Senators Lincoln and Chambliss introduced legislation to affirm that if pesticides are applied according to EPA guidelines no additional permit is needed.
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Lincoln and Chambliss Promote Responsible Pesticide Use
Friday, August 6th, 2010Forest Owners Tell EPA, “If wood is used for energy, it isn’t waste.”
Friday, August 6th, 2010NAFO submits comments to EPA underscoring the traditional use of biomass for energy.
read moreForest Owners Petition EPA, Court to Reconsider Final PSD Tailoring Rule
Monday, August 2nd, 2010NAFO takes legal action to sustain the scientific principle that the combustion of biomass for energy does not increase carbon in the atmosphere.
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 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 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.
read moreU.S. Forest Owners Comment on EPA’s Tailoring Rule
Thursday, May 13th, 2010Biomass energy does not increase carbon in the atmosphere, and EPA’s rule should acknowledge this.
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