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.
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Scientists Support Carbon Benefits of Biomass Energy
Wednesday, July 21st, 2010Forest 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 moreLTE: Considerations for factoring biomass into clean energy
Tuesday, July 13th, 2010A letter to the editor of the Washington Post substantiating the carbon benefits of renewable biomass energy.
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 moreManomet Clarifies Biomass Study Findings
Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010The 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.”
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.
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