60 groups, from conservation to renewable energy to wildlife to forestry, sent a letter today (PDF) to Secretary of Agriculture Vilsack supporting the 2008 Farm Bill definition for renewable forest biomass. The groups thanked the Secretary for his ongoing support of that definition as Congress debates energy and climate change legislation.
On January 26, 2010, Secretary Vilsack responded (PDF), reiterating his support of the 2008 Farm Bill definition for renewable forest biomass.
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NAFO’s recommendations respond to the Biogenic Carbon Emissions Panel’s draft recommendations on EPA’s accounting framework for carbon emissions. More
A new report provides a concise primer to policy makers on the forest carbon cycle, carbon accounting, biomass energy emissions and other critical topics. More
New federal legislation will help timberland owners avoid costly permit fees for logging roads, U.S. Reps. Jaime Herrera Beutler and Kurt Schrader announced Monday. Under the new provision, a 35-year-old U.S. Environmental Protection Agency policy would be extended for another year. It would shield timber companies from the cost of designing stormwater control systems for logging roads under the federal Clean Water Act. Landowners will not be required to get federal permits to build logging roads. More
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