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September 2026
- Mongabay, September 3. Repeal of U.S. Roadless Rule could threaten drinking water for 25 million people
August 2026
- KTOO, August 19. Federal government officially files to rescind the Roadless Rule
- Oregon Wild, August 18. Trump Admin Continues Attack on Roadless Wildlands
- Daily Hampshire Gazette, August 12. Senate amendment closes biomass loophole; regional activists call it a win after 15-year fight
July 2026
- Canary Media, July 16. Massachusetts lawmakers try new way to kill ‘zombie’ wood power plant
- Healthcare News, July 2. Massachusetts Senate Adopts Biomass Reform in Energy Bill
June 2026
- OneStop ESG, June 17, 2026. NGO Coalition Challenges EU Commission on Bio-CCS and Biochar Carbon Removal Methodologies
- ESG News, June 16, 2026. Environmental NGOs Challenge EU Carbon Removal Rules Over Bio-CCS, Biochar Integrity
- Carbon Capture Journal, June 15, 2026. A coalition of environmental NGOs is requesting the EC to review CCUS methodologies
- ESG Post, June 15, 2026. NGO coalition launches legal challenge against EU bioenergy carbon removal framework
May 2026
- Scharf Links, May 29. Against greenwashing: Appeal against ruling on EU taxonomy for sustainable financing filed (German)
- Presse Portal, May 29. Appeals against EU taxonomy ruling on sustainable financing (German)
February 2026
- Louisiana Illuminator, February 9. Britain quit coal. But is burning Louisiana’s trees any better?
- Grist, February 6. The UK quit coal. But is burning Louisiana’s trees any better?
November 2025
- Carbon Pulse, November 27. Delay to EU anti-deforestation law will cause widespread environmental destruction, experts say
July 2025
- DeSmog, July 3. Drax Wood Pellet Plans Axed in California
June 2025
- Canary Media, June 9. A proposal for a Massachusetts wood-burning plant is back from the dead
May 2025
- The Amherst Indy, May 23. Area Residents Alarmed over Rulings Allowing “Zombie” Biomass Plant to Be Built in Springfield
- Climate Home News, May 7. First carbon credit scheme for early coal plant closures unveiled
March 2025
- The Queen Zone, March 10. UK Government’s Biomass Claims Questioned in Recent Parliament Hearing
February 2025
- The Shoestring, February 18. “Zombie plant”: How Springfield defeated biomass
January 2025
- Lassen County Times, January 22. More than 150 community, business and environmental organizations oppose proposed wood pellet projects in California
- Times-Standard, January 14. Humboldt County supervisors OK letter of concern over wood pellet project
October 2024
- Missoula Current, October 23. California biomass plan draws scorn of environmentalists
- KMUD, Redwood Community Radio, October 23 (audio story including interview and article). Controversial UK Biomass Company Drax Partners with California Rural Counties to Expand Wood Pellet Production
- Courthouse News Service, October 22. California biomass plan draws scorn of environmentalists
- Lassen County Times, October 22. Impact groups address insufficient draft Environmental Impact Report for dangerous wood pellet project: Coalition calls report insufficient in protecting local environment and communities
- The Guardian, October 9. Anger at UK’s ‘bonkers’ plan to reach net zero by importing fuel from North Korea
September 2024
- Solar Quarter, September 30. Woody Biomass: A Questionable Path To Renewable Energy In Japan And South Korea
- Energy Hub Advice, September 29. Is the government’s BECCS strategy a house of cards?
- Caledonian Record, September 19. Environmental Groups Oppose Fast-Track Approval For Biomass Plant
August 2024
- Accidental Gods (podcast), August 21. When is a Tree not a Tree? The ‘Net Zero’ Wood Burning Scam
July 2024
- Duluth News Tribute, July 25. State regulators consider if biomass is ‘carbon free’
- Minnesota Star Tribune, July 19. Minnesota wants to be carbon-free by 2040, but it still hasn’t decided what that means
May 2024
- The Florida Alligator, May 28. Gainesville City Commission GRU oversight referendum causes community debate
- Mongabay, May 6. UK’s Drax targets California forests for two major wood pellet plants
April 2024
- Resilience, April 9. What’s So Green About Burning Trees? The False Promise of Biomass Energy
- Greenfield Recorder, April 4. My Turn: Must Stop Subsidizing Wood-Fired Energy
March 2024
- Counterpunch, March 29. Opinion: What’s So Green About Burning Trees? The False Promise of Biomass Energy
- Tahoe Daily Tribune, March 10. Golden State Natural Resources’ wood pellet project and the debate over California’s Forests
February 2024
- Economics for Rebels (podcast), February 14. Fooling Ourselves While Burning Our Trees
January 2024
- E&E News, January 23. EPA to unveil scientific integrity plan soon. Will it work?
December 2023
- Grist, December 17. Plan to stash planet-heating carbon dioxide under U.S. national forests alarms critics
- EuroNews, December 13. The EU and UK are backing the wrong horse in the race to net zero
- High Country News, December 11. Forest Service proposes storing CO2 under public land
- The Guardian, December 7. Alarm at plan to stash planet-heating CO2 beneath US national forests
November 2023
- Power Technology, November 15. Environmental groups sue UK Government for biomass and carbon capture net negative claims
- Local Government Lawyer, November 15. Government plan to use biomass in breach of Climate Change Act, charity argues
- edie, November 15. UK sued for counting wood burning with carbon capture as ‘negative emissions’
- EURACTIV, November 13. UK sued for counting wood burning with carbon capture as ‘negative emissions (also available in German)
- ENDS Waste & Bioenergy, November 13. Green group seeks judicial review over Biomass Strategy
- Shropshire Star, November 13. Government facing legal challenge over burning trees for energy in net-zero plan
- Yahoo! Finance, November 13. Government facing legal challenge over burning trees for energy in net-zero plan
- Carbon Herald, November 13. UK Faces Legal Battle Over BECCS Claims
- ENDS Report, November 13. ‘A climate fallacy’: Charity launches legal action against biomass strategy
- Yahoo, November 13. Government facing legal challenge over burning trees for energy in net-zero plan
- The Independent, November 13. Government facing legal challenge over burning trees for energy in net-zero plan
- The Yorkshire Post, November 13. Government faces legal challenge over support for biomass projects such as Drax
- Express and Star, November 13. Government facing legal challenge over burning trees for energy in net-zero plan
- Witney Gazette, November 13. Government facing legal challenge over burning trees for energy in net-zero plan
- The National, November 13. Government facing legal challenge over burning trees for energy in net-zero plan
- The Scotsman, November 13. UK Government facing legal challenge over burning of trees for energy in net-zero plan
- Bioenergy Insight, November 13. UK government faces High Court challenge against Biomass Strategy
- The Argus, November 13. Government facing legal challenge over burning trees for energy in net-zero plan
- The Irish News, November 13. Government facing legal challenge over burning trees for energy in net-zero plan
- Nation Cymru, November 13. UK Government facing legal challenge over burning trees for energy in net-zero plan
- Perspective Magazine, November 13. Government facing legal challenge over burning trees for energy in net-zero plan
- The Daily Express, November 13. Court row over tree-burning green policy
- The i, November 13. Legal test for tree-burning energy plan
- PIE-News.com (Korean), November 13. Government facing legal challenge over burning trees for energy in net zero plan
- The Telegraph, November 12. Government accused of ‘greenwashing’ over net zero strategy
October 2023
- The Crucial Years, October 7. The Rays of the Sun
September 2023
- Adirondack Explorer, September 3. Carbon offsets and the value of Adirondack trees
August 2023
- Berlingske, August 19. American expert: “Denmark’s energy policy is based on a lie”
- AL.com, August 8. Environmentalists raise concerns about booming wood pellet business
July 2023
- The Augusta Press, July 30. Citizens up in arms over planned biomass facility
- Greenfield Recorder, July 12. Lawmakers weigh wood-burning for energy, heat
- Daily Hampshire Gazette, July 3. Lawmakers weigh wood-burning for energy, heat
June 2023
- Public News Service, June 21. Bills Aim to Close Biomass Loopholes in MA Clean Energy Laws
- Public News Service, June 19. Hearing Tomorrow on Proposal to Build CA’s First Large Wood Pellet Plants
- Food and Water Watch, June 13. 150+ Organizations Call Out USDA for Exacerbating Environmental Injustice in Energy Grant Program
- The Progressive, June 12. How the Wood Pellet Industry Is Threatening Small Southern Towns
April 2023
- Yorkshire Bylines, April 19. Drax, biomass, and net zero
- Mongabay, April 13. Could biodiversity be a key to better forest carbon storage in Europe?
- VT Digger, April 13. Rick Cowan: A burning problem with the Affordable Heat Act
- City Limits, April 10. Bill to Alter NY’s Climate Law Includes 11th-Hour Bid to Keep State’s Last Biomass Power Plant Open
- Waterdown Daily Times, April 8. Hochul poised to drop support for ReEnergy as climate provisions scrapped in budget negotiations
- WWNYTV, April 5. Fort Drum’s biomass plant could be saved under state budget
- EURACTIV, April 5. Is Germany still the climate champion it pretends to be? (also in French)
- Mongabay, April 3. EU woody biomass final policy continues threatening forests and climate: Critics
March 2023
- The Commons, March 29. A Dirty Truth
- Borsen, March 28. American researcher: “If everyone did like Denmark, we would be screwed” (Danish)
- EURACTIV, March 28. EU countries must stop undermining biomass policy reform
- El Español, March 22. Scientists warn that burning biomass from primary forests emits more CO2 than fossil fuels (Spanish)
- Greenfield Recorder, March 22. A place for burning wood in state’s green energy future?
- Public News Service, March 21. Climate Groups Spotlight Destruction Linked to Wood Pellet Industry
- Daily Hampshire Gazette, March 21. Climate Change at Home: A place for burning wood in state’s green energy future?
- Public News Service, March 20. Energy Market for Wood Pellets Globally Threatens U.S. Forests
- Kiowa County Press, March 20. Energy market for wood pellets globally threatens U.S. forests
- KTTN News, March 20. Energy market for wood pellets globally threatens U.S. forests
- Schlaglichter, March 17. March 17th Newsreel (German)
- Mongabay, March 14. Japan, EU, UK biomass emissions standards fall short, full of loopholes: Critics
- Die Presse, March 7. Trees don’t grow overnight (German)
- Corriere della Sera, March 4. Scientists write to the EU: “No to the use of forest biomass to produce energy: it only releases CO2” (Italian)
- Suddeutsche Zeitung, March 2. On the wooden path (German)
- Seven Days Vermont, March 1. Burlington Considers Kicking Fossil Fuels to the Curb
February 2023
- Free Range with Mike Livermore (podcast), February 23. Explainer: The Controversy over Wood Pellets
- WFAE, February 13. Australia says some biomass can’t count as renewable; Europe debates changes
January 2023
- G7, January 28. The share of renewables in EU energy consumption has fallen, but the figures are also greatly distorted by the burning of firewood (Hungarian)
- Energetyka 24, January 28. Wood as renewable energy? IEA admits it’s problematic (Polish)
- Yesil Gazette, January 28. No, wood burning is not climate friendly (Turkish)
- HirKlikk, January 23. Hungary manipulates the data of green solutions (Hungarian)
- EURACTIV, January 23. Exposed: How EU countries use firewood to bloat their renewable energy stats (also available in Slovak, French, and German)
- RND, January 21. How far is your district in terms of the energy transition? (German)
- KPFA/Terra Verde, January 6. Global Wood Bioenergy Sector Eyes California’s Forests
- Energy Monitor, January 5. Should the EU count wood as a renewable fuel? Opinions are divided.
December 2022
- E&E Daily, December 22. ‘Carbon neutral’ scores another victory in omnibus
- Daily Caller, December 22. Green Activists Seethe After Susan Collins Gets Firewood Branded A ‘Carbon Neutral’ Energy Source In Spending Bill
- Climate Monitor, December 21. NOAH: Europe’s nature is suffering under the EU’s crisis law for the energy sector (Danish)
- Williamsburg Yorktown Daily, December 19. Woody Biomass Under Fire in Virginia
- Boston Globe, December 5. Court upholds decision to revoke permits for Springfield biomass plant
November 2022
- Utopia.de, November 29. Forest protection – That’s how important trees are for us and our climate (German)
- Daily Hampshire Gazette, November 19. Rejection of biomass as ‘renewable’ rooted in western Mass. advocacy
- Greenfield Recorder, November 18. State biomass rejection rooted in western Mass. advocacy
- EURACTIV, November 16. Time to stop counting forest biomass as ‘renewable energy’
- 168.hu, November 14. Biomass can ruin Europe (Hungarian)
- Greenfo, November 14. Europe is rapidly losing its forest carbon sink (Hungarian)
- Agroportal, November 8. EU with environmental goals in jeopardy due to burning wood for energy – report (Portuguese)
- Mundo Ao Minuto, November 8. EU with environmental goals in jeopardy due to wood burning (Portuguese)
- EURACTIV, November 7. Europe rapidly losing its forest carbon sink, study shows (English, German)
October 2022
- Ming Pao, October 23. Wood classified as renewable energy with high actual carbon emissions (Chinese)
September 2022
- Politico, September 21. Green groups open fire on EU sustainable investment list
- il Fatto Quotidiano, September 21. Europe towards the elimination of subsidies to forest biomass. But for environmentalists too many exceptions and uncertain times (Italian)
- edie, September 21. Brussels sued for including fossil gas in EU’s green finance taxonomy
- Business Wire, September 20. PFPI: Tide Turning on Use of Wood-Burning for Renewable Energy in Europe
- Economia Circolare, September 20. Renewable Energy Directive, lights and shadows of the new EU provision (Italian)
- Law.com, September 19. In 2 Separate Suits, NGOs Sue European Commission Over Green Investment Label
- EURACTIV, September 19. Brussels sued for including fossil gas in EU’s green finance taxonomy (English, Italian, Greek)
- Telex, September 16. Until now, the forests have been burned with state support, and there are still loopholes for this (Hungarian)
- Mongabay, September 16. EU votes to keep woody biomass as renewable energy, ignores climate risk
- EURACTIV, September 16. Forest activists hail EU move to cap biomass fuels, industry worried (English, French, Italian)
- New York Times, September 15. European Union Signals a Move Away from Wood Energy
- WCAX, September 14. Vermont Climate Council takes on role of biomass energy production
- Financial Times, September 14. EU vote exposes tensions over use of forests for fuel
- The Guardian, September 14. EU limits subsidies for burning trees under renewable energy directive
- Agrifood Today, September 14. “Burning forests is not clean energy”: the environmentalist battle in Brussels against pellets (Italian)
- Rinnovabili, September 14. The EP approves the 2030 renewable directive but on bioenergy it is controversial (Italian)
- MagicTech, September 14. The EU vote exposes tensions over the use of forests as a fuel (Italian)
- Europa Today, September 13. “Burning forests is not clean energy”: the environmentalist battle in Brussels against pellets (Italian)
- EURACTIV, September 12. EU Parliament groups rally behind plans to end biomass subsidies (English, French, German)
- RiffReporter, September 12. RED III alert – EU sets course for forest’s future (German)
- Politico, September 9. The EU must stop burning trees for renewable energy
- Europa Today, September 9. “Burning forests is not clean energy”: the environmentalist battle in Brussels against pellets (Italian)
- DeSmog, September 7. Biomass Lobby Makes ‘False’ Claims to Sway EU Law-makers
- E&E News, September 6. Jet fuel deal takes off for wood-to-energy company
August 2022
- Dig Boston, August 31. State Wire: “The Expectation Is Extra Money Will Go Towards Clean Energy”
- Mongabay, August 29. Biomass cofiring loopholes put coal on open-ended life support in Asia
- WWLP-22 News, August 12. Baker punctuates formal session’s end by signing clean energy bill
- MassLive, August 12. Wood-burning power plants in Mass. won’t qualify for renewable energy credits. Local activists are celebrating
- The Baltic Times, August 12. Expert assessment: Drafting of Estonia’s forestry development plan non-transparent
- PoliticoPro, August 5. Biomass ‘carbon neutral’ label in legislative limbo again
- The Boston Globe, August 2. Legislature amends climate bill, leaving its fate in Governor Baker’s hands
July 2022
- The Telegraph, July 28. ‘Greenwashing’ power station given £2.4m in daily subsidies must ‘justify environmental claims’
- Energy Live News, July 28. Drax under scrutiny over alleged “misleading” CO2 claim
- The Mail, July 28. Wood-burning plant in eco probe
- Daily Mail, July 28. Fury as British Gas owner Centrica’s ‘obscene’ half-year profits increase FIVE-FOLD to £1.34 BILLION as it’s revealed UK’s household energy bills could rocket to £500 per month after Russia cut Europe’s gas supplies
- Tagesspiegel Background, July 28. OECD contact point examines accusations against Drax
- Bloomberg, July 27. Drax Green Credentials Under Review as Campaigners Cry Foul
- Utility Week, July 27. Drax faces challenge over biomass claims
- ENDS, July 27. Drax faces investigation over greenwashing
- Politico, July 27. OECD to consider greenwashing complaint against UK bioenergy plant
- Gov.uk, July 27. Group of NGOs complaint to the UK NCP about Drax Group PLC
- CommonWealth, July 14. Cut the subsidies for biomass energy: Burning trees to produce power is disastrous folly
June 2022
- EU Observer, June 28. Member states water down renewable energy proposal
May 2022
- NewAge, May 28. The Biomass Peril
- CityWatchLA, May 23. The Biomass Peril
- CounterPunch, May 20. The Biomass Peril
- Salto Al Dia, May 19. Europe reconsiders its reliance on burning wood for electricity (Spanish)
- SmogLab, May 19. Polish MEPs in favor of burning forests in power plants. “Huge disappointment” (Polish)
- New York Times, May 18. Europe Rethinks Its Reliance on Burning Wood for Electricity
- Mongabay, May 18. EU Parliament’s Environment Committee urges scale back of biomass burning
- Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, May 10. “Sustainable biomass”- A paper tiger when it comes to reducing carbon emissions
- Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, May 10. Introduction: Can we grow and burn our way out of climate change?
April 2022
- English language coverage
- Financial Times, April 13. Biomass industry lobbies to weaken proposed EU woodland protection
- DeSmog, April 12. Biomass Industry Pushes Back Against Europe’s Plans To Protect Woodlands
- EURACTIV, April 6. The false promise that burning forest wood can replace Russian fossil fuels
- RobinWood, April 6. Activists demand a stop to the combustion of forest wood
- Portugal Resident, April 5. (New) Renewable Energy ‘Scandal’
- CityWatchLA, April 4. Wood-Pellet Manufacturing Destroys Our Rainforests
- RobinWood, April 1. New report: How the EU is burning trees in the name of renewable energy
- CounterPunch, April 1. Wood-Pellet Manufacturing in a Rainforest
- European languages coverage
- Krytyka Polityczna, April 14. Biomass – a burnt joke about a green future (Polish)
- Swiat Oze, April 9. Renewable energy, but not that of European forests (Polish)
- Esquerda, April 7. Europe’s biomass plants burn tree trunks (Spanish)
- Die Presse, April 7. A critical look at biomass (German)
- De Telegraaf, April 5. Report punctures Timmerman’s promise: complete trees used for biomass (Dutch)
- il Fatto Quotidiano, April 5. Biomass with zero impact? “Not only processing waste, but trees cut down only to produce pellets in plants in EU countries” – The exclusive document (Italian)
- Interia Zielona, April 5. A new report shows that the sustainable sourcing of biomass is a fiction (Polish)
- Zero, April 5. European biomass industry burns logs but claims sustainability (Portuguese)
- Zeit Online, April 5. Climate neutral energy? Are you kidding me? (German)
March 2022
- WBUR, March 29. Opponents torch proposed rules for burning wood to create electricity in Mass.
- The Walrus, March 28. The controversial biofuel threatening British Columbia’s forests
- The New Statesman, March 11. Boycotting Russia’s oligarch-run timber trade would deliver an overdue rebuke
February 2022
- English language coverage
- Reuters, February 4. Campaigners begin legal fight against EU green investment rules – documents. Full article & links also available on EURACTIV.
- European languages coverage
- Lusa, February 6. NGOs file complaint against European Commission for ‘polluting the climate in an ecological way. (Portuguese)
- Renascenca, February 6. Zero files complaint against European Commission (Portuguese)
- NPO Radio 1, February 4. Cutting down forests to save the environment? (Dutch/NL)
- AD, February 4. Environmental groups tell Brussels: ‘Firing up forests is not a climate contribution.’ (Dutch/NL)
- De Telegraaf, February 4. Legal battle for biomass: ‘Don’t put those billions into burning forests’. (Dutch/NL)
- Ambiente Magazine. 04 Feb. 2022. European NGOS Challenge Commission Measures for Violating Taxonomy Regulation. (Portuguese)
January 2022
- RadioFM4, January 21. Is EU Climate Policy Going Up In Smoke? (print story) and Is EU Climate Policy Going Up In Smoke? (video story)
- Public News Service, January 18. MA Groups: Time is Now to End Biomass Subsidies
- Express, January 15. Boris facing more disaster as ‘green’ power station emits more CO2 than many coal plants
- BBC News, January 14. The ‘green’ row over the UK’s largest renewable power plant
- The American Conservative, January 12. Burning the Forest for the Trees
December 2021
- Huffington Post, December 18. A ‘Green’ Energy Project Leaves A Mississippi Town Gasping For Air
- Financial Times, December 1. UK’s Drax accelerates push to biomass
November 2021
- EURACTIV, November 23. LEAK: EU strategy seeks to remove carbon from atmosphere
- CommonWealth Magazine, November 19. Baker’s new biomass rules are a step backward
- EURACTIV, November 16. NGO’s ‘set fire’ to protest use of forest biomass
- Global Legal Chronicle, November 12. The Lifescape Project and The Partnership for Policy Integrity’s Complaint Against Drax Group plc
- EuroNews.Green, November 10. 100 charities urge the EU to end use of some biomass as ‘renewable’ energy
- Scoop. November 10. Global NGOs Warn COP26 That Burning Forest Wood For Energy Sabotages Climate Action
- Mongabay, November 9. COP26: Surging wood pellet industry threatens climate, say experts
- Mongabay, November 8. Scientists urge Biden to remove logging, fossil fuels, biomass from budget bills
- UN Climate Change Conference UK 2021 Press Conference, November 6. Stand.Earth, Climate Action Network Canada – Beyond Burning, Beyond Biomass (video)
- The Beet, November 5. 105 Countries Pledge to End Deforestation By 2030
- Mongabay, November 3. COP26 Glasgow Declaration: Salvation or threat to Earth’s forests?
- Financial Times, November 2. COP26 deforestation deal criticised over lack of detail on enforcement
October 2021
- Mishcon de Reya, October 27. Mishcon Purpose advises on landmark complaint that Drax is ‘greenwashing’ woody biomass emissions
- Nation of Change, October 27. Report examines ‘Net Zero’ climate strategies, finds corporate plans lacking in lead up to COP26
- ENDS Report, October 26. ‘Greenwashing’: Campaigners challenge Drax on environmental claims
- NRDC, October 26. The UK Must Stop Subsidizing Its #1 Climate Polluter: Drax
- DeSmog, October 26. Report Examines ‘Net Zero’ Climate Strategies, Finds Corporate Plans Lacking in Lead up to COP26
- The Global Legal Post, October 25. ‘A critical complaint at a critical moment’ – Mishcon advises on ‘greenwashing’ claims against UK power giant
- Financial Times, October 25. Drax faces complaint about ‘misleading’ biomass emission claims
- One Earth, October 25. We can’t burn our way out of the climate crisis
- Inside Climate News, October 17. The Biomass Industry Expands Across the South, Thanks in Part to UK Subsidies. Critics Say it’s Not ‘Carbon Neutral’
September 2021
- Public News Service, September 13. MA Groups Push Bill to Stop Clean-Energy Subsidies for Woody Biomass Plants
August 2021
- Canada’s National Observer, August 23. Yellowknife banks on a controversial climate solution
- IHS Markit, August 23. Fit for 55: Bioenergy without carbon capture gets short end of the stick
- Mongabay, August 19. Burning forests to make energy: EU and world wrestle with biomass science
July 2021
- Daily Hampshire Gazette, July 26. Biomass critics press lawmakers for more stringent regulations
- Public News Service, July 22. Experts: more logging won’t stop Oregon’s wildfires
- E&E News, July 14. Collins vows to defend ‘carbon neutral’ branding for biomass
- Mongabay, July 12. The science of forest biomass: Conflicting studies map the controversy
- CNN, July 9. How marginalized communities in the South are paying the price for “green energy” in Europe
- The Baltic Times, July 7. US doctor of ecology dismisses environmental policy of EU Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson
- E&E News, July 2. Spending bill would strip biomass of ‘carbon neutral’ status
- Financial Times, July 1. The EU’s biomass dilemma: can burning trees ever be green?
June 2021
- ENDS Europe, June 17. Leak: Forest conservationists slam RED reform plans
- Mongabay, June 15. Forest advocates press EU leader to rethink views on biomass and energy
- EURACTIV, June 8. Europe’s Burning Shame on Climate
- BirdLife International, June 1. The EU must stop burning its forests and biodiversity
May 2021
- The Narwhal, May 2. From forest to furnace: How the UK’s wood-pellet plants are driving logging in BC
- Euractiv, May 11. Brussels rebuked over ‘confusing’ draft EU bioenergy rules
April 2021
- Environmental Health News, April 26. Paris climate agreement overlooks wood pellet loophole
- Boston Globe, April 16. State bans biomass power plants near environmental justice communities from qualifying for state incentives
- MassLive, April 16. New state regulations strike another blow against proposed biomass project in Springfield
- Boston Globe, April 2. After years of protests, state officials revoke permit for controversial biomass plant in Springfield
- Commonwealth Magazine, April 2. Baker Pulls the Plug on Springfield Biomass Plant
March 2021
- Politico, March 26. The ‘Green Energy’ That Might Be Ruining the Planet
- MassLive, March 23. Springfield City Council enlists Conservation Law Foundation in fight against Palmer Renewable Energy biomass plant
- Commonwealth, March 18. Despite his claims, science is not on Vic Gatto’s side
- Popular Science, March 18. Burning wood pellets won’t help us fight climate change
- MassLive, March 8. Palmer Renewable Energy can’t greenwash its emissions away
January 2021
- MassLive, January 21. Massachusetts should say ‘no’ to biomass incineration in future energy policy
- WBUR’s Earthwile, January 12. The New Climate Bill Won’t Make Or Break A Proposed Biomass Plant In Springfield. But Another State Plan Will
- MassLive, January 4. Massachusetts Lawmakers Deal Blow to Springfield Biomass Plant
December 2020
- Daily Hampshire Gazette, December 31. Scrutiny persists over biomass plant in Springfield
- MassLive, December 25. Sens. Ed Markey, Elizabeth Warren oppose Springfield biomass project by Palmer Renewable Energy (paywall)
- WHMP, December 23. A Poison Pill In The Environmental Bill
- Climate and Cities, December 22. Why are we paying people to burn trees?
- WBUR, December 22. Mass. Has Strong Rules About Burning Wood For Electricity. In 2021, It Plans To Roll Them Back
November 2020
- MassLive, November 25. Phrase ‘non-carbon emitting’ needs to be removed from climate bill (Letters)
- De Telegraf (Vienna), November 5. Take the plunge: Is the minister the first to show that forest combustion is not a climate solution? (paywall)
October 2020
- The Narwhal, October 23. Yukon’s climate plans rely on biomass. But is it actually good for the environment?
- The Boston Globe, October 21. In the nation’s asthma capital, plans to burn wood for energy spark fury (paywall)
- The Narwal, October 9. B.C. gives Pacific BioEnergy green light to log rare inland rainforest for wood pellets
- Prince George Daily News, October 8. Conservation North claims old growth being logged for pellets
September 2020
- Saur Energy International, September 28. “Green” Credentials of Biomass Energy Challenged by Korean Solar Industry
July 2020
- The Real News Network, July 20. The Battle Over ‘Clean Energy’ Estimates
- Euractiv, July 14. ‘Not all biomass is carbon neutral,’ industry admits
- Inside Climate News, July 13. The Wood Pellet Business is Booming. Scientists Say That’s Not Good for the Climate
- ENDS, July 6. Campaigners appeal in court case over EU support for wood burning (paywall)
May 2020
- A Greener Life, A Greener World, May 27. Green Voices: Is biomass a bad tool for tackling climate change?
- Euractiv, May 19. EU plans sweeping bioenergy review by end 2020
- Mongabay, May 13. Scientists warn Congress against declaring biomass burning carbon neutral
- ENDS Europe, May 13. Environmentalists consider appeal after EU court rejects action against biomass energy (paywall)
- Renewables Now, May 13. Case against EU’s wood biomass policy thrown out of court
- Argus Media, May 12. Industry welcomes EU court’s biomass ruling
- Counterpunch, May 8. Attacking the Messenger
April 2020
- EUbusiness, April 28. EU’s bank recovery billions must be green – NGOs
- The Narwhal, April 23. B.C. giving millions to transform rainforest into wood pellets for export, new report documents
- Mongabay, April 15. Study projects 30% more forest cover if wood biomass is managed right; critics call it a disaster
February 2020
- Inside EPA, February 21. EPA Poised To Send Long-Awaited Biogenic CO2 Proposal For OMB Review (paywall)
- Ethical Corporation, February 3. EU urged to stop substituting biomass for coal as concerns over climate impact grow
January 2020
- Common Dreams, January 28. ‘Green New Dud, Not a Green New Deal’: Climate Groups Denounce Draft Bill From House Democrats
- Inside EPA, January 27. Democrats’ Imminent GHG Bill Faces Some Early Environmentalist Scorn (paywall)
- Common Dreams, January 27. ‘Extremely Disappointing’: New Analysis Offers Scathing Critique of Top Democrat’s CLEAN Future Act
- National Geographic, January 15. Will the skyscrapers of the future be made out of wood?
- Physics World, January 8. Biomass energy: green or dirty?
- The News & Observer, January 3. Slow Burn: Europe uses tons of NC trees as fuel. Will this solve climate change?
December 2019
- Inside Sources, December 10. The Biomass Scam That’s Burning the Climate at Both Ends
- Mongabay, December 2. COP25 may put climate at greater risk by failing to address forests
- Energy News Network, December 2. Wood pellets cause more climate pollution than coal when they’re burned. So why does Europe call them ‘carbon neutral’?
November 2019
- VT Digger, November 26.The dirty practice of burning wood
October 2019
- Valdosta Times, October 26. On Georgia’s erroneous bioenergy scheme
- Euractiv, October 23. Bioenergy, forestry sectors jump on EU’s green finance bandwagon
- Newsweek, October 17. Colorado Fracking Study Shows Toxic Chemicals up to 2,000 Feet Away from Drilling Sites
- The New York Review of Books, NYR Daily, October 14. The Great Biomass Boondoggle
September 2019
- Energy News, September 30. Ohio Firefighters Kept in the Dark on Drilling and Fracking Chemicals
- Mongabay, September 16. UN and policymakers, wake up! Burning trees for energy is not carbon neutral
- Akron Beacon Journal, September 16. Energy policy group calls for public disclosure of chemicals used in fracking
- ClevelandScene.com, September 16. Report: Secret Fracking Chemicals a Concern for Ohio
- The Columbus Dispatch, September 16. What’s in fracking chemicals? Energy nonprofit demands answers
- Public News Service, September 16. Report: Secret Fracking Chemicals a Concern for Ohio
- The Allegheny Front, September 15. Report: “Trade Secret” Chemicals Injected Nearly 11,000 Times at Oil and Gas Wells in Ohio
- Canton Repository, September 16. Industry Report: Secret Chemicals Used in Fracking
August 2019
- Wall Street Journal, August 7. Wood Pellets Draw Fire as Alternative to Coal (paywall)
- MassLive.com, August 6. Environmental groups accuse state of ‘deeply flawed’ review of biomass changes; call for more input
July 2019
- West Virginia Public Broadcasting, July 26. Power Plant: How Grass Might Generate Fuel, Help Fix Damaged Mine Lands
- American Bar Association, July 22. Improving Climate Risk Disclosures from within the SEC: Moving Forward Absent the Climate Risk Disclosure Act of 2018
- Desmog UK, July 15. Creative Carbon Accounting: How Industry and Government Make Burning Wood Look Like a Climate Solution
- iBerkshires.com, July 9. Williamstown Select Board Votes to Join Mohawk Trail Partnership
June 2019
- Courthouse News, June 5. EU Plan to Burn Wood Instead of Coal Threatens Forests
- WAMC, June 6. Renewable Energy Rules Changes Protested At Springfield Hearing
- South Coast Today, June 9. The Local Weather Report: Not in Any Child’s Backyard
- BBC “People Fixing the World,” June 11. Can capturing carbon buy us time to tackle climate change?
- Greenfield Recorder, June 13. State extends comment period on biomass
- Mongabay, June 19. Carbon to burn: UK net-zero emissions pledge undermined by biomass energy
May 2019
- Commonwealth Magazine, May 14. Get ready for another biomass battle
- Berkshire Eagle, May 16. Proposed state rule changes rekindle biomass debate
April 2019
- Inside EPA, April 2. Final SAB ‘Advice’ To EPA On Biomass CO2 Conflicts With Agency Policy (paywall)
- Blue Virginia, April 19. Virginia Admits Biomass Isn’t Carbon Neutral, But Treats It As Zero Emissions in Climate Plan
- National Geographic, April 26. Tree-Planting Programs Can Do More Harm Than Good
March 2019
- Inside EPA, March 1. Groups Challenge Wood Pellet Plant Permit Over VOC, Climate Concerns (paywall)
- Vox, March 4. Europe’s renewable energy policy is built on burning American trees
- Wall Street Journal, March 7. Biomass Mess Shows Trouble with Sustainable Investing
- Berkshire Eagle, March 20. Groups ask Baker to back off wood-burning initiatives
- Daily Hampshire Gazette, March 21. Environmental groups oppose state’s biomass incentives
- WAMC, March 22. Environmental Groups Want Massachusetts To Stop Subsidies For Biomass Energy
Media from EU Biomass Case
- English-speaking media
- Euractiv, March 4. EU dragged to court for backing forest biomass as ‘renewable energy’
- The Guardian, March 4. Europe’s forests threatened by biodiversity collapse, warn campaigners.
- Irish Times, March 4. Bord na Móna cited in landmark EU case on use of forest biomass
- Climate Home, March 4. Burning wood for power breaches EU treaty, new lawsuit claims
- New Scientist, March 4. EU sued for making global warming worse by subsidising wood burning
- Green News, March 4. Irish group takes case to Europe over biomass burning
- ENDS Europe, March 4. Campaigners launch legal bid to axe RED II biomass provisions
- Climate Liability News, March 4. EU Sued for Climate Impacts of Burning Wood for Energy
- Radio WVTF, March 4. Lawsuit in Europe Could Protect Virginia Forests
- Lexology, March 4. Legal challenge to biomass rules in Renewable Energy Directive issued at European court
- Politico Pro Morning Energy and Climate Europe, March 5. Regulation/Climate – NGO’s sue the EU over biomass
- Renewables Now, March 5. Lawsuit attacks biomass use under EU’s RED II
- Business Green, March 5. Burning wood for power breaches EU treaty, new lawsuit claims
- New Civil Engineer, March 6. European lawsuit threatens Drax power plant
- The Ecologist, March 6. Burning wood for power ‘breaches EU treaty’
- Mongabay, March 6. EU sued to stop burning trees for energy; it’s not carbon neutral: plaintiffs
- Electrek, March 6. Biomass battle: lawsuit challenges EU on ‘renewable energy’ definition
- Bioenergy Insight, March 7. NGO files order against inclusion of biomass in REDII
- The Hill (opinion), March 7. Industrial wood burning is adding to climate change
- Canadian Biomass, March 11. Lawsuit attacks EU’s approval of biomass in RED II
- Eco-Business, March 12. EU sued to stop burning trees for energy
- Euractiv (opinion), March 20. Burning trees as climate mitigation: A resort to the Court
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- Belgium
- Mondiaal Nieuws, March 15. “EU policy follows reckless assumption that burning forest wood is carbon neutral”
- Estonia
- The Baltic Course, March 5. Environmental organizations file lawsuit in EU court against renewable energy directive
- Telegram, March 5. The environmental associations provided a support scheme for deforestation in the European Court of Justice
- Postimees, March 5. Environmental associations gave the Wood Energy Support Scheme to the European Court of Justice
- ärilehte.ee, March 5. Environmental associations gave the Wood Energy Support Scheme to the European Court of Justice
- Pealinn, March 5. Environmental associations gave the Wood Energy Support Scheme to the European Court of Justice
- Sputnik, March 6. Estonian poet Hasso Krull tries to push the energy policy of the European Union down.
- France
- Journal de l’environnement, March 7. The ENR Directive in the view of forest protectors
- Bioenergie International, March 11. Sustainable biomass, first renewable energy on the planet, attacked by lobbies!
- Reporterre, March 11. An action against the industrialization of the forest
- Up Magazine, March 12. Should our forests pay the price of the energy transition?
- Selectra, March 15. European Union: biomass more polluting than coal?
- La Provance, April 2 – Aix-en-Provence – biomass power station: a collective action against Europe
- Netherlands
- De Volkskrant, March 12. Felling trees for the Climate Agreement; how the use of biomass can also be counterproductive
- Newshour, April 4, 2019 – https://nos.nl/uitzending/40777-nieuwsuur.html (Minute 32.40 up to 40.04).
- Romania
- Energynomics.ro, March 7. Fire wood could be excluded from the renewable target
February 2019
- Financial Advisor Magazine, February 27 – Accurate Reporting Of Biofuels’ Impact Needed
January 2019
- The Greenfield Recorder, January 14 – Protesters rally at state forest
2018
- The Gainesville Sun, October 24 – Report: GREC contract among country’s worst
- CBC Radio Canada, October 22 – Documentary argues that burning biomass is worse for the environment than coal
- The Greenfield Recorder, October 17 – More than 1000 sign a petition against logging
- Philadelphia Business Journal, September 17 – More than half of Pennsylvania gas wells used ‘secret’ fracking chemicals
- The Times-Tribune, September 13 – Disclose all fracking chemicals (paid subscription)
- NJ Spotlight, September 13 – Governor Urged To Block Discharge Of Fracking Waste In Delaware River Basin
- Food & Water Watch, September 12 – What Fracking Chemicals are Threatening Your Water? That’s a secret
- WHYY.org, September 12 – Environmentalists urge Gov. Murphy to ban fracking waste from entering New Jersey
- StateImpact Pennsylvania, September 11 – More than half PA gas wells used ‘secret’ chemicals for fracking or drilling, report says
- New Hampshire Union Leader, September 9 – Another View – Catherine Corkery and James McCaffrey: Biomass bill sells out NH residents
- NH Journal, September 6 – The Strange Bedfellows of Biomass Politics
- Energy News, August 23 – With New Hampshire biomass supports on hold, what about the waste wood?
- Daily Hampshire Gazette, July 31 – Mass. energy bill offers limited boost to renewables
- Concord Monitor, July 19 (op-ed) – Jamie Sayen: The truth about mega-biomass
- Eco RI News, May 27 – Biomass Bill that Supports Special Interest Over Science Exposes Statehouse’s Long Disregard for Environment
- Uprise RI, May 26 – Biomass Incineration Bill Opposed at State House Rally
- Eco RI News, May 25 – Opposition Accuses Biomass Developer of Pay to Play
- Ecoshock Radio, May 23 – Interview with PFPI Director Mary Booth
- Providence Journal, May 16 – R.I. lawmakers poised to OK biomass bill
- The Conversation, May 8 – The EPA says burning wood to generate power is ‘carbon-neutral.’ Is that true?
- New York Times, May 3 – Pruitt Is Wrong on Burning Forests for Energy
- Environmental Health News, May 1 – Fracking chemicals “imbalance” the immune system
- Mongabay, May 2 – UN forest accounting loophole allows CO2 underreporting by EU, UK, US
- Green Building News, April 30 – Report Cites Carbon Impact of Biomass Plants
- Clean Tech Canada, April 27 – The humble waste-wood pellet is quietly becoming Canada’s other contentious energy export
- Eco RI News, April 26 – Biomass Power Burns Quickly Through Legislature
- BNN Bloomberg, April 26 – Canada’s other contentious energy export sees strong growth potential
- Bloomberg Environment, April 24 – EPA Biomass Policy Unlikely to Offer Short-Term Industry Boost (paid subscription)
- Coastal Review, April 23 – EPA to Treat Biomass as Carbon Neutral
- Politico, March 23 – Here’s What’s in the Budget Bill Nobody’s Bothered to Read
- Eco RI News, March 1 – Report Claims Wood-Based Energy Doesn’t Add Up
- WOOC-FM 105.3 (Troy, NY), Feb 28 – Interview with Laura Haight
- Inside EPA/Climate, February 26 – Study finds big GHG impact from biomass residuals (paid subscription)
- Halifax Examiner, February 23 – Nova Scotia is Destroying its Forests by Chasing the Biomass Delusion
- Environmental Research Letters, February 21 – Not Carbon Neutral: Assessing the Net Emissions Impact of Residues Burned for Bioenergy
- DeSmog UK, February 21- UK Efforts to Weaken EU Controls on Biomass Undermine Climate Change Efforts
- Climate Change News, February 21- Documents Reveal UK Push to Water Down EU Biomass Regulations
- Inside EPA, January 17 – RGGI Expansion Forces States To Grapple With Biomass, Leakage Issues (paid subscription)
- Washington Post, January 5 – A hole in Virginia’s climate plan (op-ed)
2017
- Lancaster Online, December 28 – Documenting EPA fracking concerns
- WAMC, December 27 – Massachusetts Issues Guidelines For Woody Biomass To Qualify For Alternative Energy Incentives
- Greenfield Recorder, December 22 – Green committee opposing state biomass guidelines
- Amherst Bulletin, December 20 – State includes wood, biomass in alternative energy standards
- Boston Globe, December 12 – Biomass plan will undercut climate change efforts, critics say
- Greenfield Recorder, December 10 – State biomass use regulations under protest
- Steubenville (Ohio) Herald-Star, December 2 – Responders Seeking Fracking Chemical Identities
- Weirton (W.Va.) Daily Times, December 2 – First Responders Ask for Transparency for Fracking Chemicals
- Martin’s Ferry (Ohio) Times Leader, December 1 – Fracking Chemical Clarity is Requested
- The Intelligencer/Wheeling (W.Va.) News-Register, December 1 – Belmont County Emergency Officials Seek Ingredients in Hydraulic Fracturing Fluid
- Water Online, November 30 – Report: EPA Had Undisclosed Concerns Over Fracking Chemicals
- Marketplace, November 15 – “The Public Has a Right to Know”: Fracking Companies Don’t Have to Disclose Chemicals Linked to Health Concerns
- Marketplace, November 14 – Documents Show Undisclosed EPA Health Concerns on Fracking Chemicals
- Inside Sources, August 22 – Biomass: America’s Not-So-Clean Green Fuel
- Greenfield Recorder, August 14 – Editorial: All in favor of wood-burning that’s gentler on environment
- Worcester Telegram, August 12 – Burning Problem: Worcester County 8th highest in US for woodfire pollution
- WGBH News, August 10 – Despite The Bio-Mass Flareup, Baker Continues To Move Forward On Renewable Energy
- Eagle-Tribune, August 8 – Clear the smoke from wood-burning proposal (editorial)
- Daily Hampshire Gazette, August 8 – Editorial: Need for biomass balance
- Daily Hampshire Gazette, August 7 – Battle over biomass subsidies at state energy resources hearing
- Southeast Energy News, August 7 – Q&A: Advocate says biomass energy is the new coal
- Climate Central, August 7 – Massachusetts May Overlook Climate Impacts of Biofuels
- WWLP, 22 News, August 7 – Hearing on biomass regulations held in Holyoke
- WAMC, August 7 – Massachusetts Considers Clean Energy Subsidies For Some Wood Burning
- Boston Globe, August 7 – Burning trees for fuel may soon qualify for state subsidies
- Greenfield Recorder, August 6 – Is wood burning as ‘clean’ as we think? State environmental policy questioned
- Daily Hampshire Gazette, August 4 – State wood burning policy to face questions in Holyoke
- Springfield Republican, August 3 – New alternate energy subsidies opponents to protest at Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources hearing in Holyoke
- Greenfield Recorder, July 14 – Public hearing on clean energy rule changes planned
- Renewable Energy World, June 30 – Why Biomass Remains a Challenge, Even in Timber-rich Georgia
- Concord Monitor, June 19 – Our Turn: Biomass bill is a bad deal for New Hampshire
- Seascoast Online, June 14 – Focus should be on lowering electricity rates not raising them
- Undark, May 3 – The Forever Debate: Is Burning Wood for Electricity a Good Idea?
- Portland Press Herald, April 21 – Report: Maine propping up unsustainable biomass power industry
- New Scientist, February 23 – The EU’s renewable energy policy is making global warming worse
2016
- Arizona Sun, December 8 – Coal burning plant experiments with burning woody biomass
- InsideEPA/Climate, November 7 – Planned Plant Modification Intensifies Opposition To Biomass Amendment (paid subscription)
- InsideEPA/Climate, October 28 – Environmentalists Target Collins In Stepped Up Bid To Kill Biomass Measure (paid subscription)
- Huffington Post, October 27 – Are We Fracking Away Our Health?
- East Oregonian, October 19 – Groups seek to ax biomass loophole.
- InsideEPA/Climate, October 17 – Regulation: SAB biomass panel member Sedjo questioned on advocacy (paid subscription)
- The Free Press of Maine, October 13 – Could “Carbon Neutral” Biomass Amendment Cripple Climate Progress?
- InsideEPA/Climate, October 6 – Outside Views: NAFO says PFPI white paper ‘not relevant’ to biomass rider (paid subscription)
- InsideEPA/Climate, October 5 – Warning Of ESPS Impacts, Advocates Ramp Up Biomass Rider Attacks (paid subscription)
- New York Times, October 4 – Next ‘Renewable Energy’: Burning Forests, if Senators Get Their Way
- E&E Daily, October 4 – Carbon neutrality push undercuts Clean Power Plan – study (paid subscription)
- Politico Pro, October 4 – Greens worry lawmakers could repeat RFS mistakes in biomass debate (paid subscription)
- Energy and Environment Daily, September 21 – Wyden sees ‘opportunity’ in disputed biomass provision (paid subscription)
- InsideEPA/Climate, September 16 – Environmentalists Cite Michigan Plant As Warning Against Biomass Rider (paid subscription)
- DeSmog Blog, August 10 – Fact-Checking The Biomass Lobby’s New Website
- Boston Globe, July 30 – Why the state’s plan on wood pellets is drawing criticism.
- Bloomburg Government, July 13 – What’s in, what’s not for the energy conference
- Politico Morning Agriculture, July 13: Wood Pellet Firestorm, Part II
- Politico Morning Agriculture, July 12: Wood Pellet Firestorm
- InsideEPA/Climate, July 5: Energy Bill Conference Prompts Advocates To Target Biomass GHG Provision (subscription required)
- InsideEPA/Climate, July 11: Waxman Expects Obama Veto Threat Over Spending Bill’s Biomass Rider (subscription required)
- InsideEPA/Climate, July 5: CBD Cites High Court Labor Ruling To Back Its Biomass Case (subscription required)
- Inside EPA/Climate, May 27 – Litigation: EPA agrees to deadline for biomass permit petition response (subscription required)
- Greenwire, May 26 – Tentative deal reached in suit over Ga. biomass plant (subscription required)
- DeSmog Blog, May 14: Why the Biomass Industry’s Carbon Arguments Should Make You Spit Out Your Coffee (guest post)
- Truthout, May 13 – Fracking’s Air Pollution Puts Infants and Children at Risk of Developing Heart, Lung Problems: New Study
- WVTF Radio, April 6 – Virginians Critical of Wood-Burning Energy
- Undark Magazine, March 16 – Pellet Problem: Biomass & Climate
- InsideEPA/Climate, March 15 – Pellet Maker Defends GHG Disclosures As ‘In Full Compliance’ With Law (subscription required)
- InsideEPA/Climate, March 14 – Investor Groups Ask SEC To Investigate Pellet Maker’s Climate Disclosures (subscription required)
- Daily Mail, March 12 – ‘Wood-pellet fuel emits more carbon than coal’: U.S. watchdog to probe shock claims on power giant Drax’s ‘green’ supplier
- Daily Mail, March 12 op-ed – SIMON WATKINS: Britain’s energy policy is going up in smoke thanks to decades of short-term politically driven policies
- InsideEPA/Climate, March 7 – EPA Actions Raise Concern Over Possible GHG Waivers For Waste Plants (subscription required)
- InsideEPA/Climate, March 3 – Biomass CO2 Amendment Highlights Industry Split Over Wood Pellets (subscription required)
- InsideEPA/Climate, February 23 – With ESPS Stayed, Fight Over Biomass CO2 Shifts To RGGI’s Upcoming Cap (subscription required)
- Portland Press Herald, Feb 23 – Op-ed: Maine Voices: Collins, King propose energy legislation that’s not forest-friendly
- The Missoulian, February 19 – Op-ed: Montana should protect carbon-rich forests, not burn them for energy
- Inside EPA, February 25 – With ESPS Stayed, Fight Over Biomass CO2 Shifts To RGGI’s Upcoming Cap (subscription required)
- Inside EPA, February 22 – Advocates Fault SAB Panel Over Method For Estimating Biomass CO2 (subscription required)
- E&E Climatewire, February 5 – Biomass amendment reignites Clean Power Plan debate (subscription required)
- ClimateProgress, February 5 – Can Burning Forests To Power The Grid Be Carbon Neutral? The Senate Just Said ‘Yes’
- Inside EPA, February 3 – Senate Biomass GHG Policy Sparks Advocates’ Concerns Despite Changes (subscription required)
- Greenfield Recorder, February 1 – Mohawk debates wood pellet boilers
- Climate Daily News, February 1 – Advocates Sue EPA For Failing To Act On Georgia Biomass Plant Petition
2015
- Mining Gazette, November 30 – L’Anse-Warden biomass power plant draws EPA attention
- EcoRI News, November 18 – Carbon Concern a Burning Issue for Southern N.E.
- Truthout, November 5 – “Abandoned” by EPA: Landowners Demand Inclusion in EPA National Fracking Study
- York Dispatch, October 6 – DEP holds listening session on clean power plan
- Lebanon Daily News, October 6 – DEP hears concerns at Clean Power Plan listening session.
- State Impact, September 16 – Pennsylvania holds its first ‘listening session’ on Clean Power Plan
- Athens Banner Herald, September 12 – Alabama company plans wood-burning electricity plants near Athens
- Michigan Public Radio, September 9, 2015 – Two environmental groups seek tougher pollution controls for Upper Penninsula renewable energy plant
- Roll Call, August 14 – Congress Can’t Legislate Away Troubling Truths About Biomass Energy (Op-ed)
- Comstock’s Magazine, July 24 – Burn Notice
- Australian Broadcasting’s “Background Briefing” July 23 – Australia’s ‘dirtiest’ power station considers ‘clean energy’ biomass burning option.
- DeSmogBlog, July 19 – Biomass Industry Intensifies Fight for Carbon-Neutral Status as Obama Admin Carbon Rules Draw Near
- New York Times, June 23 – Climate Change Calls for Science, Not Hope
- Daily Mail (UK), June 6 – The UK’s £1billion carbon-belcher raping US forests…that YOU pay for: How world’s biggest green power plant is actually INCREASING greenhouse gas emissions and Britain’s energy bill.
- DeSmogBlog, June 4 – Biomass Is Not A Zero-Carbon Fuel Source, So Why Does The Clean Power Plan Propose To Treat It That Way?
- Washington Post, June 2 – How Europe’s climate policies led to more U.S. trees being cut down.
- Bangor Daily News, May 28 – Burning wood for power pollutes more than coal. Angus King’s biomass bill ignores this (Op-ed)
- Counterpunch, May 8 – Renewable Energy isn’t a Shortcut to Reversing Global Warming
- Al Jazeera America, April 20 – A city goes renewable, but raises questions about impact of biomass power
- Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting, February 23, 2015 – Court Ruling Puts Controversial Eastern Kentucky Biomass Plant Closer to Reality
2014
- Inside EPA, December 30, 2014 – Environmentalists Suggest Suit Over EPA’s Treatment Of Biomass In ESPS (subscription only)
- Bangor Daily News, November 25 – New EPA report could be a boon to Maine biomass energy producers
- Centre Daily Times, October 26 – Environmental group criticizes Penns Valley biomass burner
- KTRE, Lufkin and Nacogdoches TX, August 12 – Officials looking at biomass plant in Sacul as site for new gas-fired electrical plant
- Waste 360, August 11 – Biomass power firms mislead in their advertising – advocacy group
- WAMU, Washington DC, August 11 – Environmentalists say Dominion misleads customers on ‘green’ energy
- Clean Technology Business Review, July 30 – Policy group urges FTC to investigate misleading green claims on biomass
- Allegheny Front, July 30 – Burning biomass isn’t squeaky clean
- ClimateWire, July 29 – Green group charges that calling forest-based fuels ‘carbon neutral’ is false advertising
- WFPL, Louisville KY, July 29 – Policy group asks FTC to review ‘misleading’ green claims about biomass
- WVTF, Virginia Public Radio, July 29 – A question of language for Dominion Power
- Richmond Times Dispatch, July 29 – Environmental group questions biomass power claims
- The News Virginian, July 29 – Report finds ‘greenwashing’ covers false advertising
- Pittsburgh Post Gazette, May 5 – Research group, Reading power plant operator at odds over clean energy designation
- Midwest Energy News, May 2, 2014 – In Michigan, debate over burning trees for biomass energy
- The Tyee, April 22 – Biomass fuel: Worse for Climate than Coal?
- Worcester Telegram, April 20 – Advocates and critics examine field of biomass energy
- News and Farmer/Wadley Herald, April 17 – Report calls biomass the new coal
- Roll Call, April 14 – Lax EPA regs allow biomass to pollute more than coal
- Allgov, April 14 – EPA loopholes allow biomass facilities to create more toxic pollution than coal
- Clean Technica April 14 – Biomass emissions question arises again
- Inside EPA, April 11 – Biomass Sector Criticizes Advocates’ Push for Stricter EPA Air Permitting (subscription only)
- Port Townsend Leader, April 9 – PTPC officials won’t request extension to build cogeneration plant
- Inside Climate News, April 9 – EPA Loopholes Allow Biomass to Emit More Toxic Air Pollutants Than Coal, Study Says
- Downstream Business, April 8 – Wood-fired Power Plants ‘Worse Than Coal’ – Study
- The Guardian, April 7 – IPCC report proposes sucking carbon out of the air as climate fix
- Post and Courier, April 6 – Biomass battle: EPA in crossfire between ‘green’ industry and environmental concerns
- Bangor Daily News, April 6 – Environmental group’s report comes under fire after citing Bucksport mill as one of dozens of ‘dirty’ biomass plants
- Morning Sentinel, April 5 – Study cites nonexistent biomass plant at Madison Paper
- Crossroads News, April 4 – Biomass pollution worse than thought
- Inside EPA, April 4 – Advocates Urge EPA To Strengthen Air Permit Mandates For Biomass Plants (subscription only)
- Ecowatch, April 4 – Biomass electricity more polluting than coal
- Bloomburg, April 3 – Air Pollutants From Biomass Burning Exceeds Coal
- MaineBiz, April 3 – Verso contests report saying biomass is dirtier than coal
- Grist.org, April 3 – What’s worse than burning coal? Burning wood
- Bangor Daily News, April 3 – Bucksport mill one of dozens of ‘dirty’ biomass plants, environmental group claims
- E&E, April 3 – U. N. report explores bioenergy’s potential for pulling CO2 out of the air
- WYMT TV, April 2 – Study: Biomass energy not so ‘green’
- E&E/Greenwire, April 2 – Report slams biomass sector, dubbing it ‘the new coal’
- Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting, April 2 – Report: Company Pushing Biomass Plant in Kentucky Misled About Pollution Rate
- E&E, April 2 – Review of air permits finds high pollution rates for biomass energy – environmental group (subscription required)
- The State, April 2 – Biomass plants take hit for pollution
- Lexington Herald-Leader, April 2 – Report: Wood-burning power plants emit more pollution per megawatt than coal plants
- Post and Courier, April 1 – Harleyville wood-burning ‘biomass’ power plant under fire from environmental group
- Redding Record Searchlight, April 1 – Report challenges ‘clean energy’ claims of biomass (subscription required for full article)
- Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting, March 20 – How Politics, Misinformation & Money Fueled A Power Plant In Coal Country
- Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting, March 20 – Is Biomass The Answer For A Region Powered By Coal?
2013
- Inside EPA, December 6 – Environmentalists Fear EPA Will Make Biomass GHG Deferral Permanent (subscription only)
- Energy Weekly News, December 5 – Investors Seek SEC Scrutiny Of Biomass Energy Claims By Dominion Resources, Southern Co. And Covanta (subscription only)
- Waste Management World, December 2 – Investors ask SEC to investigate how Dominion, Southern Co., Covanta report risks from biomass
- Social Funds.com, November 22 – Investors Call for Improved Disclosures by Operators of Wood-Burning Power Plants
- Waste Dive, November 22 – Investors challenge Covanta’s disclosures
- Biomass Magazine, November 21 – Bioenergy companies respond to PFPI report, letter to SEC
- SNL Power Daily, November 21 – Investors ask SEC to investigate how Dominion, Southern Co., Covanta report risks from biomass (subscription only)
- The News & Advance, Lynchburg, VA, November 21 – Mass. group says clean biopower claim is misleading
- The News Virginian, Waynesboro/Charlottesville, VA, November 21 – Group says clean biopower claim is misleading
- Waste 360, November 21 – Investors Ask SEC for Better Disclosure from Covanta, Other Biomass Firms
- Penton Insight, November 21 – Investors Ask SEC for Better Disclosure from Covanta, Other Biomass Firms (subscription only)
- Inside EPA/IWP News, November 20 – Investors Ask SEC To Evaluate Biomass CO2 Disclosure Risks (subscription only)
- Richmond Times-Dispatch, Richmond, VA, November 20 – Mass. group says clean biopower claim is misleading
- E & E News, November 1 – Green groups urge end to biomass tax credits (subscription only)
- WAMC Northeast Public Radio, August 1 – NY Congressman Presses President Obama on Hudson Valley Project
- WHMP Radio, Northampton, MA, The Bill Newman Show, July 16 – Interview with Mary Booth (on federal court vacatur of EPA biogenic C deferral; starts at 31:40)
- WAMC Northeast Public Radio, July 17, 2013 – Federal Court Decision Could Affect Biomass Industry
- Virginia Pilot, Norfolk, Virginia, June 9 – The pitfalls of wood-fueled power plants
- WHMP Radio, Northampton, MA, The Bill Newman Show, June 13 – Interview with Director Mary Booth (on air quality and climate change).
- WAMC Northeast Public Radio, May 8 – MassDEP Releases Updated Waste Management Master Plan
- Times Herald-Union, Montgomery, NY, May 22 – NYPIRG joins fight against Taylor plant
- Mid-Hudson News, Hudson Valley, NY, May 23 – Environmental groups urge DOE to reject $100 million loan guarantee for Taylor Biomass
- Albany Times Union, Albany, NY, May 24 – Waste energy loan fought
- Truthout, May 30 – Hundreds Protest Genetically Engineered Eucalyptus Trees in North Carolina
- WHMP Radio, Northampton, MA, The Bill Newman Show, May 28 – Interview with Director Mary Booth (on Solutia coal plant project)
- Valley Free Radio, Northampton, MA, March 12 – Interview with PFPI Attorney Kelly Bitov
- Truthout, March 15 – Dispelling the Myth of Clean, Green Biomass Power
- The Springfield Republican, MA, Feb. 11 – Environmental groups threaten to sue state to force Eastman Chemical to upgrade air quality controls at Solutia plant in Springfield
- The Ludlow Register, MA, Feb. 20 – DEP may be sued over expired Solutia air permit
- The Green Blog, Boston Globe, MA, Feb. 13 – Environmental groups plan to sue state over expired air pollution permit
- WHMP Radio, Northampton, MA, The Bill Newman Show, Feb. 15 – Interview with PFPI Attorney Kelly Bitov
- WAMC Northeast Public Radio, Feb. 28 – Environmentalists Urge Mass DEP to Take Precautions in Updated Waste Management Plan (text and audio)
- Shale Play, Jan. 24 – Report questions biomass energy
Older
- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – Study says burning repurposed wood could harm children (December 12, 2012)
- Scranton Times-Tribune- Report: PA needs stricter controls on wood-burning boilers
- Johnstown Tribune Democrat – Local sites included in report slamming biomass initiatives(December 12, 2012)
- Bedford County Free Press, – PA Subsidizes Polluting Biomass Burners Near Vulnerable Populations (December 12, 2012)
- WESA (Pittsburgh NPR affiliate) – Report Calls for More Wood Burning Rules (December 12, 2012)
- The Carlisle Sentinel, PA – Study: Pa. wood-burning boilers a threat to health (December 12, 2012)
- Lebanon Daily News, PA – Study: Pa. wood-burning boilers a threat to health (December 12, 2012)
- Ellwood City Ledger, PA – Study: Pa. wood-burning boilers a threat to health (Link expired) (December 12, 2012)
- WHTM27, ABC Affiliate, Harrisburg, PA – Study: Pa. wood burning boilers a threat to health (Link expired) (December 12, 2012)
- WHLT22, CBS Affiliate, Pittsburgh, PA – Study: Pa. wood burning boilers a threat to health (Link expired) (December 12, 2012)
- The Republic, Columbus, Indiana – Study: Small Pa. wood-burning boilers emit more pollution than coal or gas, threaten health (December 12, 2012)
- SF Gate, San Francisco Chronicle, CA – Study: Pa. wood burning boilers a threat to health (Link expired) (December 12, 2012)
- The Oklahoman, Oklahoma City, OK – Study: Pa. wood-burning boilers a threat to health (December 12, 2012)
- Seattle Post Intelligencer, WA – Study: Pa. wood-burning boilers a threat to health (Link expired) (December 12, 2012)
- Pocono Record, Stroudsburg, PA – Wood-burning boilers questioned (December 13, 2012)
- State Impact (Philadelphia and Harrisburg NPR affiliates) – Pa.’s Biomass Burners Harm Air Quality Near Schools, Study Shows (December 14, 2012)
- Allegheny Front, Western PA Environmental Radio, Pittsburgh, PA – Interview with Director Mary Booth (December 15, 2012)
- Pittsburgh Post Gazette, PA – OP-ED: Dirty truths: Wood-burning biomass facilities are hardly a clean energy alternative (December 26, 2012)
- Commonwealth Magazine – Closing the biomass carbon loophole (October 2012)
- Rutland Herald, VT – Group: biomass plants neither ‘clean’ nor ‘green’ (September 18, 2012)
- Tampa Bay Times, FL – Biomass Power Plant Near Brooksville Should Raise Concerns (September 21, 2012)
- Times Herald Record, Middleton, NY – Biomass Incentives Criticized (August 10, 2012)
- NPR – Wood Energy Not ‘Green’ Enough, Says Mass. (August 20, 2012)
- Inside EPA – SAB Faces Competing Pressures For Review Of EPA Biomass CO2 Plan (August 29, 2012)
- Wall Street Journal – Wood-fired plants generate violations. (July 23, 2012)
- Albany Times Union, NY – OP-ED: Don’t contaminate concept of clean energy (July 16, 2012)
- Times Herald Record, Middletown NY – OP-ED: New York State must reject ‘clean energy’ plants that defy the term (July 25, 2012)
- Lewiston Sun Journal, ME – OP-ED: Cookstoves, power plants, and Sen. Susan Collins (June 25, 2012)
- Mary Booth and Richard Wiles, Op-ed Boston Globe: “Destroying forests for no gain” (Jan. 26, 2011)
- Mary Booth on “Living on Earth” (Feb. 4, 2011)
- Mary Booth on “The Exchange”, New Hampshire Public Radio: “The Morass over Biomass” (June 20, 2011)
- Mary Booth, Op-ed Boston Globe: “Red flag on a green energy plan” (May 25, 2009)
