Forestry Journal

Forest Products are Green

Thursday, July 29th, 2010

A guest op-ed in The Hill makes the case that forest products, and the associated jobs, are “green jobs.”

Scientists Support Carbon Benefits of Biomass Energy

Wednesday, July 21st, 2010

Over 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.

NAFO Comments on Pesticide Application Permit

Monday, July 19th, 2010

NAFO comments on the EPA’s NPDES general permit for pesticide application.

LTE: Considerations for factoring biomass into clean energy

Tuesday, July 13th, 2010

A letter to the editor of the Washington Post substantiating the carbon benefits of renewable biomass energy.

Biomass Energy Q&A

Tuesday, June 29th, 2010

NAFO answers the most popular questions and concerns about renewable forest biomass energy.

Manomet Clarifies Biomass Study Findings

Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010

The Manomet Center President tells the New York Times that the media “fail to recognize that over time using wood for energy can lead to lower atmospheric greenhouse gas levels.”

63 House Members Tell EPA to Change Tailoring Rule

Thursday, June 17th, 2010

63 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 [...]

Dave Tenny urges the Senate Agriculture Committee to support a broad definition for renewable forest biomass and urge EPA to change More
NAFO reiterates prevailing science that GHG emissions from renewable biomass energy do not increase the carbon in the atmosphere. More
NAFO provides answers to Pinchot's questions and notes that markets for forest biomass help conserve working forests. More

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A guest op-ed in The Hill makes the case that forest products, and the associated jobs, are "green jobs." More
- Working Forests
Over 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. More
- biomass
- climate
NAFO comments on the EPA's NPDES general permit for pesticide application. More
- environment