New York State Budget Goes into Overtime as Climate Law Becomes Focus of Negotiations
It feels like déjà vu: Governor Hochul is yet again trying to weaken NY’s landmark climate law.
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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.
Vermont’s Declining Forest Carbon Sink
Vermont uses wood for a large portion of its heating and electricity needs, and a host of new policies and proposals under development could increase … Read more
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
Korean solar industry makes unprecedented legal challenge to “green” credentials of biomass energy
Canadian citizen joins suit against Korean government alleging irreparable harm to forests and climate from use of British Columbia wood pellets
EU Sustainable Finance Taxonomy: Burning Trees Isn’t Green
Finance standards reject EU’s biomass “sustainability criteria” as not protecting forests and the climate
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 analysis of government data finds burning wood for electricity will undermine Clean Power Plan
The Energy Information Administration found biomass will displace solar energy, not coal, if classified as “carbon neutral” in the Clean Power Plan.
USDA’s Promotion of Tree-Burning Undermines the Administration’s Climate Goals
False claims that wood pellets are climate-friendly misrepresent Forest Service science and are an ominous sign for US forests.
Coalition calls on White House to take wood-burning power plants out of plan for reducing greenhouse emissions
There’s really no better way to sabotage the Clean Power Plan than by burning up the forest carbon sink in power plants and then treating the electricity generated as if it has zero emissions.
