Are Wood Pellets Worth Billions In Subsidies? Drax Faces A Reckoning

Policymakers are rethinking biomass as new research shows wood pellets may increase carbon emissions rather than reduce them.
WBUR

Opponents torch proposed rules for burning wood to create electricity in Mass.

Massachusetts is once again revisiting wood-burning biomass power regulations, and the public, it seems, is not pleased with the plan. The state’s Department of Energy Resources held a virtual hearing ...
Washington Examiner

Kauai to get electricity from burning woodchips

LIHUE, Hawaii (AP) — A company plans to generate electricity for Kauai by burning wood chips from trees grown and harvested on the island. Andrew Yang 'in touch' with Musk over America Party: 'Happy ...
Austin Daily Herald

State regulators rule that burning trash and wood can be considered ‘carbon-free’

Minnesota regulators rule that some trash and wood-burning power plants can count as “carbon-free” under the state’s 100% ...
Mongabay

Study: Burning wood pellets for energy endangers local communities’ health

A new peer-reviewed study quantifies broadly for the first time the air pollution and public health impacts across the United States from both manufacturing wood pellets and burning them for energy.
The Vacaville Reporter on MSN

Air district offers grants to replace fireplaces with electric heat pumps

The Bay Area Air District is offering grants to homeowners to offset the cost of switching from wood-burning stoves or fireplaces to electric heat pumps. The district’s Clean HEET Program is accepting ...