Virginia Admits Biomass Isn’t Carbon Neutral, But Treats It As Zero Emissions in Climate Plan
Dominion-Flavored Doublespeak Will Weaken Climate Progress
All posts, Biomass basics, Carbon emissions, VirginiaDominion-Flavored Doublespeak Will Weaken Climate Progress
All posts, Biomass basics, Carbon emissions, VirginiaExempting wood-burning plants and the industrial sector will leave about a quarter of the state’s emissions unregulated
All posts, Carbon emissions, Coal, Uncategorized, VirginiaLegislating that bioenergy produces no carbon pollution makes as little sense as legislating that climate change does not exist.
All posts, Biomass basics, Carbon emissions, Virginia“I share the concern that Virginia will become known as a state that harvests forests to reduce its dependence on coal, rather than one that develops renewable technologies that clearly reduce emissions, such as solar and wind”
All posts, Carbon emissions, Forests, VirginiaTreating biomass as carbon-neutral may have unintended consequences that could actually undermine and inhibit our ability to reduce carbon emissions.
All posts, Biomass basics, Carbon emissions, States, VirginiaSince this resolution was offered last year, Washington, DC has eliminated renewable energy subsidies for low efficiency biomass power, meaning that Dominion will not be able to benefit from this market.
All posts, Biomass basics, Carbon emissions, States, VirginiaDominion Power and other big utilities want to replace coal with wood, threatening forests and the climate.
All posts, Carbon emissions, Forests, VirginiaLax regulations allowing contaminated wastes to be burned as biomass mean that communities need to protect themselves – they can’t count on air permits to minimize bioenergy pollution.
Air Pollution, All posts, Biomass basics, California, Carbon emissions, Connecticut, Georgia, Hawaii, Main reports, Maine, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, Reports, States, Virginia, WashingtonDominion should conduct a study explaining the risk to their substantial biomass power investments if, and when, bioenergy CO2 is regulated
All posts, Biomass basics, Carbon emissions, States, Uncategorized, VirginiaInvestors With $100 Billion in Assets Complain to SEC of Misleading and Incomplete Statements About Climate Benefits, Carbon Neutrality, and Risk of Regulatory Action.
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