California Scheming: Rural county officials diving into the wood pellet business
A proposal for two massive wood pellet plants in northern California is being hyped as a “forest resiliency” project
California, wood_pelletsPFPI responds to requests from communities and advocacy groups from around the country for input on a wide range of issues, including individual facility air permits, rebutting biomass industry claims, greenhouse gas emissions accounting, and state policies related to biomass bailouts and subsidies. We also engage directly in legal and regulatory proceedings and legislative advocacy. See more about our state campaigns and featured reports below.
Key resources:
The Bioenergy Boom from the Federal Stimulus: Outcomes and Lessons (2018)
Maine Bioenergy at the Crossroads: Costs of a Failing Industry (2017)
Trees, Trash, and Toxics: How Biomass Energy Has Become the New Coal (2014)
Burning Money: Biomass Gasification and the DOE Loan Guarantee Program (2013)
A proposal for two massive wood pellet plants in northern California is being hyped as a “forest resiliency” project
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