Jackson to change the Tailoring Rule so that it recognizes the long-standing policy that emissions from biomass energy are carbon neutral.
read more63 House Members Tell EPA to Change Tailoring Rule
Thursday, June 17th, 201063 Members of Congress wrote EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson yesterday to “express our deep disappointment and concern over the EPA’s decision in its final PSD Tailoring Rule to depart from the government’s consistent past practice of excluding biomass combustion emissions in calculating GHG emissions.” These Members remind Administrator Jackson that [...]
read moreManomet Study Affirms Carbon Benefits of Renewable Forest Biomass
Friday, June 11th, 2010The sustainable use of renewable forest biomass for energy does not increase carbon in the atmosphere and has significant carbon benefits over fossil fuels because it recycles atmospheric carbon.
read moreA Practical Guide for Tracking Wood-Using Bioenergy Markets
Wednesday, June 9th, 2010This guide gives policy makers a more realistic projection of demand for biomass energy to ensure they can craft better public policy.
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