Virginia Admits Biomass Isn’t Carbon Neutral, But Treats It As Zero Emissions in Climate Plan
Dominion-Flavored Doublespeak Will Weaken Climate Progress
All posts, Biomass basics, Carbon emissions, VirginiaDominion-Flavored Doublespeak Will Weaken Climate Progress
All posts, Biomass basics, Carbon emissions, VirginiaExempting wood-burning plants and the industrial sector will leave about a quarter of the state’s emissions unregulated
All posts, Carbon emissions, Coal, Uncategorized, VirginiaLegislating that bioenergy produces no carbon pollution makes as little sense as legislating that climate change does not exist.
All posts, Biomass basics, Carbon emissions, Virginia“I share the concern that Virginia will become known as a state that harvests forests to reduce its dependence on coal, rather than one that develops renewable technologies that clearly reduce emissions, such as solar and wind”
All posts, Carbon emissions, Forests, VirginiaTreating biomass as carbon-neutral may have unintended consequences that could actually undermine and inhibit our ability to reduce carbon emissions.
All posts, Biomass basics, Carbon emissions, States, VirginiaSince this resolution was offered last year, Washington, DC has eliminated renewable energy subsidies for low efficiency biomass power, meaning that Dominion will not be able to benefit from this market.
All posts, Biomass basics, Carbon emissions, States, VirginiaIt’s a measure of how pervasive the “biomass benefits climate” myth has become that even the well-respected Climate Progress blog, edited by the great Joe Romm, seems to have bought into the propaganda.
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