A broad coalition of interest groups urge the Senate to include the benefits of forests and farms in energy and climate legislation.
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Coalition: Include Forests and Farms in Energy/Climate Legislation
Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010Achieving Our Nation’s Economic, Environmental and Energy Goals
Tuesday, March 16th, 2010NAFO teamed with a number of other organizations to document the sustainability and carbon benefits of energy from renewable forest biomass.
read moreNAFO Urges Congress to Expand Use of Forest Biomass for Biofuels
Friday, February 5th, 2010NAFO praised the EPA for its efforts to include forest biomass as a source of transportation fuels in its final rule implementing the Federal RFS, and called upon Congress to fix the flawed definition in the Standard excluding most renewable forest biomass from the program.
read more2010 Clean Energy, Jobs & Security Forum
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010NAFO participates in the 2010 Clean Energy, Jobs & Security Forum on Capitol Hill, moderated by Senator Debbie Stabenow,
read moreWhy is Biomass Energy Carbon Neutral?
Wednesday, December 16th, 2009The carbon neutrality of forest biomass used to produce electricity and heat is a long-established convention in greenhouse gas (GHG) accounting.
read moreSAF: Forests are key to carbon sequestration
Friday, November 13th, 2009SAF’s Goergen tells Washington Post readers that forests sequester carbon, and “not just those in the tropics or off-limits to harvesting.”
read moreStabenow Captures Opportunity Missed in Kerry-Boxer
Wednesday, November 4th, 2009The Stabenow bill will take immediate advantage of the carbon captured through forest management projects and the long term storage of carbon in harvested wood products. This approach is key to any cap and trade system.
read moreEnergy from Forest Biomass is Carbon-Neutral
Wednesday, October 14th, 2009NAFO points to consensus within the international community and the Federal government that climate goals are unreachable without working forests.
read moreForest Owners say Boxer-Kerry Missed Opportunity
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009The Boxer-Kerry bill doesn’t take immediate and full advantage of the carbon offsets of private, working forests.
read moreUSDA Should Oversee Emissions Offsets Program
Tuesday, July 28th, 2009NAFO urges the U.S. Senate to establish USDA as the lead carbon offsets agency for agricultural and forestry offsets projects.
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