One-Time Biomass Dealmaker for Munis Now Supports Removing State Incentive for Biomass
In a surprising turn, an organization previously promoting biomass power now supports ending a Massachusetts incentive for biomass energy.
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Wood heating eclipses all other sources of PM2.5 pollution in Massachusetts
For Immediate Release: Thursday, April 25, 2024 Contact: Laura Haight, US Policy Director, lhaight@pfpi.netJacob Carter, Staff Scientist, jcarter@pfpi.net Wood heating eclipses all other sources of … Read more
Enviro Advocates Call Out MA Gov. Baker For Promoting Dirty Fuels As Renewable Energy
If the Baker administration gets their way, more so-called “clean energy” in MA will come from burning garbage and biomass
Springfield Groups Slam ENE for Peddling Polluting Palmer Power to Eastern Mass Munis
The groups urge residents to turn out to rescheduled June 5th hearing on regulatory rollback of MA biomass rules
Rebutting MA Forest Alliance Claims About Bioenergy: Our Open Letter to Gov. Baker
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.
Massachusetts Groups Urge Gov. Baker to Stop Using Public Funds to Subsidize Wood-Burning Energy
The Baker Administration is doling out large sums to bolster the logging industry at the expense of the climate
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.
Pruitt’s parting shot: a Clean Power Plan that will actually increase CO2 emissions
Co-firing biomass with coal will increase emissions, decrease power plant efficiency, and increase forest destruction, to boot.
Massachusetts Legislature Should Put the Brakes on Bad Biomass Regs
The regulations allow unprecedented double-dipping of renewable energy subsidies by polluting bioenergy
Massachusetts tops New England in air pollution from wood burning
Why is the State of Massachusetts offering incentives for wood heating when wood burners are already a major source of air pollution in Massachusetts?
