If the Baker administration gets their way, more so-called “clean energy” in MA will come from burning garbage and biomass
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The groups urge residents to turn out to rescheduled June 5th hearing on regulatory rollback of MA biomass rules
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MFA’s letter claims wood is “the peoples’ fuel,” but doctors and scientists seem to agree it’s best if those people don’t include children.
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The Baker Administration is doling out large sums to bolster the logging industry at the expense of the climate
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The elite group of plants receiving hundreds of millions in taxpayer handouts had cost overruns, air and water violations, early closures, and lawsuits.
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Co-firing biomass with coal will increase emissions, decrease power plant efficiency, and increase forest destruction, to boot.
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The regulations allow unprecedented double-dipping of renewable energy subsidies by polluting bioenergy
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Why is the State of Massachusetts offering incentives for wood heating when wood burners are already a major source of air pollution in Massachusetts?
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People pay extra on their electricity bill to support clean energy, but with biomass they’re actually paying to pollute.
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The Piedmont biomass plant burns hundreds of thousands of tons of wood, but doesn’t ensure fuels are uncontaminated and doesn’t test for hazardous air pollutants
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