http://redgreenandblue.org/2009/06/18/senate-panel-passes-drilling-and-energy-bill/ Patriotism that loves our country, our land, and our planet Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:35:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://redgreenandblue.org/2009/06/18/senate-panel-passes-drilling-and-energy-bill/comment-page-1/#comment-165225 Trend News Sat, 15 Jan 2011 05:56:55 +0000 http://redgreenandblue.org/?p=3267#comment-165225 Still no mention of the big push by industry, government and many in Big Green for more biomass incinerators (or BIOMESS as we like to say). Grist is truly asleep at the switch on this one. If all these supposed "renewable" sources of energy are built you can kiss your improved air quailty and a good number of forests goodbye. Some of these incinerators will be burning toxic C&D materials, some will be burning "eco cubes" made from trash!, some will be burning both! Others will be burning whole trees along with slash and calling it "carbon neutral" (even though it will take decades for those carbon sequesting trees to grow back) and leading to more clearcutting. Biomass is a BIOMESS. Wake-up! Still no mention of the big push by industry, government and many in Big Green for more biomass incinerators (or BIOMESS as we like to say). Grist is truly asleep at the switch on this one. If all these supposed “renewable” sources of energy are built you can kiss your improved air quailty and a good number of forests goodbye. Some of these incinerators will be burning toxic C&D materials, some will be burning “eco cubes” made from trash!, some will be burning both! Others will be burning whole trees along with slash and calling it “carbon neutral” (even though it will take decades for those carbon sequesting trees to grow back) and leading to more clearcutting. Biomass is a BIOMESS. Wake-up!

]]> http://redgreenandblue.org/2009/06/18/senate-panel-passes-drilling-and-energy-bill/comment-page-1/#comment-58285 Rita McConnell Thu, 18 Jun 2009 11:43:13 +0000 http://redgreenandblue.org/?p=3267#comment-58285 Read today's NYT. Natural gas is poised to be the key to meeting the actual greenhouse goals of the Waxman bill -- so perhaps they're not so opposing afterall. Read today's NYT. Natural gas is poised to be the key to meeting the actual greenhouse goals of the Waxman bill — so perhaps they're not so opposing afterall.

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