New Bills Will Close Loopholes in Massachusetts’ Clean Energy Laws
New state bills in Massachusetts would end subsidies for woody biomass.
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MA Pushes to Greenlight Subsidies for Polluting Biomass Power Plants
As the MA legislature is poised to vote on whether it wants polluting biomass in its clean energy legislation, the Baker administration tries to roll back other hard-won rules that limit this dirty energy source.
PFPI Launches Lawsuit Challenging Forest Biomass in the EU’s Renewable Energy Directive
The EU’s treatment of forest biomass as carbon neutral is harming forests, the climate, and communities.
New report reveals negative community and financial impacts of bioenergy boom
The elite group of plants receiving hundreds of millions in taxpayer handouts had cost overruns, air and water violations, early closures, and lawsuits.
New UK Biomass Policy Removes Subsidies For High-Carbon Wood Pellets
Even ignoring the CO2 coming out the smokestack, the new policy sets a lifecycle emissions standard that imported wood pellets can’t meet
Environmentalists applaud UK Government decision to restrict subsidies for new biomass power stations
Decision is key to protecting forests in the US Southeast, which are being cleared to fuel UK wood pellet demand
Baker Administration Presses Forward with Weak Biomass Regs; Shuts Down Public Comment
DOER’s biomass regulations will unnecessarily increase greenhouse gas emission and air pollution.
How UK Bioenergy Hurts Forests and the Climate
If the UK is serious about addressing climate change, it must help restore and expand forests – not burn them for energy.
International Scientists to UK: Spending Billions to Burn Trees Won’t Help the Climate
To prevent dangerous climate warming, we need to plant trees, not burn them for energy.
DC and MD Health and Environmental Advocates to EPA: Highly Polluting Bioenergy Doesn’t Belong In The Clean Power Plan
You can’t meet carbon and air pollution reduction goals by replacing coal with something that’s dirtier than coal
