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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Only one pathway avoids dangerous temperature rise without relying on unscalable and unproven technologies.
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Come see the award-winning documentary on bioenergy in its NYC debut, and join the filmmakers and scientists for a discussion afterward.
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Allowing states to co-fire biomass with coal will undermine the main objective of increasing coal plant efficiency
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Burning wood for power undermines efforts to reduce greenhouse emissions, even under industry best-case scenarios.
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The regulations allow unprecedented double-dipping of renewable energy subsidies by polluting bioenergy
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Thinning forests to reduce fire risk makes sense around structures, but is counterproductive in the backcountry
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Because Clean Energy Doesn’t Come Out of a Smokestack
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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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How the UK Can Save Forests, the Climate, and Piles of Money
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